Koch Foundation 2010 Annual Report
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. Andrew Catholic Church $15,000.00 Portland,Oregon
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center $10,000.00 Lawrence,Kansas
Holy Cross Sisters, Inc. $10,000.00 Notre Dame,Indiana
Catholic Rural Ministry II, Oil City Deanery $10,000.00 Oil City,Pennsylvania
St. Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church $15,000.00 Norwalk, Ohio
Stockton Diocese $15,000.00 Stockton,Califorina
Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters $20,000.00 Bowling Green,Kentucky
St. Felix of Cantalice Sisters, Mother of God Queen of Poland Province $10,000.00 Warsaw,Poland
Maryknoll Mission Association of the Faithful $15,000.00 Maryknoll,New York
Direct Evangelization
Grantee Grant Amount Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland $15,000.00 Pepper Pike,Ohio
Our Lady of Hope Catholic Parish $15,000.00 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Beaumont Diocese $10,000.00 Beaumont,Texas
Society of Jesus, China Province $20,000.00 Macau,China
Blessed Sacrament Sisters $10,000.00 Bensalem,Pennsylvania
St. Augustine Church and Catholic Student Center $8,000.00 Gainesville,Florida
Beirut Archeparchy $10,000.00 Beirut,Lebanon
St. Joseph’s Cathedral Parish $10,000.00 Jinja,Uganda
St. Joseph Seminary College $15,000.00 St. Benedict,Louisiana
Our Mother of Mercy Church/St. Therese of Lisieux Church $20,000.00 Gulfport,Mississippi
St. John Vianney Catholic Parish $7,500.00 Goodyear,Arizona
St. Madeleine Sophie Parish $10,000.00 High Springs,Florida Direct Evangelization
Grantee Grant Amount Catholic Medical Mission Board, Inc. $40,000.00 New York,New York
St. Luke Institute, Inc. $20,000.00 Silver Spring,Maryland
St. Pius V Church and School $15,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
School for Adult Catechesis $15,000.00 Kaunas,Lithuania
St. Bernard’s Catholic Church $15,000.00 Osceola,Iowa
Daughters of Mary and Joseph $30,000.00 Rancho Palos Verdes,Califorina
Society of Jesus, South Poland Province $10,000.00 Krakow,Poland
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service $10,000.00 Takoma Park,Maryland
Catholic Education Committee, Purwokerto $10,000.00 Jawa Tengah,Indonesia
Asuncion Archdiocese $5,000.00 Asuncion,Paraguay
Belleville Diocese $10,000.00 Belleville,Illinois
Poor Clare Sisters $10,000.00 Lubango,Angola Direct Evangelization
Grantee Grant Amount Poor Clare Sisters, St. Clare Monastery $15,000.00 Naples,Italy
Ternopil - Zboriv Eparchy $10,000.00 Ternopil,Ukraine
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio Direct Evangelization
Grantee Grant Amount Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
Glenmary Home Missioners $10,000.00 Cincinnati,Ohio
TOTAL $1,859,683.00
Preparation of Evangelists
“ For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all
those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.”
Acts Chapter 2 39:40 Preparation of Evangelists
Each year, many are called to a religious life dedicated to spreading His message, and among those answering that call are the young Catholics attending colleges and universities all over the world. Some are serving as catechists in remote substations, deacons in underprivileged parishes, and youth ministers to students who otherwise would have no contact with the Church. Others heed a deeper calling, and seek to join the consecrated men and women religious who for so many centuries have been the backbone of the Church’s missionary work.
The Koch Foundation funds Preparation of Evangelists formation programs and religious activities that prepare individuals and groups to proclaim the Good News of salvation through the Catholic faith.
Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Franciscan Friars Minor, Venetian Province of St. Anthony of Padua $15,000.00 Venice,Italy
Franciscan Center for Reflection $15,000.00 Guatemala,Guatemala
Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Ghana $6,000.00 Kumasi,Ghana
Guest House, Inc. $10,000.00 Lake Orion,Michigan
Kottayam Diocese $10,000.00 Kerala,India
Chaithanya Pastoral Center $10,000.00 Kerala,India
Berhampur Diocese $20,000.00 Orissa,India
Likulezi Catholic Catechetical Training Center $15,000.00 Namadzi,Malawi
Andean Pastoral Institute $10,000.00 Cusco,Peru
San Pablo Diocese $10,000.00 San Pablo City,Philippines
Boise Diocese $15,000.00 Boise,Idaho
Holy Ghost Fathers, Foundation of Kenya $15,000.00 Nairobi,Kenya Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Yauyos Prelature $10,000.00 Canete, Lima,Peru
Franciscan School of Theology, Franciscan Friars, St. Barbara Province $15,000.00 Berkeley,California
Kokstad Diocese $20,000.00 Natal,South Africa
Kabankalan Diocese $10,000.00 Negros Occidental,Philippines
Virac Diocese $6,753.00 Catanduanes,Philippines
Servants of the Plan of God $10,000.00 Lima,Peru
Reno Diocese $20,000.00 Reno,Nevada
St. Paul the Hermit Church $5,062.00 Tamil Nadu,India
Barmariam Pastoral Center $9,000.00 Kannur,India
Society of Jesus, Chicago Province $9,600.00 Chicago,Illinois
Fellowship of Catholic University Students, Inc. $15,000.00 Denver,Colorado
Warangal Diocese $7,300.00 Andhra Pradesh,India Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Multicultural Institute $10,000.00 Berkeley,California
Society of Jesus, Chicago Province $15,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
Lay Mission-Helpers Association $15,000.00 Los Angeles,Califorina
Huancavelica Diocese $10,000.00 Huancavelica,Peru
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity $15,000.00 Kansas City,Missouri
International Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family $15,000.00 Trumau,Austria
St. Paul’s Outreach, Inc. $15,000.00 West St. Paul,Minnesota
Institute of Theological & Pastoral Studies $6,000.00 Sin el Fil 901, Beirut,Lebanon
Marianists, U.S. Province $20,000.00 St. Louis,Missouri
Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions $20,000.00 Washington,District of Columbia
Keren Eparchy $10,000.00 Keren,Eritrea
Barentu Eparchy $15,000.00 Barentu,Eritrea Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Beaumont Diocese $10,000.00 Beaumont,Texas
Loyola Marymount University $15,000.00 Los Angeles,Califorina
Catholic World Mission $20,000.00 Hamden,Connecticut
Sacred Heart of Jesus Missionary Sisters $15,000.00 New York, New York
Southeast Regional Office for Hispanic Ministry, Inc. $15,000.00 Miami, Florida
Jesuit Volunteer Corps $20,000.00 Baltimore,Maryland
Heart’s Home USA $10,000.00 Brooklyn,New York
Purwokerto Diocese $10,000.00 Jawa Tengah,Indonesia
Rural Missionary Solidarity Service Foundation (SOLMIRU) $15,000.00 Santiago,Chile
Volunteer Missionary Movement $15,000.00 Greendale,Wisconsin
Kanyakine Parish $10,000.00 Meru,Kenya
Regional Pastoral Institute, Brazil $15,000.00 Para,Brazil Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Galapagos Apostolic Vicariate $15,000.00 San Cristobal, Galapagos,Ecuador
Society of the Divine Word, Chicago Province $20,000.00 Techny,Illinois
Religious Formation Conference $10,000.00 Silver Spring,Maryland
Instituto de Formacion Filosofica Intercongregacional de Mexico $10,000.00 Jalisco,Mexico
Franciscan Federation - Morocco $15,000.00 Rabat, Morocco
Jesuits of the New Orleans Province $20,000.00 New Orleans,Louisiana
Resurrection Congregation, US Province $15,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
Dominican Order of the Catholic Church, Mexican Province $20,000.00 Houston,Texas
Barnabite Fathers, Manila $15,000.00 Marikina City,Philippines
Redemptoris Mater Diocesan Seminary $15,000.00 Niederosterreich,Austria
Yauyos Prelature $15,000.00 Canete, Lima,Peru
National Conference of Diocesan Vocations Directors $10,000.00 Huntington,New York Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Franciscan Monastery, Custody of the Holy Land $18,000.00 Washington,District of Columbia
Franciscan Friars Minor, Venetian Province of St. Anthony of Padua $15,000.00 Venice ,Italy
Nha Trang Diocese $10,000.00 Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa,Vietnam
Augustinian Order, Our Mother of Good Counsel Province $15,000.00 Olympia Fields, Illinois
University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary $15,000.00 Mundelein,Illinois
Oratory of St. Philip Neri Congregation $15,000.00 Brooklyn, New York
Society for the Propagation of the Faith, NY $300,000.00 New York,New York
Franciscan Friars Minor, Seraphic Province of St. Francis $20,000.00 S. Maria Deglie Angeli ,Italy
