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School Endowments

Immaculata Catholic School, Durham

  • Aloysius Endowment
    In honor of Mary T. Murray. Provides financial assistance to Catholic parishioner students with physical mobility needs and financial need, with preference for those attending Immaculata Catholic School.
  • Regis B. Lyons Endowment
    Honors Mary Catherine Lyons, former 4th grade teacher at St. Michael the Archangel. 50% supports Immaculata Catholic School scholarships and technology; 50% supports construction and maintenance at Immaculate Conception Church.
  • Rita Fitzgerald Scholarship Endowment
    Offers scholarships to financially limited students who embody generosity and fortitude, currently enrolled or desiring to attend Immaculata.
  • Robert A. Citrini Endowment Fund
    2/3 supports tutoring for disabled children; 1/3 provides scholarships for children with financial need at Immaculata Catholic School and Immaculate Conception Church.
  • The Kaitlyn M. Lovett Memorial Scholarship
    For incoming 4th graders with financial or physical hardship, demonstrating admirable effort, kindness, and enthusiasm about Immaculata.

Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh

  • Baker Endowment
    Provides general financial aid to CGHS students.
  • Briggs Family Endowment
    Supports tuition for a single, minority family/student.
  • Brug and Howie Jung Education Endowment
    Restricted to tuition assistance only.
  • CGHS Endowment
    Established by Franciscan Brothers to aid underrepresented students with tuition.
  • Coughlin Endowment
    Restricted for CGHS students with financial need; if no longer needed, funds may be repurposed by the principal.
  • Daly Endowment
    Funds a teaching award for CGHS faculty.
  • Donna Zimmerman Memorial Endowment Fund
    Offers tuition and non-tuition support to CGHS students in need.
  • Ellen Wilson Endowment for Community Service
    Supports CGHS community service programs.
  • Grafinger Family Endowment
    Primarily funds the Learning Specialist Program; secondarily provides financial aid.
  • Honoring our Military and First Responders
    Tuition aid for children of military, National Guard, or first responders.
  • Jack Ratz Memorial Endowment
    Tuition assistance for CGHS students with financial need.
  • John A. Edmond Endowment
    General financial support for CGHS students.
  • Margaret Hendrick Long Scholarship Fund
    Tuition aid for current and prospective CGHS students.
  • Sister Teresita & Sisters of Notre Dame Endowment
    Tuition assistance for CGHS students in financial need.
  • Steigerwald/Keys Endowment
    Tuition assistance for CGHS students.
  • The Dean Monroe Athletic Leadership and Legacy Endowment Fund
    Supports faith formation and leadership development for CGHS athletes through retreats, speakers, and outreach.

Cathedral School, Raleigh

  • Cathedral School Endowment Fund
    Provides general financial support for Cathedral School.
  • Jonathan Woodhall Endowment Fund
    Tuition aid for Hispanic children registered at Cathedral School desiring to attend Cathedral School.
  • The John Winters Tuition Assistance Fund
    Tuition assistance for minority children desiring to attend Cathedral School.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Raleigh

  • Arlene J. Straight Endowment
    Supports disadvantaged preschoolers at St. Francis of Assisi.
  • Daniel T. Kenna, O.F.M. Endowment
    Provides reduced tuition for preschoolers at St. Francis.
  • FNHP Minority Student Assistance
    Tuition aid for minority students based on financial need, in the form of reduced tuition.
  • Franciscan School Student Endowment
    Tuition assistance for students in need, in the form of reduced tuition.
  • Martha O’Neil Shiring Memorial Scholarship Endowment
    Scholarships for students with financial need attending or wish to attend The Franciscan School.
  • Nancy Bourke Scholarship Endowment
    Tuition aid for preschool families with financial need.
  • The Franciscan School Thomas Kenna Memorial Endowment
    Reduced tuition assistance for students based on need at The Franciscan School.
  • The Szulik Family Scholarship Endowment
    Tuition aid for students attending or wishing to attend The Franciscan School.
  • Vincent E. and Marie L. Clark Scholarship Endowment
    Tuition assistance for students at The Franciscan School.

