NATIONAL FUND FOR CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS
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Mission
The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) serves as a sign of hope in the future of consecrated life and is dedicated to increasing the number of women and men entering religious communities by eradicating the obstacle of educational debt to religious vocations.
Ruling year
1946
Executive Director
Mr. Phil Loftus
Main address
5416 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615-5604 USA
EIN
47-1135935
NTEE code
Roman Catholic (X22)
University or Technological (B43)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a religious organization.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Men and women with educational debt have had to defer their entrance into religious life until their student loans are paid off as religious institutes require candidates to be debt free in order to freely take a vow of poverty. Most religious institutes cannot afford to absorb the educational debt of candidates to religious life.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Grants in support of increasing religious vocations
Grants to religious orders who have viable candidates to religious life (religious priests, brothers or sisters) with educational debt.
Where we work
Awards
Vocation Purse Club 2024
National Council of Catholic Women
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Grants in support of increasing religious vocations
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Grants awarded to religious communities allowed them to accept candidates to religious life with student loans. Each grant reflects progress toward our goal of eradicating this obstacle to vocations.
Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Catholics
Related Program
Grants in support of increasing religious vocations
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Pandemic had an impact on the number of religious women and men entering communities. We anticipate an increase in need for the upcoming year based on inquiries received and increased need.
Number of program graduates
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Catholics
Related Program
Grants in support of increasing religious vocations
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of Grantees by year who have received the full payment of their grant award and are serving in their religious institute living out their charism.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to alleviate the obstacle of educational debt to Catholic religious vocations. Based on a 2012 NRVC/CARA Study, at least 1,000 vocations have been lost in a decade due to educational debt.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We provide grants to qualified religious communities who have candidates with educational debt. The institutions we support are in the vanguard of supporting sustaining goals in education, equality, environment, social justice, healthcare, and social services to the most vulnerable among us.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NRVCR) was established by the National Religious Vocation Conference, a member organization of vocation directors of religious institutes, with help from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and GHR Foundation. The NFCRV provides grants to NRVC members who have completed applications to show their financial need and the seriousness of the candidate with educational debt.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have awarded over $1,000,000 in grants since our inception. More than 50 individuals have been able to enter a religious community because of our educational debt grants. In turn, these communities have been able to accept the new member and discern with that individual and help them grow in the charism and mission which is vital to the many different ministries religious provide to our world. These ministries include areas of: education, healthcare, parish ministry, peace and justice advocacy, immigration reform, human development, and sustainable living and environmental protection. The communities awarded NFCRV grants have members serving in more than 200 countries; they support 120 healthcare facilities, and educate more than 2 million children annually.
The NFCRV receives support from the National Council of Catholic Women 's Vocation Purse annually in addition to the initial grants received to form the NFCRV. We continue to seek major donors and increase public awareness of the impact of educational debt on Catholic religious vocations. We have been blessed by the support of many benefactors and continue to pray for all those who support our mission. Blessings!
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
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NATIONAL FUND FOR CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS
Board of directorsas of 05/31/2024
Fr. Fr. Anthony Vinson, O.S.B.
Benedictine Monks of Saint Meinrad Abbey
Term: 2019 - 2024
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap.
Honoray Chair and Archdiocese of Boston
Sr. Michele Vincent Fisher, C.F.S.N.
Vice-Chair and Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
Sr. Charlene Herinckx, S.S.M.O.
Board Secretary/Vocation Director, Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon
Br. Ronald Hingle, S.C.
Board Member and Provincial of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, Province of the United States
Len Uhal
Board Member, Member of NRVC, and Vocation Director for the Divine Word Missionaries
Sr. Gail Trippett,C.S.J.
Board Member, Member of NRVC, and Congregational Novice Director, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis
Jacqueline E. Dipietre
Board Member and Committee Chair
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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