Foundation announces fiscal year 2009 grant recipients

At its quarterly meeting on Friday, March 7, the board of trustees of the Foundation for the Diocese of Helena approved awarding a total of $25,000 in grants to 16 applicants. Thirty-four applications were received by the foundation office, requesting a total of $132,383.95.
The following grants were awarded for fiscal year 2009:

Anaconda Catholic Community; Tijuana Trekkers; $1,000
Carroll College Campus Ministry; Guatemala Mission Trip; $1,000
Conrad Deanery/St. Michael Parish; Install showers; $2,000
Diocesan Catholic Formation Division; Justice Outreach Project; $2,500
Guatemala Missions; Office Equip-ment; $3,000
Diocesan Vocations Office; DVD and Web Production; $2,600
Holy Spirit Parish, Butte; Permanent Diaconate Program Costs; $1,200
Little Flower Parish, Browning; PFLM Registration Costs; $1,000
Resurrection Parish, Bozeman; Campus Ministry; $2,000
St. Anne Parish, Heart Butte; Art for Children and Parents; $500.00
St. Anthony Parish, Missoula; InFocus Projector; $1,200
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Hamilton; RE Congress – 2009; $500
St. Francis Xavier Parish, Missoula; Stephens Ministry Program; $2,500
St. Ignatius Mission, St. Ignatius; Insulate attic of Jocko Mission; $1,000
St. Joseph Parish, Libby; Community R.E. Program; $1,000
St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Whitehall; Furnace Project; $2,000

The grants program was instituted by the Foundation’s board of trustees to provide funding for parishes or programs that do not have the resources to fund specific ministries or projects; and to increase awareness and recognition of the Foundation within the diocese, explained Foundation Services Director Beth Yeakel.

Published in The Montana Catholic, Vol. 24, No. 3, March 21, 2008.