Biannual grants awarded to parishes, schools and archdiocesan agencies

Criterion staff report

During the Spring/Summer portion of fiscal year 2024-25, $398,675 was awarded in grant monies to parishes, schools and agencies in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

The grants, awarded twice a year, are made available through the St. Francis Xavier Home Mission Endowment Fund, the Growth and Expansion Endowment Fund, the Queen and Divine Mercy Fund and the James P. Scott Endowment Fund. These grants were made possible through the generosity of archdiocesan parishioners, who set up the endowments.

The grant process is jointly administered by the archdiocesan Finance Office and the Office of Stewardship and Development.

Grant applications are due to the archdiocese for the two grant allocation periods on April 30 and on Oct. 31 each year.

The award period for Fall/Winter 2025 is open, with applications due no later than Oct. 31.

The 2025 Spring/Summer grants awarded for fiscal year 2024-25 are as follows:
 

—Holy Angels Parish, Indianapolis; James P. Scott Fund; $11,150 for parking lot repairs.

—Nativity School, Indianapolis; Growth and Expansion Fund; $13,805 for IT expansion in classrooms.

—Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Indianapolis; Home Mission and James P. Scott funds; $50,000 for parish campus HVAC project.

—Good Shepherd Church, Indianapolis; James P. Scott Fund; $10,000 for church HVAC replacement.

—St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, Indianapolis; James P. Scott Fund; $50,000 for emergency sewer line repairs.

—St. Mary Church, Indianapolis; Home Mission Fund; $35,000 for church exterior masonry repairs.

—St. Rita Church, Indianapolis; Home Mission and James P. Scott funds; $40,000 for bell restoration.

—St. Anthony of Padua Church, Clarksville; Home Mission Fund; $16,000 for church safety and security projects.

—St. Anthony of Padua School, Clarksville; Growth and Expansion Fund; $20,000 for classroom technology needs.

—Sacred Heart Parish, Clinton; James P. Scott Fund; $50,000 for renovating storage building for offices and meeting space.

—St. Joseph Church, Corydon; Home Mission Fund; $10,000 for pavement maintenance project and termite treatments.

—All Saints Parish, Guilford; James P. Scott Fund; $10,000 for church steps and landing project.

—Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish, Greenwood; Growth and Expansion Funds; $5,700 for pregnancy and infant-loss ministry.

—St. Mary-of-the-Woods Church, St. Mary-of-the-Woods; Home Mission Fund; $3,000 for church door replacement.

—St. Ambrose Church, Seymour; James P. Scott Fund; $10,000 for keyless access system.

—Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Terre Haute; James P. Scott Fund; $8,000 for door replacement and lighting project.

—St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center, Indianapolis; Growth and Expansion Fund; $4,700 for social media curriculum.

—Bishop Chatard High School, Indianapolis; Growth and Expansion Fund; $20,000 for set-up costs for new Seeds of Hope program.

—St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, Indianapolis; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $27,000 for spiritual garden project.

—St. Matthew the Apostle Parish, Indianapolis; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $1,300 for supplies and costs for Children’s Rosary Ministry program.

—St. Agnes Parish, Nashville; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $3,020 to establish prayer chapel.
 

(For information on how to apply for the grants, go to www.archindy.org/finance/grant or contact Stacy Harris in the Finance Office at sharris@archindy.org or by phone at 317-236-1535.) †