Dallas-area schools and organizations receive grants from The Catholic Foundation

by PegNews wire

From Left: Jennifer Gates, Board of Trustees of The Catholic Foundation; Chuck Kobdish, Board of Trustees of The Catholic Foundation; David Ronderos, Vice President of the Catholic Society of St. Basil the Great; and Edwin Schaffler, President and CEO of The Catholic Foundation

Eighteen schools and organizations serving nine counties in the Diocese of Dallas received $666,622 in grants from The Catholic Foundation during a public ceremony at St. Mary of Carmel Catholic School on Mar. 29. The grants are given twice yearly to support religious and educational programs and associations serving the Dallas-area Catholic community.

The grants were made from the unrestricted endowment of The Catholic Foundation ($577,495) and the restricted funds of the Foundation ($89,127), which included the Emma Louise Buhrer Endowment Fund ($57,693), the Jane and Henry Neuhoff Fund ($20,000), and the Catherine O’ Connell and Charles Schulze Endowment Fund ($11,434).

The grants recognize religious and educational institutions and associations that demonstrate their ability to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the Catholic community. Recipients will use the grants to assist with a variety of needs, such as new art programs, institutional repairs, technology updates and tuition assistance.

The following are recipients of The Catholic Foundation’s 2009 Spring Grants from the unrestricted and restricted funds:

BISHOP DUNNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $20,000 - Tuition Assistance

BISHOP LYNCH HIGH SCHOOL - $25,000 - Construction of Three New Science Labs

CATHOLIC SOCIETY OF ST. BASIL - $7,000 - Organizational Funding

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE DIOCESE OF DALLAS - $75,000 - Funding for Communications and Marketing Plan

DIVINE MERCY OF OUR LORD CHURCH - $60,000 - Purchase & Installation of Two Portable Buildings

THE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL - $25,000 - Replace Cooling Tower in Central HVAC System

HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH SCHOOL - $20,000 - Purchase SMARTboards, MP3 Players & Textbooks

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH (Corsicana) - $25,000 - Construction of Church Annex

LOW BIRTH WEIGHT DEVELOPMENT CENTER - $20,000 - Support of Therapeutic Preschool Program

NORTH DALLAS SHARED MINISTRIES- $12,000 - Replacement of Two Heating Units & Purchase of One Additional Unit

PRINCE OF PEACE CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $10,000 - Technology Infrastructure Upgrade

ST. ANN CATHOLIC CHURCH (Kaufman) - $28,000 - Replace Pews & Chairs in Church

ST. CECILIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $20,000 - Tuition Assistance

SANTA CLARA OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY - $20,000 - Tuition Assistance/Operational Expenses

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH - $45,495 - Replace Church Doors & Stabilize Rose Window

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Waxahachie) - $70,000 - Addition of Two New Classrooms

ST. MARY MALANKARA CATHOLIC CHURCH - $30,000 - Exterior Renovation and Interior Remodeling of New Church Building

ST. PHILIP THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL - Salary Assistance for Development Director for One Year

FALL 2009 WORK OF HEART AWARDS - $25,000

EMMA LOUISE BUHRER ENDOWMENT FUND

BISHOP DUNNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $8,275 - Tuition Assistance

ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $5,000 - Tuition Assistance

ST. CECILIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $19,709 - Tuition Assistance

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL (Sherman) - $5,000 - Tuition Assistance

SANTA CLARA CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $19,709 - Tuition Assistance

JANE & HENRY NEUHOFF FUND FOR THE POOR & NEEDY

ST. JOSEPH’S RESIDENCE - $20,000

CATHERINE O’CONNELL & CHARLES SCHULZE ENDOWMENT FUND

BISHOP DUNNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $11,434 - Tuition Assistance

Source: The Catholic Foundation

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It is amazing that the Cathloic Church has been around as long as it has been in Dallas, dating back to the 1870's, while it is recognized today as a backbone to old Christian Foundations....Then again.. acts of love an compassion has no price on it, while the needy are in need of help....A/T, Poised on this message and meditations on the price of compassion to help the needy..