Biannual grants awarded to parishes, schools and archdiocesan agencies

Criterion staff report

During the fall/winter portion of fiscal year 2024-25, $462,100 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 spring/summer 2025 is open, with applications due no later than April 30.
 

The 2024 fall/winter grants awarded for fiscal year 2024-25 are as follows:

—Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ School, Indianapolis; Growth and Expansion Fund; $11,000 for IT expansion in classrooms.

—Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Indianapolis; Home Mission Fund; $25,000 for church roof repairs.

—St. Ann Church, Indianapolis; Home Mission Fund; $4,814 for communication system.

—SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi Parish, Greenwood; James P. Scott Fund; $20,000 for church bell tower repair.

—St. Lawrence Church, Indianapolis; Home Mission Fund; $25,000 for church masonry repair.

—St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, Indianapolis; Growth and Expansion Fund; $9,000 for radio equipment.

—St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Indianapolis; James P. Scott Fund; $25,000 for rectory repairs.

—St. Vincent de Paul Church, Bedford; James P. Scott Fund; $13,760 for asbestos abatement.

—St. Anthony of Padua Church, Clarksville; Home Mission Fund; $25,000 for roofing project and handicap ramp.

—Sacred Heart Church, Clinton; Growth and Expansion Fund; $55,000 to renovate storage building for offices and meeting space.

—St. Augustine Church, Jeffersonville; James P. Scott Fund; $12,250 for church flooring project.

—Prince of Peace Parish, Madison; James P. Scott Fund; $10,000 for security camera system.

—St. Mary Church, North Vernon; James P. Scott Fund; $32,500 for new organ.

—St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Richmond; James P. Scott Fund; $10,000 for rectory window replacement.

—St. Nicholas School, Sunman; Growth and Expansion and James P. Scott funds; $15,000 for modular classroom rental.

—St. Pius V Parish, Troy; Home Mission Fund; $35,000 for AC replacement.

—St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center, Indianapolis; Growth and Expansion Fund; $10,000 for set-up of new classroom location.

—Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank, Terre Haute; James P. Scott Fund; $30,000 for back-up generator.

—Seton Catholic High School, Richmond; Home Mission Fund; $40,000 for school gym AC replacement.

—St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, Indianapolis; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $4,664 for spiritual garden project.

—St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Aurora; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $2,070 for Blessed Virgin statue.

—St. Malachy School, Brownsburg; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $2,500 for Marian consecration costs.

—St. Martin of Tours Parish, Martinsville; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $5,000 for cemetery crucifix statue.

—St. Agnes Parish, Nashville; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $1,192 for grotto roof replacement.

—St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Richmond; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $14,000 for Mary grotto project.

—Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary, Indianapolis; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $22,000 for Marian grotto project.

—St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Parish, Bright; Queen and Divine Mercy Fund; $2,350 for Marian statue.
 

(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.) †