Koch Foundation 2010 Annual Report
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Young Catholics: Future Evangelists of the Faith FOUNDATION, INC. 2010 Annual Report Mission Statement Carl Koch’s belief that he was “just a steward of the finances given by God to use on His behalf” inspired the commitment he and his wife, Paula, made to founding the Koch Foundation in 1979. The Foundation’s goals are to strengthen and to propagate the Roman Catholic faith by providing grant support for a wide variety of evangelization efforts. In considering applications, major emphasis is placed on sound but financially needy evangelical programs. The Koch Foundation is international in scope with no geographical preference. Letter from the Executive Director The increase in the number of young Catholics brings the Church fresh energy and new ways of spreading the Catholic faith. As young Catholics care for their families, fulfill their employment responsibilities, and interact through numerous social networks, they develop new opportunities to evangelize. Whether using social media, holding discus- sion groups, serving in soup kitchens, becoming youth ministers, or evangelizing in vari- ous missions, these young Catholics have developed methods of spreading the faith that are extremely effective in today’s technological world. Parishes in dioceses worldwide have witnessed an increase in the participation of young adults in the Catholic faith. Young Catholics are learning more about Christ’s love and strengthening their commitment to their faith through their participation in an increasing number of ministries. Their spiritual hunger and their thirst for knowledge provide the Church opportunities to satisfy these needs by making these young adults integral parts of the universal Church and of the individual parishes. Other welcome challenges for the Church are the young adults who once called them- selves Catholic but now do not participate in their faith. New ways of conducting out- reach activities should be designed. By targeting their non-active peers and working to bring them back to the Church, active young Catholics are playing an essential role in spreading the Good News and expanding the Word. To assist their return to the Church, non-active young Catholics are being invited to share in ministry experiences. When John Paul II initiated the annual celebration of World Youth Day, he recognized the promise and the future of the Church were its youth. At the Inauguration ceremonies to World Youth Day in 1978, he said, “You are the future of the world, you are the hope of the Church, you are my hope.” Young Catholics are our hope as we guide them to follow the footsteps of Christ. Keeping them in touch with the Church as they strive to achieve their immediate and distant dreams ensures their spiritual development. They are not only the future of the Church, they are the promise of a profound commitment to the faith. In Christ’s Name, Carolyn Young Direct Evangelization “I am grateful to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me trustworthy in appointing me to the ministry.” Timothy: Chapter 1:12 Direct Evangelization Young Catholics are becoming more involved in religious activities that directly support, strengthen or spread the Faith. Whether it is a ministry for those incarcerated in Ameri- can prisons, the sacramental preparation of children in India studying for their First Communion, or classes to ready couples for marriage in Poland, these emergent Church leaders can be found joyfully sharing their beliefs. The Koch Foundation funds Direct Evangelization programs and religious activities that directly support, strengthen and spread the Catholic faith. Direct Evangelization Grantee Grant Amount Guest House, Inc. $10,000.00 Lake Orion,Michigan Holy Rosary Parish $5,000.00 San Antonio,Texas Newman Catholic Center $15,000.00 Amherst,Massachusetts St. Paul’s Catholic Newman Center $20,000.00 Fargo,North Dakota Divine Providence Congregation $15,000.00 San Antonio,Texas Catholic Charities of Central Texas $15,000.00 Austin,Texas Daughters of St. Mary of Providence $14,000.00 Chicago,Illinois St. Nicholas Ukrainian Eparchy of Chicago $15,000.00 Chicago,Illinois Marist Brothers of the Schools $10,000.00 Bayonne,New Jersey Franciscan Friars, St. Barbara Province $10,000.00 Berkeley,Califorina Monastery of the Holy Family $15,000.00 San Ysidro,Califorina Catholic Ministry to Deaf People, Inc. $10,000.00 Quezon City,Philippines St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County $15,000.00 San Mateo,Califorina Direct Evangelization Grantee Grant Amount Verbum Dei Missionaries $20,000.00 Madrid,Spain Society of St. Vincent de Paul $10,000.00 St. Louis,Missouri Holy Child Jesus Society, American Province $8,000.00 Drexel Hill,Pennsylvana Poor Clare Nuns $10,000.00 Abidjan,Ivory Coast St. Paul’s Catholic Parish, Kinyambu $8,000.00 Kibwezi,Kenya St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church $15,000.00 Moorhead,Minnesota St. William Catholic Church $11,000.00 Keystone Heights,Florida Providence House, Inc. $15,000.00 