Catholic Organizations & Foundations (List)

June 25, 2021

Looking for Catholic organizations to donate to or participate in. Try exploring these! These organizations and charities have been sorted into categories according to “Preserve (Donate), Expound (Join/Travel/& Donate), and Spread (Letter Writing Campaigns).”

All of the organizations in the “Preserve & Expound” categories take donations.

Lists of Multiple Catholic Organizations:

  1. https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/offices/parish-life/catholic-lay-organizations
  2. https://www.relforcon.org/membership/list

Expound: Join and Participate In Catholic Communities

  1. ABWE International (Christian Missions In The Mediterranean and the Middle East)
  2. Caritas Spain
  3. Catholic Action for Faith and Family (Become a Faith Defender)
  4. Catholic Central Verein of America
  5. Catholic Charities USA (catholicextension.org)
  6. Catholic Extension 
  7. Catholic Home Missions
  8. Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
  9. Catholic Near East Welfare Association
  10. Catholic Relief Services 
  11. Catholic World Mission
  12. Catholic Youth Organization
  13. Catholics for Freedom of Religion
  14. Christians United for Israel (Not Exclusively Catholic)
  15. Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE)
  16. Cross Catholic Outreach Ministry
  17. El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship International
  18. Enraizados.org
  19. Father Joe’s Villages
  20. Fidesco International 
  21. Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA)
  22. International Alliance of Catholic Knights
  23. Jesuit Refugee Service
  24. Jesuit Volunteer Corps
  25. Knights of Columbus
  26. Legion of Mary
  27. Pax Christi International
  28. Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
  29. Marquette League for Catholic Indian Missions
  30. National Council of Catholic Women
  31. Our Lady’s Rosary Makers 
  32. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Program 
  33. Society for the Propagation of the Faith (Propagandum Fidei) 
  34. Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes, and Malta
  35. Talitha Kum Organization
  36. The Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI)
  37. The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
  38. The Catholic Women’s League of Canada
  39. The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
  40. The National Catholic College Admission Association (CCAA)
  41. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
  42. The Voice of Martyrs (Not Exclusively Catholic)
  43. Trinity Missions Fund (trinitymissions.org)
  44. Trócaire Organization (Trócaire.org)
  45. Unbound Catholic Charity (Founded 1981)
  46. YCVF: Your Catholic Voice Foundation

Preserve: Help Support Catholic Religious Life and Communities

Supports Religious Brothers & Sisters: 

  • Foundation Bertarelli (Supports the Education of Children of the Swiss Guard) (https://www.fondation-bertarelli.org/community/swiss-guards/)

  • Foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (https://schweizergarde.ch/stiftungen/en/foundation-of-the-guard/your-support/) 

  • Fund for Vocations (https://fundforvocations.org/) 
  • Guest House Inc.
  • Institute on Religious Life (https://religiouslife.com/) 
  • Labouré Help Rescue Vocations (https://rescuevocations.org/)
  • Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations
  • Retirement Funds for Priests, Monks, and Nuns
  • Society for the Propagation of the Faith (Propagandum Fidei) 
  • The Conference of Religious in Ireland (CORI)
  • The Congregation of Picpus (Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary)
  • The De La Salle Brothers 
  • The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV)
  • vocationministry.com

Supports Priesthood & Religious Brothers: 

