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Leaving a Legacy: Free Will and Estate Planning with MyCatholicWill.com Remembering the Central Washington Catholic Foundation in your estate plans is an incredible way to show gratitude to God, express your Catholic identity, support the Catholic community and inspire change for future generations. A bequest to the Foundation may be the most tangible way to…
Experience Flexible Giving with a DAF A Donor Advised Fund, or DAF, is an investment account that allows a person to support a variety of charitable organizations, including the Central Washington Catholic Foundation. A DAF is a flexible, tax efficient, and simple way to support multiple non-profit organizations with one gift. Once established, a DAF…
Celebration of Faith 2023 Success! In October, over 300 supporters of the Central Washington Catholic Foundation gathered at the new St. Joseph Marquette Catholic School gym for the Celebration of Faith 2023. Led by Master of Ceremonies Kristin Moore, Director of Marketing and Enrollment for the Office for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle,…
SAVE THE DATE: Celebration of Faith 2023 The Celebration of Faith is excited to announce we will be gathering together again on Saturday, October 14th, 2023 from 5PM-9PM. A location for the event is still in the planning phase. The Foundation is excited to announce, that our keynote speaker will be the Most Reverend Joseph…
Bountiful Harvest: Faith in Education The Celebration of Faith is back and in person! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 15th, 2022 from 5PM – 9PM. This year, the event will be held at La Salle High School in Yakima and the Foundation will also be celebrating our “emerald anniversary.” The past twenty-years have been…
Grants and Program ApplicationsNOW OPEN! The Central Washington Catholic Foundation offers a variety of grants and programs to support Catholic educational institutions, students, and families in the Diocese of Yakima. The online applications are now open for the following: In this newsletter we also explain the importance of “leaving a legacy” and feature three of…
In this issue we hear from Doug Rich, the Director of Catholic Schools and Parish Facilities, as our schools start up for the new year. Also, we explore the new Digital Learning Fund and who has been awarded those grants, thus far. It has also been announced that the in-person, Celebration of Faith 2021, events have…
Our Central Washington Catholic Foundation supporters should be receiving the Spring Newsletter in their mailboxes shortly. This issue highlights some of the great work being done in our Parishes amidst the Covid pandemic, a letter from Bishop Tyson, and an article about the John Rodriquez-Kranz Scholarship as well as some pictures of students learning in our Catholic…
The Central Washington Catholic Foundation’s Winter Newsletter 2021 is now available for download. With the transition of Kathleen Wilmes leaving the Foundation and the welcoming of the new executive director, Nicole St. Mary-Franson, in addition to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Foundation did not release a newsletter this past fall. It is with excitement, that the Foundation unveils…