Other Schools and Parishes

  • Ann Graf ECC Memorial Endowment (St. Andrew Church, Apex)
    Tuition aid for preschoolers at St. Andrew Early Childhood Center.
  • Anne & Frank Selgrade Scholarship Endowment (St. Raphael Church)
    Scholarships for needy students attending St. Raphael School.
  • Bill & Gloria Ogden Family Endowment (St. Mark Church, Wilmington)
    Tuition assistance for students attending the parish school.
  • Dunn Endowment (St. Paul Church, New Bern)
    Annual scholarship for one St. Paul student with financial need, personal integrity, and academic achievement. Used towards tuition, books, and other costs associated with attending St. Paul’s.
  • Fahey Scholarship Fund (St. Mark Church, Wilmington)
    Tuition aid for students wishing to attend St. Mark Catholic School but require financial assistance.
  • Fr. Corbin Ketchersid Scholarship (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fayetteville)
    One scholarship awarded annually to a student parishioner of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fayetteville, who participates in life of the parish and desires to obtain a college degree in Humanities.
  • Fr. Lawson School Scholarship Endowment (Diocese)
    High school scholarships distributed by the Catholic Schools Office.
  • Infant of Prague School Endowment Fund (Jacksonville)
    Tuition assistance for students at Infant of Prague Catholic School.
  • Jesuit Community of Eastern NC Scholarship (St. Raphael School)
    Tuition aid for needy and deserving Hispanic students who wish to attend St. Raphael Catholic School.
  • Margaret C. Noble Memorial Endowment (Holy Family, Hillsborough)
    Annual $1500 scholarship for an active parish student of Holy Family Catholic Church, a graduate of OCS, and who desires to attend college or trade school upon graduation, who took ESL for at least a year and attends faith formation.
  • Mildred Walker Pinkard Scholarship (Holy Cross Church, Durham)
    Scholarship for students attending a historically Black college or university.
  • OLPH School Endowment (Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Rocky Mount)
    Scholarships for financially limited students currently enrolled or have a desire to attend Our Lady of Perpetual Help School.
  • Schroeder Family Memorial Scholarship (St. Bernadette, Fuquay-Varina)
    Annual college/trade school scholarship for parish youth who attends St. Bernadette.
  • St. Ann School Scholarship (Fayetteville)
    Tuition aid for financially limited students who are currently enrolled or who have a desire to attend St. Ann Catholic School in Fayetteville who embody their work ethic, generosity, and fortitude, with preference for inner-city youth.
  • St. Catherine of Siena School Endowment (Wake Forest)
    Tuition assistance for families wishing to send children to the parish school.
  • St. Egbert School – Pawlak Endowment (Morehead City)
    Financial supplement to salaries for teachers and to purchase property in concert with the strategic planning of parish facilities.
  • St. Mark Parish & School Endowment (Wilmington)
    Supports various programs at parish and school.
  • St. Mary Catholic School Endowment Fund (Goldsboro)
    General support for the school.
  • St. Mary Magdalene School Endowment (Apex)
    Funding for the school’s most pressing needs.
  • St. Patrick School Endowment (Fayetteville)
    Scholarships, fair wages for teachers, administrators and support staff, and capital improvements.
  • St. Peter’s School Endowment (Greenville)
    Supports education expenses to include expansion of academic programs, teacher salaries, and scholarships.
  • St. Raphael ECC Endowment (St. Raphael Church)
    Tuition and general support for the Early Childhood Center.
  • St. Thomas More School Endowment (Chapel Hill)
    Includes restricted and unrestricted to sub-funds such as General sub-fund, facilities/resources; Grassroots sub-fund, teacher support; and Jubilee-sub-fund, tuition aid.
  • Stemple Endowment Fund (St. Ann School, Fayetteville)
    Annual scholarship for a student with financial need who has demonstrated both personal integrity and scholastic achievement. Preference given to a student whose family has multiple children enrolled at St. Ann Catholic School.
  • Suellen Jackson Memorial Scholarship (St. Ann School, Fayetteville)
    Award for the 5th grade student with the highest academic standing at the end of the school year.
  • The Annunciation School Endowment (Havelock)
    Tuition assistance for students at Annunciation School.
  • The Rose and Francis Mahan Endowment Fund (St. Patrick School, Fayetteville)
    Financial assistance for students in need at St. Patrick’s school.
  • The Schwab Family Endowment (Annunciation School, Havelock)
    General support for the student body.

