As the Catholic Foundation celebrates its 20th year, our amazing journey can be summed up in just four words:

Thanks be to God! We give thanks that Bishop Emeritus Arthur N. Tafoya was inspired to create the Catholic Foundation, we give thanks for

the hard work and leadership of all our former executive directors, employees and members of the Board of Directors, and we

give thanks for our faithful donors whose generosity has helped the Catholic Foundation distribute nearly Two Million Dollars

in grant awards. By the grace of God, the efforts of so many have truly helped make the Catholic Foundation a

leading voice for Catholic philanthropy throughout the Diocese of Pueblo.

The Catholic Foundation continues to support those who seek to strengthen and enrich their faith. This year the Catholic

Foundation was able to fund thirty requests for assistance from across the Diocese. In all, $80,000 was awarded to fund

tuition assistance for Catholic school students and a wide range of other programs and needs in the areas of faith formation and

worship. These grants will make a direct and immediate impact on parishes, missions and other Catholic organizations that will

now be able to provide:

Updated Religious Formation Materials

Audio-Visual Equipment

Altar Supplies for Mission Churches

Vacation Bible School Opportunities

Youth Conferences and Travel Assistance

Newman Club Support for High Schools

Adult Faith Formation

Parish Retreats

“ True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues…” St. Francis de Sales

2015 also marks the beginning of another exciting chapter in our story. The Catholic Foundation is pleased to announce that

it has received a generous bequest from the late Msgr. Howard Delaney (1911-2014). These funds will be used exclusively to

support humanitarian purposes. This enduring gift will allow the Catholic Foundation to help those most in need— the margin-

alized and impoverished— for years to come. By his life of faith, service and love for the people of God, Msgr. Delaney has

created a lasting legacy of Catholic stewardship which serves as an inspiration for all.

On behalf of Bishop Stephen J. Berg and the Board of Directors, thank you for your support of the Catholic Foundation. We

look forward to your continued support and all of God’s blessings in the years ahead.

Annual Report July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

Youth Festival Team Pueblo Youth Rally

Pictured: San Juan Catholic Community First Communicants

C atholic Foundation Grant Awards

Pueblo Deaneries (North and South)

$4,000 - Pueblo Catholic Youth, Pueblo: Funds to defray the costs of hosting the Catholic Youth Festival 2016.

$2,000 - Pueblo Catholic Newman Clubs, Pueblo: Support for Catholic Newman Club meetings at area high schools.

$3,450 - St. Francis Xavier Parish, Pueblo South: Funds to purchase new religious formation books, grades PreK-11th.

$2,000 - St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Pueblo West: Support for Newman Club activities in Pueblo West.

$2,500 - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Pueblo: Funds to assist youth traveling to the 2015 Southwest Catholic Youth Conference.

$1,950 - Sacred Heart Parish, Avondale: Funds to purchase materials for the elementary, youth and adult faith formation classes, including

Baptismal preparation and support for the Confirmation retreat.

$1,250 - St. Benedict Parish, Florence: Funds to provide summer VBS opportunities plus purchase of children’s bibles.

Parish, Mission and Program Assistance - $61,050

Alamosa Deanery

$1,500 - St. Joseph Parish, Monte Vista: Support for parish homebound ministry, to include nursing supplies.

$2,650 - St. Francis Jerome/Holy Name of Mary, Center, Del Norte: Funds to provide materials/opportunities that promote life–long

catechesis, to include Confirmation retreats, Newman Club activities, adult formation materials & elementary hands-on activities.

$3,800 - Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Antonito: Funds to purchase study materials and A/V equipment to support adult bible study

classes for the parish and missions yoked with Our Lady of Guadalupe.

$2,500 - Sangre de Cristo Parish, San Luis: Funds for religious education textbooks and teachers’ manuals.

$ 700 - Spiritual Life Institute of America, Crestone: Funds to replace CD duplicating machine used to record presentations/homilies.

$2,400 - St. Joseph Parish, Capulin: Funds to purchase the Y-Disciple youth program to implement as the youth ministry formation model.

