Maryland · Community foundation
National Catholic Community Foundation
To further philanthropy through designated funds.
- $3.4M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 28
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 25
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 16%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 27
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 12
- Total assets, FY2025
- $32M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 16% of the organizations National Catholic Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $127k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 27 | $1.6M | 30% |
| FY2024 | 25 | $883k | 16% |
| FY2023 | 27 | $669k | 56% |
| FY2022 | 26 | $2.2M | 62% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $1.6M | 80% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $754k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $1.9M | 86% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $337k | 88% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Bradley Corporation | $1,112,672 | 2 | 38% |
| Trinity Academy Inc | $1,009,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Nfp | $825,000 | 3 | 14% |
| Martin Saints Classical High School Inc | $734,365 | 3 | n/a |
| Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers Inc | $730,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Eternal Word Television Network Inc | $418,073 | 3 | 0% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | $325,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Christendom Educational Corporation | $280,000 | 5 | 1% |
| The School Sisters of St Francis | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ave Maria Parish Inc | $250,000 | 2 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Bradley Corporation | $1,112,672 | 2 | 38% |
| Trinity Academy Inc | $1,009,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Nfp | $825,000 | 3 | 14% |
| Martin Saints Classical High School Inc | $734,365 | 3 | n/a |
| Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers Inc | $730,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Eternal Word Television Network Inc | $418,073 | 3 | 0% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | $325,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Christendom Educational Corporation | $280,000 | 5 | 1% |
| The School Sisters of St Francis | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ave Maria Parish Inc | $250,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson | $230,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation of Passion Holy Cross | $196,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Cross Catholic Outreach Inc | $175,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Communal First Saturdays Inc | $150,500 | 3 | 68% |
| Passionists International Inc | $150,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Gianna Beretta Molla and Pietro Molla Foundation | $130,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Michael Doyle House | $100,000 | 1 | 53% |
| Trustees of Boston College | $92,484 | 1 | 0% |
| Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Inc | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc Inc | $64,000 | 8 | n/a |
| St Mary of the Lake Seminary | $49,165 | 4 | n/a |
| Gabriel Project Inc | $40,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Chesterton Academy of Annapolis Incorporated | $36,000 | 3 | 3% |
| The Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Houma Thibodaux | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vitae Foundation | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Trinitarians | $20,280 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Life Educational Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Chesapeake Chamber Music Inc T/A Chesapeake Music | $19,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Beacon Animal Rescue | $19,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Saint Gianna and Pietro Molla Maternity Home Inc | $18,400 | 1 | 2% |
| Ocean City Theatre Company | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Amigos For Christ Inc | $16,414 | 1 | 0% |
| Ave Maria University Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Renew International | $11,503 | 1 | n/a |
| Augustine Institute Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Divine Mercy Academy | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Catholic Migration Commission Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of Eucharist | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Anthony Foundation | $8,080 | 1 | n/a |
| Gianna Center of Philadelphia | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Iona University | $6,650 | 1 | 0% |
| Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Skidmore College | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Crossroads Productions Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint John Vianney Center | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ocean City Ecumenical Council Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Mission of Mercy Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Memorial School | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
National Catholic Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 29 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc · The Salem Foundation · The Catholic Foundation No Colorado · Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota · Knights of Columbus Charities Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Gift Fund · Community Foundation of New Jersey · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund
How this is measured
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About National Catholic Community Foundation
- How much does National Catholic Community Foundation give?
- National Catholic Community Foundation reported 28 itemized grants totaling $1,573,962, out of $3,444,269 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 27 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does National Catholic Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (28%), Philanthropy (28%), Education (25%).
- Who are National Catholic Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Mary Bradley Corporation ($1.1M), Trinity Academy Inc ($1.0M), Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Nfp ($825k).
- Does National Catholic Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National Catholic Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc, The Salem Foundation, The Catholic Foundation No Colorado.
- Where is National Catholic Community Foundation based?
- National Catholic Community Foundation is based in MD.
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