  • Abbey of Our Lady of Quarr, Isle of Wight
  • Abbazia delle Tre Fontane, Rome
  • Adorno Fathers and Brothers
  • Barnabite Fathers and Brothers 
  • Belmont Abbey, England 
  • Belmont Abbey, North Carolina
  • Benedictine Abbey of Christ in the Desert
  • Benedictine Monks Fund 
  • Benedictine Monks of Taos – Monastery of San Juan Diego
  • Benediktinerstift Lambach, Upper Austria
  • Caribbean Catholic Bishop’s Regional Seminary Fund
  • Certosa di Firenze, Comunità di San Leolino 
  • Conception Abbey, Missouri
  • Conference of Major Superiors of Men 
  • Douai Abbey: The Monastery of St. Edmund, King & Martyr (Berkshire, England)
  • Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York)
  • Fraternity of Priests 
  • Holy Cross Abbey, Virginia
  • Kloster Eberbach, Germany 
  • Mepkin Abbey, South Carolina
  • Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity
  • Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (The Paulist Fathers)
  • Monasterio de Lerins, France  
  • Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary
  • Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey, Oklahoma
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey, Oregon (Yamhill County)
  • Pluscarden Abbey, Scotland
  • Portsmouth Abbey, Rhode Island
  • Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles 
  • Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter   
  • Prince of Peace Abbey, Oceanside 
  • Saint Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison Kansas 
  • Saint Andrew’s Abbey, California
  • Saint Mary of the Lake Donor Advised Fund
  • Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana
  • St. Augustine’s Abbey, Chilworth (Surrey)
  • St. Patrick’s Soceity for Foreign Missions
  • The Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God  
  • The Brothers of Charity
  • The Brothers of the Holy Family 
  • The Brothers of the Sacred Heart
  • The Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius 
  • The Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosiers)
  • The Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception (Santa Paula, California)
  • The Claretians (Congregation of Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
  • The Companions of the Cross
  • The Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists)
  • The Congregation of St. Basil  
  • The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentinos)
  • The Congregation of the Holy Ghost (United Kingdom)
  • The Congregation of the Holy Spirit 
  • The Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM Missionaries) 
  • The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ
  • The Congregation of the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd 
  • The Congregation of the Mission
  • The Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo
  • The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
  • The Congregation of the Priests of Mercy (Fathers of Mercy) 
  • The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
  • The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
  • The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal World 
  • The Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood    
  • The Mill Hill Missionaries (Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill)
  • The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
  • The Josephite Fathers and Brothers
  • The Little Brothers of the Incarnation  
  • The Mission Society of the Philippines
  • The Missionaries of the Precious Blood 
  • The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate   
  • The Missionary Society of St. Columba (Columbans)
  • The Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria
  • The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (Oratorians)
  • The Order of Cistercians (The Trappists) 
  • The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (the Mercedarians) 
  • The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (Premonastratensians) 
  • The Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel  (The Discalced Carmelites) 
  • The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
  • The Passionists (Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ)
  • The Priestly Society of the Holy Cross 
  • The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) 
  • The Salesians of Don Bosco (Society of Saint Francis de Sales)
  • The Society of African Missions
  • The Society of Divine Vocations (The Vocationist Fathers) 
  • The Society of Mary (Marians)
  • The Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice 
  • The Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines)
  • The Society of the Divine Saviour (The Salvatorians)
  • The Society of the Divine Word (Verbites, Divine Word Missionaries) 
  • The Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar (Pilar Fathers, Agnel Ashram Fathers) 
  • The Subiaco Cassinese Congregation     
  • The Xaverian Brothers (Congregation of St. Francis)
  • Worth Abbey, England (Sussex) 

Supports Religious Sisters: 

  • A Nun’s Life Ministry
  • African Sisters: Leading the Way Fund 
  • Carmelite Monastery of Baltimore
  • Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd 
  • Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters
  • Dominican Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary, New Jersey 
  • Daughters of St. Paul 
  • Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia 
  • Dominican Sisters of Mary 
  • Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist 
  • Dominican Sisters of Peace
  • Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
  • GHR Foundation
  • Holy Wisdom Monastery, Wisconsin 
  • Kylemore Abbey, Ireland (Galway)
  • Little Sisters of the Incarnation 
  • Little Sisters of the Poor
  • Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic, Inc (Westchester, New York)
  • Missionaries of Charity
  • Missionary Benedictine Sisters (Nebraska, Norfolk) 
  • Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing (Manila, Philippines)
  • Olivetan Benedictine Sisters (Jonesboro, Arkansas) 
  • Order of Saint Ursula (The Ursulines)
  • Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (The Carmelites)
  • Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Discalced Carmelites) 
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery – Silver City
  • Poor Clare Sisters
  • Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco
  • Schoenstatt Sisters, South Africa
  • School Sisters of Christ the King, Nebraska
  • Sisters of IHM Fund
  • School Sisters of Notre Dame  
  • Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 
  • Sisters of Mercy
  • Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur 
  • Sisters of the Cenacle 
  • Sisters of the Divine Savior  
  • Sisters of the Holy Cross
  • Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth 
  • Sisters of the Living Word Fund
  • Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
  • St. Scholastica Priory (Petersham, Massachusetts) 
  • The Monastery of the Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand (Indiana)
  • The Order of Preachers (Dominicans) 
  • The Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus of Fanjeaux
  • The Sisters of St. Joseph
  • The Society of the Sacred Heart (Religious of the Sacred Heat of Jesus)

Section II: Gifts & Handmade Items

Gifts: Female Religious Orders: 

 

Gifts: Male Religious Orders 

 

Gifts: Male & Female Religious Orders 

Preserve: Help Fund Catholic Organizations 

To Donate to One of the Organizations listed copy and paste (Command C, Command V) the name into your browser and place the word “donate” or “give” after it. Then click, “Search” (Return Key). 