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Parish Endowments

Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral Parish

  • Cathedral General Endowment
    Unrestricted gifts may be used to enhance liturgical ministries, faith formation, social concern programs, and parish facility improvements. Restricted gifts will only be accepted upon mutual agreement between the pastor and donor.
  • Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral Maintenance Endowment
    Dedicated to maintenance and capital repairs of the Cathedral.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Raleigh

  • Emmaus Endowment II Fund
    Supports young adult retreats at the parish.
  • GWOC – Hispanic Ministry Endowment
    Unrestricted support for Hispanic Ministry as determined by the governing body.
  • Lay Education Fund (St. Francis of Assisi Lay Ministry Education Endowment Fund)
    Funds ongoing training, formation, and education for lay ministers.
  • James E. McSweeney Endowment
    Testamentary fund for further education of ordained priests in the Diocese.
  • David J. McBriar O.F.M. Chair for Justice and Peace Endowment
    Established by Rev. David McBriar, to provide leadership with funds for the mission of Peach and Justice, enables ongoing grants to parishioners or ministries focused on peace and justice.
  • Mark G. Reamer O.F.M. Endowment for Franciscan Spirituality and Tradition
    Named after Fr. Reamer, develops programs for spiritual enrichment, faith formation, and education through lectures, missions, and storytelling.
  • Mark G. Reamer O.F.M. Endowment for Leadership in Catholic Education
    Funds restricted for use to develop leadership within the youth at SFA with emphasis on Franciscan tradition.

Other Parishes

  • Covington Family Endowment (St. Mary Church, Laurinburg)
    Funds projects related to apostolic works for the poor.
  • Donor Designated Fund (Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Kinston)
    Supports two staff positions for Faith Formation.
  • GWOC – Mary Dowling Memorial Endowment (Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Raleigh)
    Unrestricted, with preference for the creation or enhancement of education, academic, cultural and/or extra-curricular programs; and improvements to school facility – targeting dollars towards the school’s most pressing needs as those needs change overtime.
  • Jeanette Dowd Endowment (St. Anne Church, Edenton)
    Scholarship for parish youth attending either John A. Homes High School or a high school in Chowan County and has been accepted to attend college in North Carolina.
  • Ketelsleger Quasi Endowment (Immaculate Conception Church, Clinton)
    Supports capital purchases for the parish.
  • Lefebvre Endowment (St. Egbert Church, Morehead City)
    Used to purchase books or other educational material for the school, monies in honor of Mr. Lefebvre’s 86th birthday.
  • Mary Ellen & Robert A. Bischoff Garden Endowment (St. Andrew Church, Apex)
    Maintains and enhances parish gardens.
  • OLO Lourdes School Endowment (Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Raleigh)
    Funds a Catechetical Institute for faith development.
  • Queen of Angels Endowment (St. Michael the Archangel, Cary)
    Supports long-term growth objectives of the school’s operating budget, unrestricted at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School.
  • St. Ann Capital Endowment (St. Ann, Clayton)
    Provides financial assistance for facility needs.
  • St. Ann General Endowment (St. Ann, Clayton)
    Supports general operations of the parish.
  • St. Anne Parish Endowment (Edenton)
    Assists ministries supported by the parish.
  • St. Luke the Evangelist Parish Endowment (Raleigh)
    Funds general operating, ministerial, and maintenance needs.
  • St. Mark Parish & School Endowment (Wilmington)
    Supports various programs at both parish and school.
  • St. Patrick Church Endowment (Fayetteville)
    Funds religious education of youth and adult parishioners, community outreach, fair wages for employees, and capital improvements.
  • St. Paul Education Center Endowment (New Bern)
    Provides sustainable funding for Catholic education.
  • St. Raphael Support Endowment (Raleigh)
    General support and columbarium maintenance.
  • St. Thomas More Church Endowment (Chapel Hill)
    Unrestricted gifts for the creation and/or enhancement of liturgical ministries and faith formation programs; of social concern programs and improvement to parish facilities. Restricted gifts will only be accepted upon mutual agreement between the Pastor and donor.
  • Susan A. Hoying Memorial Endowment (St. Raphael Church)
    Honoring Susan Hoying, a beloved teacher for 21 yrs at St. Raphael, Temporary aid for students facing financial crises due to illness, job loss, or bills.

