Catholic Foundation of Michigan

The Catholic Foundation of Michigan is building the framework to support a thriving Catholic community in southeast Michigan long into the future. By inspiring faith-filled charitable giving and managing assets to provide perpetual funding to Catholic schools, parishes, and ministries, we work in partnership with generous donors to make a lasting and meaningful impact with their gifts.

The Catholic Foundation's mission is to connect donors to local needs by aligning donor generosity with the areas of greatest need in the community and supporting local ministries by offering professional stewardship to maximize the dynamic impact of legacy giving. Strategic planned giving and charitable tools with support provided by the Catholic Foundation will help donors and local ministries make a meaningful impact in our communities both today and forever.

Uniquely Catholic.
We understand the values of our faith based donors. When you work with the Catholic Foundation, trust that your gifts and funds will always be stewarded in accordance with Gospel values and the socially responsible investment guidelines set forth by the United State Conference of Catholic Bishops. Donors have assurance that their gift directly supports the organizations that they choose.


Independently run.
Endorsed by the Archdiocese of Detroit, with its own independent governing Board of Trustees, the Catholic Foundation is a lay-run nonprofit dedicated to serving the community and supporting the outreach of our Church.


Solid and professional.
Socially responsible investing provides positive results while allowing your values to take the lead. Working with the investment team at Merrill Lynch, the Catholic Foundation provides the highest level of due diligence and transparency while maximizing the impact of every fund.

As an independent 501(c)(3) public charity, the Catholic Foundation is legally separate from the Archdiocese of Detroit. Our active and engaged Board of Trustees, comprised of Catholic lay men and women, provides oversight to the Foundation's knowledgeable and dedicated staff.

Every aspect of our mission supports Catholic values. Socially responsible investing provides positive results while allowing your values to take the lead. Working with the investment team at Merrill Lynch, the Catholic Foundation provides the highest level of due diligence and transparency while maximizing the impact of every fund.

Our online donor portal allows for efficient distributions benefiting organizations and providing donors online access to their giving histories for tax purposes.

In 2021 the Catholic Foundation continues to grow our impact. At the end of 2021, our progress included:
- Assets under management grew to roughly $30M
- 369 Organizations empowered by grants
- Distributed $8.5M since inception.

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In 2020 our Catholic values called us to be generously empathetic, confidently transparent and faithfully inspired. Together as one community of faith, the Catholic Foundation of Michigan:
- Increased giving by 102%, helping our neighbors in need and strengthening parishes, schools, and nonprofits with mission-critical funds
- Established twenty-seven new funds, for a total of 106
- Had a 580% increase in donors
- Distributed over $2.4M
- Grew to $18.7M in total assets by year-end.

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In 2019, the Catholic Foundation:
- Distributed 227 grants totaling over 1.2 million dollars
- Doubled our Assets
- Increased our financial support to the community through grants
- Hosted 3-5 workshops to train the local community in areas of philanthropy

In 2018, the Catholic Foundation:
- Distributed roughly 175 grants totaling nearly 1 million dollars in
- Hosted professional advisor workshops
- Trained nonprofits in grant writing, thus increasing their confidence and competency for grant writing
- As of December 2018, 54 funds were established with roughly $7 million in assets under management.