$ 750 - Holy Family Mission, Ft. Garland: Funds to purchase altar items essential for the celebration of mass, to include a cabinet to house

the altar supplies.

$1,650 - Immaculate Conception Mission, Chama: Funds to purchase altar items essential for the celebration of mass.

Durango Deanery

$4,000 - LifeGuard, Durango: Funds to defray the cost of organizing and hosting the 4th Annual Southwest Catholic Youth Conference.

$2,500 - St. Ignatius, Ignacio: Funds to replace outdated computer equipment needed to create bulletins and programs for religious

formation, RCIA, jail ministry and sacramental classes.

$2,500 - IHM/Pope John Paul II Parish, Pagosa Springs: Funds to implement a three week VBS Summer enrichment program.

Grand Junction Deanery

$3,800 - Benedictine Sisters, Whitewater: Funds to provide stipends for presenters who facilitate classes for the Benedictine Spiritual

Formation Program.

$1,500 - St. Peter Parish, Gunnison: Funds to purchase an overhead projector for the religious formation program and to facilitate presenta-

tions to large groups in the parish hall.

$2,400 - Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Grand Junction: Support for youth ministry programs through a new curriculum and music

ministry in order to increase understanding/participation in the mass, plus support for Newman Club and retreat activities.

$3,000 - Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Fruita: Funds to purchase software to train Small Church Community (SCC) leaders and for use in

faith formation programs; plus funds to buy curricula for discussion groups and support a fall parish retreat.

$4,000 - St. Mary Catholic Church, Montrose: Funds to replace audio enhancement and translation equipment (in the church) for the hear-

ing impaired and for English/Spanish translation.

La Junta Deanery $1,750 - OLG/St. Patrick, St. Paul & St. Mary, La Junta, Rocky Ford, Las Animas: Funds to defray the costs of hosting a NET

Ministry retreat for Confirmation students from the rural parishes on the eastern plains.

$2,000 - St. Francis de Sales/OLG Parish, Lamar: Funds to assist youth traveling to the National Catholic Youth Conference in IN.

$500 - St. Mary Mission, Bristol: Funds to implement a summer religious education program to reinforce formation lessons taught during

the school year.

This past June, Bishop Berg ordained three men to the priesthood. We thank all those who

donate to the Seminary Burse Endowment Fund which helps provide formation and educa-

tion support to those studying for the priesthood in our Diocese. The Catholic Foundation in-

vites all to partner with us to continue our support for vocations to the religious life.

Seminary Burse Endowment Fund...

In the spirit of Hope in the Gospel, and to continue the work of Jesus Christ, the

Catholic Diocese of Pueblo Foundation promotes charitable giving, manages

entrusted resources and disburses gifts throughout the Diocese. M ission Statement

$5,000 - St. Therese Catholic School, Pueblo

$5,000 - Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction

$5,000 - St. Columba Catholic School, Durango

$4,000 - St. John Neumann Catholic School, Pueblo

St. John Neumann School Morning prayer, Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction St. Therese Catholic School

Catholic School Tuition Assistance - $19,000

Board Members

Mr. Rick Folchert

St. Peter, Gunnison

Mr. Leonard Kubin

St. Mary, Montrose

Mr. Gil Orr

St. Paul the Apostle, Pueblo West

Mrs. Martine Orr

St. Paul the Apostle, Pueblo West

Mr. Mark Zipse

St. Michael, Canon City

Website: www.catholicfoundationdop.org

Officers

Dr. Joseph Colgan, Chairman

St. Columba, Durango

Mr. Michael Walsh, Vice-Chair

St. Michael, Canon City

Dr. Ron Ragulsky, Secretary

Our Lady of the Meadows, Pueblo

Mr. Gil Van Lunsen, Treasurer

St. Columba, Durango

Administrative Staff

Mr. Steven Chargin Executive Director schargin@dioceseofpueblo.org

719-544-9861 ext.131

Mrs. Delores Montaño Executive Assistant dmontano@dioceseofpueblo.org

719-544-9861 ext.132

Diocesan Member

Most Reverend Stephen J. Berg—Bishop of Pueblo

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*Copies of the 2014-15 audit report compiled by Wall, Smith, Bateman may be obtained by contacting

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F iscal Year 2014-2015 in Review

Financial Highlights at a Glance...