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Cemetery & Columbarium Endowments

Each of the following endowments provides perpetual care and maintenance support for columbaria, memorial gardens, or cemeteries at their respective parishes:

  • Infant of Prague Columbarium (Jacksonville)
  • Sacred Heart Columbarium (Southport)
  • St. Ann Columbarium (Clayton)
  • St. Anthony of Padua Cemetery & Columbarium (Southern Pines)
  • St. Bernadette Columbarium (Fuquay-Varina)
  • St. Brendan Columbarium (Shallotte)
  • St. Catherine of Siena Memorial Garden (Wake Forest)
  • St. Egbert Columbarium (Morehead City)
  • St. Francis Columbarium (Raleigh)
  • St. Isidro Cemetery (Fayetteville)
  • St. James Cemetery & Columbarium (Henderson)
  • St. John the Baptist Columbarium & Memorial Garden (Roanoke Rapids)
  • St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Cemetery (Burgaw)
  • St. Joseph Perpetual Care Endowment (St. Paul Catholic Parish, New Bern)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Parish of Raleigh Columbarium Endowment Fund (St. Joseph Catholic Church, Raleigh)
  • St. Luke the Evangelist Columbarium (Raleigh)
  • St. Mark Columbarium (Wilmington)
  • St. Mary Columbarium (Goldsboro)
  • St. Mary Magdalene Columbarium (Apex)
  • St. Mary of the Angels Cemetery (Mount Olive)
  • St. Matthew Cemetery Trust (Durham)
  • St. Michael Columbarium (Cary)
  • St. Peter Columbarium (Greenville)
  • St. Raphael Columbarium (Raleigh)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery (Castle Hayne)
  • St. Stephen Columbarium (Sanford)
  • St. Therese Columbarium (Wilson)
  • St. Thomas More Columbarium (Chapel Hill)

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Campus Ministry Endowments

Duke University

  • Duke Campus Ministry Fund
    Bequest for general support of Duke Catholic Campus Ministry.
  • Duke Catholic Center Building & Facility Endowment
    Restricted to renovation, repair, operations, and maintenance of facilities.
  • Duke Catholic Center Endowment
    Financial support for the benefit of the Duke Catholic Center.
  • Fr. Lawson Duke Campus Ministry Fund
    Interest-only trust for Duke Catholic programs.

UNC Chapel Hill

  • Dave Whittington Endowment
    Funds lectures on faith development and spirituality to form Catholic leaders in business, education, and community.

Diocese-Wide

  • GWOC – Small Campus Ministry
    Provides stipends and formation for ministerial presence on underserved campuses.

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Diocese Endowments

Education & Formation

  • Blanche C. and Quentin C. Haning Endowment
    Provides financial support for Catholic education throughout the Diocese of Raleigh.
  • Lewis Award Endowment
    Honors excellence in teaching among full-time K–12 classroom teachers, restricted. Honors superlative educators.
  • GWOC – Lay Leadership Formation
    Unrestricted funds for expanded study and formation of lay leaders across the Diocese.
  • House of Formation Library Endowment
    Supports the library at the Father Price House of Formation.
  • Housing for Religious Sisters Fund
    Board-designated quasi-endowment providing housing support for religious sisters.
  • Catholic Schools Office Endowment
    Covers operating costs for the diocesan Catholic Schools Office.
  • Sean and Carol Reilly Scholarship Endowment
    Annual financial assistance for students and families at St. Mary Magdalene (Apex), Immaculata (Durham), Annunciation (Havelock), and St. Ann (Fayetteville).

