List of Funds

Lay Ministry Endowment Fund (Diocesan-wide)

Provides financial support for the development of lay ministers and lay spirituality in the Diocese of Marquette.

Legacy of Faith (Diocesan-wide)

A permanent endowment to preserve and foster the Catholic faith in the Upper Peninsula. 50% of the annual distributable amount is allocated to Catholic Schools, 30% for parish faith formation, 10% to Catholic Social Services of the Upper Peninsula, and 10% for new and emerging Catholic ministries.

Reverend Thomas J. Anderson Mass Stipend Fund (Diocesan-wide)

Provides support for mass intentions being requested of poor parishes within the Diocese of Marquette, specifically mass intentions for the repose of the soul of Reverend Thomas J. Anderson, for deceased parishioners from parishes of the Diocese of Marquette, deceased priests and bishops of the Diocese of Marquette and the repose of the souls in Purgatory.

St. Peter Cathedral Fund (Marquette, MI)

Provides financial support for St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette, MI.

St. Anthony Parish Gwinn Endowment Fund (Gwinn, MI)

Anonymous Donor Bishop Baraga School Tuition Assistance & Building Fund (Iron Mountain, MI)

Provides financial support to Bishop Baraga School in Iron Mountain, MI for the purpose of assisting students with financial need and maintain and/or replace buildings, as necessary. Distributions from the Fund are spent such that 25% of the distributable amount is allocated to tuition assistance and 75% of the distributable amount is spent on building maintenance and/or replacement.

Holy Name Catholic School Staff Support Fund (Escanaba, MI)

Provides financial support to the Holy Name Catholic School in Escanaba, MI for the purpose of supplementing teacher salary and professional development for its teachers.

Diocese of Marquette Catholic School Fund (Diocesan-wide)

The purpose of the Fund is to provide financial support in equal portions to the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Marquette.

St. Francis De Sales School Tuition Assistance Fund (Manistique, MI)

Provides financial support to the St. Francis De Sales School in Manistique, MI for the purpose of assisting those students with financial need to meet its tuition requirements.

Sacred Heart School Faith in our Future Fund (L'Anse, MI)

Provides financial support to Sacred Heart Catholic School in L’Anse, MI.

Father Marquette Catholic Academy Fund (Marquette, MI)

Provides financial support to the Father Marquette Catholic Academy in Marquette, MI.

Holy Spirit Catholic School Legacy Fund (Norway, MI)

Provides financial support to the Holy Spirit Catholic School in Norway, MI.

St. Mary Catholic School Staff Support Fund (Sault Ste. Marie, MI)

Provides financial support to St. Mary Catholic School in Sault Ste. Marie, MI for the purpose of supplementing the teacher salary and professional development funds budgeted for its teachers.

Ironwood Catholic Education Fund (Ironwood, MI)

Provides financial support for educational purposes of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Ironwood, Michigan. 

St. John Paul II Catholic Academy Parsek Fund (Menominee, MI)

Provides financial support to St. John Paul II Catholic Academy in Menominee, MI.

Bishop Baraga Catholic School Legacy Fund (Iron Mountain, MI)

Provides financial support to Bishop Baraga Catholic School in Iron Mountain, MI.

Mose & Leah Theoret Holy Name Catholic School Tuition Assistance Fund (Escanaba, MI)

Provides financial support to Holy Name Catholic School in Escanaba, MI for the purpose of assisting those students with financial need to meet its tuition requirements.

Holy Name Catholic School Crusader Loyalty Endowment Fund (Escanaba, MI)

Provides financial support for the operation of a proposed expansion of the School to serve high school students.

Holy Name Catholic School Tuition Angel Endowment Fund (Escanaba, MI)

Provides financial to the School for the purpose of assisting its high school students with financial need to meet its tuition requirements.

Holy Name Catholic School Crusader College Scholarship Fund (Escanaba, MI)

Provides financial support to the graduates of Holy Name High School for the purpose of assisting those students with high academic success and/or financial need to meet their tuition requirements.

Mose & Leah Theoret St. Francis de Sales Catholic School Tuition Assistance Fund (Manistique, MI)

Provides financial support to the St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Manistique, MI for the purpose of assisting those students with financial need to meet its tuition requirements.

Father Marquette Catholic Academy Teacher/Staff Support Endowment Fund (Marquette, MI)

Provides financial support to supplement teacher/staff salary and professional development.

Reverend Conrad E. Suda Seminarian Fund (Diocesan-wide)

Provides financial support for the education of seminarians in the Diocese of Marquette.

William A. Vignetto Seminarian Fund (Diocesan-wide)

Provides financial support to the seminarians in the Diocese of Marquette for the purpose of assisting needy students to meet their tuition and educational expenses.

Peter. M. Vukelich Seminarian Scholarship Fund (Diocesan-wide)

Provides financial support for the education of seminarians in the Diocese of Marquette.

Seminarian Endowment Fund (Diocesan-wide)

Income generated from the Seminarian Endowment assists in educating men in formation for the priesthood to serve the Diocese of Marquette.

U.P. Catholic Foundation General Fund (Diocesan-wide)

A non-endowed fund to help support Foundation operations.

Catholic Campus Ministry Northern Michigan University Fund (Marquette, MI)

Provides financial support for Catholic Campus Ministry – Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI.

St. Albert the Great Evangelization Fund (Houghton, MI)

Provides financial support to the St. Albert the Great Parish in Houghton, Michigan for the purpose of supporting existing and expanded ministry to students in perpetuity.

Catholic Social Services of the Upper Peninsula Endowment Fund (Diocesan-wide)

Provides financial support to Catholic Social Services of the Upper Peninsula, Inc.

Diocese of Marquette Evangelization Endowment Fund (Diocesan-wide)

Provides financial support to the Diocese of Marquette, Michigan for the purpose of supporting evangelization programs and initiatives.

St. Joseph Church Food Pantry Endowment Fund (Sault Ste. Marie, MI)

Provides financial support for the food pantry in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.