Martin & Yolanda Cortes

Ron & Norma Corwin

Drew & Pat Cronk

Ivan & Dona Dale

Mequelita DeHerrera

Regina DeSalvo

Michele DesLauriers

Jimmy & Heather DiIorio

Lynn Dinero

Joseph Doak

John & Elizabeth Duray

Sr. RayMonda DuVall

Bernice Elich

Nora Elliott

Katherine Ellithorpe

Scott Ewing

Joseph & Beverly Fitzpatrick, Jr.

Sarah Flores

Elizabeth Flores

M.E. Foster

Carol Frazier

Charles Gagliardi

Raymond Gallegos

John, Florian & Paul Gallegos

Mary Ganir

Levino Garcia

Humberto Garcia

Ubaldo & Virginia Garcia

Jim Geiser

Rev. William Gleeson

John Glowczewski

Richard & Marlene Gomez

Josie Gonzales

Mark Gonzales

Rafael Gonzalez

Juan & Maria Gonzalez

Dr. F.P. Gradisar

Richard & Susan Griffith Jr.

Rev. Ray Grimes

Thomas Groves

Chuck & Catherine Guisinger

Lourdes Gutierrez

Eleanor Gutierrez

Jack Hamm

Guy & Linda Harris

E. Price & Jeanne Hatcher, III

Clement & Marjorie Hausman

Sharon Hawkins-Juniel

David & Patricia Hayson

Duncan & Marilyn Henrikson

Blanche Hillyer

Stephen Hiza

Sandra Holter

James & Tammy Hopkins

Charles Hosner

St. Francis Society Gifts by individuals of $1,000 or more

Anonymous (1)

Jean Pierre Aguerre

Steve and Mary Jane Chargin

Dr. Joseph & Mary Colgan

Ron & Cathy Diodosio

Thomas & Valerie Mortell

Mr. and Mrs. L. Martin Nussbaum

Dr. Ronald & Daryl Ragulsky

Deacon Michael & Phyllis Rovella

Dennis Svaldi

Gil & Jacqueline Van Lunsen

Michael Walsh

Mark & Sheila Zipse

General Donors Anonymous (41)