Evangelization & Discipleship

  • Benjamin J. Davis, Sr. Endowment
    Testamentary fund for operating needs of African Ancestry Ministry and Evangelization, and the African American Catholic Community.
  • Msgr. Thomas Paul Hadden Endowment
    Testamentary – Supports post-secondary education for African American Catholics actively involved in diocesan ministries.

Charitable Works

  • Catholic Charities Endowment
    Funds areas of need within Catholic Charities programs.
  • Donohue Endowment
    Provides financial assistance to children and families in need.
  • GWOC – EFP (Evangelization for the Poor)
    Grants for worship space construction and aid to the poor, distributed across the Diocese’s seven deaneries.
  • Howie and Brug Jung Catholic Charities Endowment Fund
    Supports Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh.
  • Poverty Fund
    Special funding outside the normal diocesan budget; applications accepted from parishes.
  • Ron E. & Jeannette Doggett Endowment Fund
    Broad support for agencies serving the poor, seminarian formation, campus ministries, retired clergy and religious, Catholic schools, and support services to children by Catholic Charities.
  • Royer Memorial Endowment
    General services for parishes and activities in the Piedmont Deanery.
  • Victoria F. & Richard C. DeYoung Endowment
    Funds to be used at Bishop’s discretion for apostolic works for the poor, with emphasis on small mission parishes.
  • Zaytoun Immigrant Ministry Fund
    Grants to needy parishes for immigrant ministry support.

Other Diocesan Needs

  • Archives Fund
    Supports diocesan archival efforts.
  • Avila Endowment
    Defrays retreat costs for attendees at diocesan-sponsored retreats.
  • Diocesan Development Trust
    Supports land acquisition for diocesan expansion.
  • Diocesan Seminary Fund
    53% vocations, 47% Seminarians
  • Expansion Fund
    Funds land development projects.
  • Future Benson Church Fund
    Reserved for establishing a future parish in Benson, NC.
  • Gentzler-Conlon Home Mission Society Endowment
    Assists small parishes with worship space needs during financial hardship.
  • GWOC – Parish Assistance
    Unrestricted support for one-time projects in small parishes and missions, subject to Bishop’s approval.
  • Emmaus Endowment I Fund
    Supports the Bishop’s Annual Appeal (BAA).
  • The John E. & Marlene J. Kelsey Endowment Fund
    Benefits Family and Social Ministries of the Diocese.
  • Priest Long Term Care Endowment
    Unrestricted to provide financial support for long-term care of Diocesan priests

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Seminarian Endowments

  • GWOC Seminarian Education Endowment
    Father Price House of Formation
  • Marie L. & Leonard M. McManus Seminarian Education Fund
    Restricted to tuition and associated expenses for one seminarian at a time.
  • Nell Fletcher DeVane Endowment
    Reserved for education of those entering the priesthood.
  • OLO Guadalupe Fund
    From Frances Smith Johnson’s will; restricted to seminarian education at the Father Price House of Formation.
  • Summorum Pontificum Endowment
    Provides financial assistance for training servers and seminarians in the Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite).
  • Fr. Héctor J. Rangel Galván Seminarian Partnership Endowment Fund
    Supports seminarian education in the Diocese.
  • Frederick C. Rahdert Memorial Quasi-Endowment
    Restricted to seminarian education.
  • Julie G. & Francis E. McVay Seminarian Education Endowment
    Supports seminarian education in the Diocese.
  • Lee Roy Lee Endowment
    Dedicated to seminarians.
  • Maffit Seminary Fund
    Supports seminarian education.
  • Randall & Ruth Proctor Seminarian Endowment Fund
    Funds formation and education of future priests.
  • Ron E. & Jeannette Doggett Endowment Fund
    Includes support for seminarian formation among other charitable and educational causes.

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