Brooklyn,New York Life Experience & Faith Sharing Association $15,000.00 New York,New York Rosalie Hall, Inc. $15,000.00 Bronx,New York St. Patrick Catholic Church $10,313.00 Phenix City,Alabama Holy Cross Congregation, District of East Africa $15,000.00 Kampala,Uganda Daughters of Divine Love Congregation $8,000.00 Enugu State,Nigeria Direct Evangelization Grantee Grant Amount Daughters of Divine Love Congregation $12,000.00 Enugu State,Nigeria St. Joseph Church $8,000.00 Waite Park,Minnesota Bethany House Ministries $15,000.00 Millis,Massachusette All Hallows College $10,000.00 Dublin,Ireland Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota $12,000.00 Little Falls,Minnesota Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa $10,000.00 Rift Valley,Kenya Palm Beach Diocese $8,000.00 Palm Beach Gardens,Florida St. Cloud Diocese $10,000.00 St. Cloud,Minnesota Marquette University $10,000.00 Milwaukee,Wisconsin Benedictine Sisters, Benet Hill Monastery, Inc. $20,000.00 Colorado Springs,Colorado St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church $8,000.00 Long Prairie,Minnesota LAMP Ministries, Inc. $15,000.00 Bronx,New York Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul $15,000.00 Dublin,Ireland Direct Evangelization Grantee Grant Amount Jesuit Refugee Service/USA $15,000.00 Washington,District of Columbia Poor Clare Sisters $15,000.00 Kokstad,South Africa Santa Rosa Diocese $10,000.00 Santa Rosa,Califorina St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish $8,000.00 Wilmington,Delaware Helena Diocese $10,000.00 Helena,Montana Baker Diocese $15,000.00 Bend,Oregon Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Inc. $15,000.00 Tucson,Arizona Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara $20,000.00 Rome,Italy Society of Mary $15,000.00 Wellington,New Zealand St. Jude Community Center $15,000.00 New Orleans,Louisiana San Felipe de Jesus Catholic Church $15,000.00 Brownsville,Texas Society of Jesus, Detroit Province $7,500.00 Detroit,Michigan Sisters of St. Ann $11,000.00 Lima,Peru Direct Evangelization Grantee Grant Amount Franciscan Friars of the Atonement $10,000.00 Garrison,New York Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish $15,000.00 St. Louis,Missouri Sisters of the Holy Faith $10,000.00 Dublin,Ireland Baltimore Archdiocese $20,000.00 Baltimore,Maryland Sisters of the Cross and Passion $15,000.00 Middleton,England Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation $10,000.00 Chicago,Illinois Living Stones Catholic Community $15,000.00 Kaunas,Lithuania Dominican Sisters of Peace $15,000.00 Columbus,Ohio St. John the Baptist Parish $10,000.00 Brooklyn,New York Christ the King Catholic Church $10,000.00 Fulton,Mississippi Catholic Campus Ministry at Southern Methodist University $10,000.00 Dallas,Texas Good Shepherd Sisters, Mid-North America Province $15,000.00 St. Louis,Missouri St. Joseph Church and School $20,000.00 Red Lake Falls,Minnesota Direct Evangelization Grantee Grant Amount Santa Fe Archdiocese $15,000.00 Albuquerque,New Mexico Franciscan Renewal Center, Inc. $15,000.00 Scottsdale,Arizona Dominican Sisters, Congregation of Blessed Imelda $20,000.00 Bratislava ,Slovakia Misericordia Sisters $10,000.00 Quebec,Canada United States Catholic Mission Association $15,000.00 Washington,District of Columbia Poor Clare Sisters of Cortona $10,000.00 Cortona,Italy Evangelizing Sisters of Mary Missionary Congregation $10,000.00 Nairobi,Kenya Catholic Rural Ministry $6,900.00 Port Allegany,Pennsylvania Neumann College $15,000.00 Aston,Pennsylvania Congregation of the Passionists, St. Paul of the Cross, Eastern Province $10,000.00 South River,New Jersey Instituto Fe y Vida $10,000.00 Stockton,Califorina Catholic Charities of La Crosse Diocese $15,000.00 La Crosse,Wisconsin Order of the Most Holy Trinity $5,000.00 Baltimore,Maryland Direct Evangelization Grantee Grant Amount Community of Holy Rosary and St. John the Evangelist $10,000.00 Columbus,Ohio Sisters of the Holy Faith $15,000.00 Downey,Califorina Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church $15,000.00 Tifton,Geogria Daughters of Charity, Bolivian Province $12,000.00 Cochabamba,Bolivia Sisters of Mercy Congregation, Zambia $15,000.00 Mazabuka,Zambia The Evangelical Catholic $8,000.00 Madison,Wisconsin Carmelite Missions $10,000.00 Darien,Illinois Sisters, Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick, Inc. $15,500.00 Bronx,New York L’Arche Harbor House $10,000.00 Jacksonville,Florida St. Lawrence Catholic Church $10,000.00 Buffalo,New York,USA Mary Mother of God Mission Society $15,000.00 St. Paul,Minnesota St. Joseph’s Apache Mission $15,000.00 Mescalaro,New Mexico St. Charles Lwanga Center $10,000.00 St. Louis,Missouri Direct Evangelization Grantee Grant Amount Sisters of the Order of St. Dominic $15,000.00 Amityville,New York Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House $8,970.00 Sparks,Maryland Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association $75,000.00 Washington,District of Columbia St. Philip Neri Catholic Mission $9,000.00 Hawthorne,Florida St.