Kathryn Abbate

Perfecto & Ercilia Abeyta

Gary & Helen Almanza

Marvin Anderson

Manuel & Mary Archuleta

John Arnhold

Joseph & Christine Barela

Charles & Audrey Barnett

Federico Barraza

George Beauvais

Jerald Beavers

Herbert & Lucille Beeman

James & Glenda Bennett

Eugene & Ida Benson

Kenneth & Irene Berger

Ruben Bernal

Alice Berumen

George & Frances Besse

Alice Blaszak

Michael & Rae Ann Blazer

Michael Botello

Andrew & Ruth Bott

Jon Boylan

Christine Brabb

Lois Bryan

James & Roberta Burns

Dorothy Butcher

Warren & Marjorie Bystedt

Barbara Camerlo

Barbara Carr

Frank & Gail Carravetta

Gregory Chavez

Pedro Chavira

Linda Clark

Scott and Susan Coleman

Deborah Cooling-Davis

Gary & Lorrie Cornella

S upporting Catholic Philanthropy in our Diocese

Wayne Huber

Rev. Daniel Huber

Ruth Huber

Erven & Darlene Jacquez

Teresa Jaramillo

Amelia Jiron

Stephen Johnson

Paula Juinta

Maria Junta

Maureen Keenan

John & Mary Keilbach

Benny & Cheryl Kilgore

Ray Kogovsek

Lawrence Konz

Attila Kovacs

Larry & Billie Kramer

Rudolph & Bernice Krasovec

Edward Kulp

Edith Lindsey

David & Mary Lee Lobato

Jeanne Loomis

William & Maria Lopez

Jennie Lough

Pete & Bacilla Lucero

Priscilla Lucero

Al Lujan

Edward & Debra Lujan

M. & W. MacAskill

Richard & Mary-Jo Madison

Samuel & Julia Madrid

Deacon Terry & Marilyn Marinelli

John & Rosalyn Marquez

Joe & Fay Marquez

Shirley Marron

Yvonne Marshall

Jason & Jamie Martinez

Gerald Martinez

Helen Martinez

Robert Masias

Jayne Mazur

Pauline McCaffrey

Arlene McDermott

Pauline McDonald

Bette McFarren

Prudence Medina

Bernard & Clorinda Medina

Marianne Mercado

Gordon & Geraldine Messer

Harold & Flora Mestas

Mary Jo Mills

Bill & Anna Marie Moncrief

Anthony Montoya

Benedict & Wanda Montoya

Matthew & Sharon Mueller We regret any omissions or misspellings.

General Donors John & Candice Musso

Mary O’Connor

Daniel & Monica Oldenburg

Garnet Olguin

Hermes & Ernestina Olivas

Cecilia Ornelas

Gil & Martine Orr

Regina Ortega

Randy & Priscilla Padilla

Angelo & Sharon Palumbo

Michael & Ann Peterson

Charlotte Ponce

Andrew Quintana & Diane Valdez

Anthony & Kathryn Quintana

Adela Quintana

Luis & Mary Quintana

Lawrence & Rose Marie Raab

Rev. Leonard Racki

Ana Ramirez

Joseph & Mary Angela Ramirez

Katharine Redmond

Manuel & Mary Lou Regalado

José & Patricia Reyes

Marilyn Richardson

Ruben & Dolores Rodriguez

Ramon & Dr. Mary Ann Roldan

Henry & Anna Roman

Ruben Roman

Ruben & Rita Romero

Shannon Roybal

Lucita Ruybal

Jeffrey Ruybal

St. Michael Parish, Delta

Michael Salardino

Albert Sandoval

Carol Santarelli

Joseph & Annette Santistevan

Leo Scheberle

C. Anne Schmalz

James & Jean Schumacher

Janet Sciortino

John & Maria Elena Seidner

Don & Edna Silva

Marie Sisneros

Betty Smith

Thomas & Kathleen Spicer

Arthur Strawski

Fred & Agnes Suazo

Jeannie Telck

William & Kathleen Tembrock

Emilio Thomas

John Tordoff

Carol Trautt

Walter & Madlene Trujillo

Jerry Trujillo

Brinton Turner

Edmund & Gregoria Vallejo

Peter Van Steenbeeck

Helen Vaughn

Roy Vega

Edward Vela

Dimas & Mary Vigil

Philip & Lorraine Vigil

Virginia Vigil

C atholic Foundation donors continued...

Albert & Jennie Villa

James Wallace

Warren & Gail Weaver

Denis & Theresa Weber

Dennis & Georgeene White

Judy Widup

Hal Wiebers

Richard Willis

Robert & Elsie Wodishek

James Woytec

William Wunderlich

Bertha Yengich

Janie Zaitz

Richard Ziegler

We wish to recognize those individuals, past and

present, who have designated the Catholic

Foundation as a beneficiary of a legacy gift in a

Will, Trust or other Planned Giving instrument.

With these simple planned gifts, the Catholic

Foundation Legacy Society members will help

us do what we do today even better tomorrow.

+Christine Berry

Steve & Mary Jane Chargin

+Rev. William Connor

Ann B. Cvaniga

Rev. Robert Haberman

+Msgr. Howard Delaney

+Dominic & Christine Fratterelli

John & Helen Heit

Priscilla Lucero

+Elizabeth M. Marks

+José Ruybal

+Jerome Rykowski

+Rev. Louis C. Stovik

Sidney & Phyllis Martin

Richard & Constance Wathen

Ralph Williams

What will your Catholic legacy be? Please contact us if you would like to make a Legacy Gift to the Catholic

Foundation through your Will or other Estate Plan. It is a gift that costs

you nothing during your life, and it just might provide a lifetime of help

to others.

Catholic Foundation Legacy Society

+ Deceased

We thank our corporate supporters: Montgomery and Steward Funeral Directors

Pueblo Bank & Trust

St. Daniel the Prophet Parish, Ouray