For a list of charitable organizations that support religious life and vocations, please visit “Support Religious Life & Vocations” under “Religious Life & Vocations” in the main menu. 
 
To Directly Support the Roman Catholic Church, Holy See, Vatican, and Papal Missions visit: Peter’s Pence Collection (https://www.obolodisanpietro.va/it.html)
 

  1. A Nun’s Life Ministry (https://anunslife.org/ways-to-give/donate)
  2. American Federation Pueri Cantores (https://www.pcchoirs.org/donate-pueri-cantores) 
  3. Caritas Internationalis
  4. Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States of America
  5. Catholic Vote (catholicvote.org)
  6. Catholic World Mission
  7. Cross Catholic Outreach Ministry
  8. Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci and Sacred Music Fund (Fondazione Bartolucci)
  9. Catholic Campaign for Human Development Fund 
  10. Catholic Missionary Union of England and Wales
  11. Catholic TV Network
  12. Catholic Worker Movement
  13. Conference of Major Superiors of Men
  14. Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters
  15. Coley Legacy Fund Application
  16. Courage International (https://couragerc.org/)
  17. Divine Mercy Charitable Trust Fund 
  18. Edmundite Southern Missions Fund
  19. Foundation Bertarelli (Supports the Education of Children of the Swiss Guard) (https://www.fondation-bertarelli.org/community/swiss-guards/) 
  20. Foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (https://schweizergarde.ch/stiftungen/en/foundation-of-the-guard/your-support/)
  21. Fondazione Chiara Badano 
  22. Fraternity of Priests
  23. Fully Alive Ministries 
  24. Fund for Vocations (https://fundforvocations.org/)
  25. GHR Foundation
  26. Guest House Inc.
  27. Hilton Foundation Catholic Sisters 
  28. Holy Cross School Education Fund
  29. Hope For The Future Catholic Schools Organization
  30. Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) Fund 
  31. Institute for Catholic Liberal Education
  32. International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (CMHM)
  33. International Catholic Migration Fund (ICMF)
  34. International Union of Superiors General (UISG)
  35. Knights of Peter Claver
  36. Labouré Help Rescue Vocations (https://rescuevocations.org/)
  37. Maeter Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations
  38. Malteser International
  39. Maryknoll Lay Missioners Fund
  40. Monsignor Thomas Welles Society (mtwsociety.org)
  41. National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
  42. National Catholic Community Foundation (NCCF)
  43. National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
  44. National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations
  45. OGEC: Management Organization of Catholic Education
  46. Directly Supports the Roman Catholic Church, Holy See and Papal Missions: Peter’s Pence Collection (https://www.obolodisanpietro.va/it.html)
  47. Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation (PBMR) Fund
  48. Renovabis Charitable Organization
  49. Retirement Funds for Priests, Monks, and Nuns: (https://retiredreligious.org/ways-to-give/donate/)
  50. Roundtable Association of Catholic Diocesan Social Action Directors
  51. Saint Mary of the Lake Donor Advised Fund
  52. Sisters of IHM Fund
  53. Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 
  54. Sisters of the Living Word Fund
  55. The Brothers and Sisters of Penance of Saint Francis 
  56. The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus (Buffalo, New York)
  57. The Catholic Foundation (Founded 1955)
  58. The Catholic Police Guild of England and Wales
  59. The Central Committee of German Catholics
  60. The Community of Sant’Egidio
  61. The Conference of Religious in Ireland (CORI)
  62. The Knights Templar Order International
  63. The Leo House Catholic Guesthouse
  64. The Museum of Family Prayer 
  65. The Orange Catholic Foundation 
  66. The Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood
  67. The Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities 
  68. Trinity Missions Fund (trinitymissions.org)
  69. vocationministry.com
  70. Wordnet Productions (wordnet.tv)

Spread: List of Year-Round Letter Campaigns

  1. The Letter Project: Let’s Spread Our Shared Love For The Lord

We are a group of 5,000+ women (across six continents!) writing to women and girls around the world who need extra encouragement. No problem is too big or too small for us to send a little bit of handwritten love your way.

  1. Braid Mission: Cards of Hope For Foster Kids

Help make sure that foster youth receive cards for holidays, birthdays, encouragement, or “just because.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Cards with ANY religious messages cannot be distributed!

  1. Cards For Hospitalized Kids: Give Hospitalized Kids Hope

Give hope to children facing life-threatening illnesses by reminding them how amazing, strong, and special they are!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Hospitals Will Not Distribute Cards With Religious Messages, All Patients, Regardless Of Their Religious Beliefs Have The Right To Be Treated. Please do not use any illness-related terms. These children need to know they are more than their illness.

  1. Open Doors Youth: Give Hope To Persecuted Christians

Write a message of hope to globally persecuted Christians and help build courage and faith. We all need encouragement now and then. And followers of Jesus who are suffering for their faith need encouragement more than most. They need our prayers and words of hope to help get them through, and for the past few decades, Open Doors has been helping people in the UK send letters, thoughts, and prayers to Christians who face persecution all round the world.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a U.K.-based project, and although it is NOT REQUIRED, please try to send your letter using an International Stamp. Letters that do not have an International Stamp can still be sent and will gladly be accepted.

  1. Martyrs For Christ: A Voice For The Persecuted Church

Let persecuted Christians know they are not forgotten by writing them letters. Letter writing is a tangible way to give hope to persecuted Christians and the affirmation that they have not been forgotten.

IMPORTANT NOTE: *IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF THESE CHRISTIANS…*

For security purposes, please DO NOT mention Martyrs for Christ in your letters, criticize a country’s religion or religious extremists, its government, judicial system, or political leaders. Please DO NOT include money in your letter or card as Martyrs for Christ will not be able to forward your gift.

  1. HappyMail: Write To An Elder

Help brighten a senior’s day with just a few minutes of your time by creating a kind, personalized card complete with original artwork, a handwritten message, a typed message (see website email), and the love of Jesus Christ.

  1. Daylight Christian Prison Trust (U.K.): Write To A Christian Prisoner

Write a letter to those Christians in prison and remind them of God’s grace and forgiveness.

IMPORTANT NOTE: For your safety, please DO NOT reveal any personal details in your letters to prisoners. This includes information on where you live, where you work, which church you attend, or any other information which would enable the prisoner to trace you. We recommend that you do not use your own address for the return address but use our address instead (included on the website). It should be remembered that other prisoners may see your letter as well so care should be taken as to how much detail is included. Please only include your first name and the only address that should appear on the letter is the Daylight office address: CLICK “Start Writing” Button To See Address.

  1. Open Doors (USA): Write To A Persecuted Christian

Write a letter to persecuted Christians around the world, and show them that they are not alone. Persecuted believers—who often live in a region where they are far outnumbered by followers of other religions—routinely tell us that they are isolated, boycotted, ostracized, harassed, unjustly imprisoned, and even attacked. As a result, these believers are often deeply touched when they learn that Christians from other parts of the world are praying for them.

For your safety and the safety of these Christians, please visit The Letter Writing Guide before you start writing: Located in the red button below The Power of Encouragement paragraph.

  1. Love For Our Elders: Write To An Elder In A Care Facility

Help our elders know how loved and appreciated they are! Let’s brighten their day!

IMPORTANT NOTE: All letters MUST be handwritten, typed letters will not be distributed. Please try to avoid religious messages. Your letter should be able to resonate with everyone.

     10. Persecution International Christian Concern

Write letters with other Christians to our persecuted brothers and sisters!

     11. Open Doors Canada: Write To A Persecuted Christian

Write a letter to persecuted Christians around the world, and show them that they are not alone. Persecuted believers—who often live in a region where they are far outnumbered by followers of other religions—routinely tell us that they are isolated, boycotted, ostracized, harassed, unjustly imprisoned, and even attacked. As a result, these believers are often deeply touched when they learn that Christians from other parts of the world are praying for them.

For your safety and the safety of these Christians, please visit The Letter Writing Guide before you start writing: Located in the red button below The Power of Encouragement paragraph.

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