Redemptorist Fathers and Brothers, Denver Province $15,000.00 Denver,Colorado
Las Cruces Diocese $15,000.00 Las Cruces,New Mexico
Redemptorist Fathers and Brothers, Denver Province $15,000.00 Denver,Colorado
Crosier Fathers and Brothers Province $15,000.00 Phoenix,Arizona Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Franciscan Friars Minor, Seraphic Province of St. Francis $20,000.00 S. Maria Deglie Angeli ,Italy
Sioux Falls Diocese $15,000.00 Sioux Falls,South Dakota
Franciscan Order, Province of the Holy Family $15,000.00 Cairo,Egypt
Legion of Christ Canada, Inc. $20,000.00 Ontario,Canada
Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word $30,000.00 Irondale,Alabama
Carmelite Missions $10,000.00 Darien,Illinois
Austin Diocese $15,000.00 Austin,Texas
Stamford Diocese $15,000.00 Stamford,Connecticut
Franciscan Friars, Vice Province of St. Benedict of the Amazon $15,000.00 Santarem - Para,Brazil
Oblates of the Virgin Mary, St. Ignatius Province $15,000.00 Boston,Massachusetts
Montfort Missionaries, U.S. Province $15,000.00 Ozone Park, New York
Benedictine Monks of Chicago $10,000.00 Chicago,Illinois Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary $15,000.00 Kerala,India
St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary $15,000.00 Kerala,India
Holy Saviour Major Seminary $20,000.00 Asmara, Central Zone,Eritrea
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement $15,000.00 Garrison,New York
St. Augustine Diocese $14,000.00 Jacksonville,Florida
Holy Cross Congregation, Eastern Province $15,000.00 Bridgeport,Connecticut
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Missionaries $15,000.00 Fairfield,Pennsylvania
Fajardo-Humacao Diocese $15,000.00 Fajardo,Puerto Rico
Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary $15,000.00 Kearny,New Jersey
Benedictine Fathers of Sacred Heart Mission, St. Gregory’s Abbey $15,000.00 Shawnee,Oklahoma
Conception Abbey, Inc. $10,000.00 Conception,Missouri
Discalced Carmelite Friars, California-Arizona Province $20,000.00 Redlands,Califorina Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Belleville Diocese $10,000.00 Belleville,Illinois
St. Joseph’s Monastery, Jatai, Benedictine Monks $15,000.00 Goias,Brazil
Franciscan Friars, St. Francis of Assisi Province $6,778.00 Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
Dominican Fathers & Brothers, Southern Province $15,000.00 Metairie,Louisiana
Angelic Sisters of St. Paul $8,800.00 Rizal,Philippines
Lovers of the Holy Cross Sisters, Los Angeles $15,000.00 Gardena,California
Poor Clares Monastery, Kamonyi $15,000.00 Kigali,Rwanda
Poor Clares Monastery, Kamonyi $10,000.00 Kigali,Rwanda
Sisters of St. Benedict $15,000.00 Crookston,Minnesota
Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters $20,000.00 Chula Vista,California
Ursuline Franciscan Congregation, Northeast Province $8,693.00 Nagaland,India
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth $10,000.00 Nazareth,Kentucky Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount St. Ann Sisters $20,000.00 Bamenda,Cameroon
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Sisters $12,000.00 Lagos State,Nigeria
African Benedictine Sisters of St. Agnes Chipole $20,000.00 Peramiho,Tanzania
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Sacred Heart of Jesus Province $15,000.00 Karnataka,India
Lovers of the Holy Cross of Go Vap $15,000.00 Ho Chi Minh City,Viet Nam
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family $15,000.00 Komorow,Poland
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family $15,000.00 Komorow,Poland
Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary, Latin America Province $4,000.00 Lima,Peru
Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus $15,000.00 Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Carmelite Missions $10,000.00 Darien,Illinois
Carmelite Missions $10,000.00 Darien,Illinois
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill $15,000.00 Chicago,Illinois Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ $20,000.00 Prayer Town,Texas
Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist $20,000.00 Ann Arbor,Michigan
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Korean Province $15,000.00 Kwang’ju,Korea
Poor Clares of Nigeria $15,000.00 Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State,Nigeria
St. Anthony of Padua Monastery $15,000.00 Coahuila,Mexico
Marian Community of Reconciliation $15,000.00 Lima,Peru
Daughters of Mary Immaculate Congregation $8,000.00 San Antonio,Texas
Institute of the Sisters of Our Lady of Carmel $10,000.00 Fairview, Quezon City,Philippines
St. Ann Sisters $15,000.00 Parana,Brazil
Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation $15,000.00 Nashville,Tennessee
Poor Clares, Monastery of Our Lady of Light $15,000.00 Bungoma,Kenya
Sisters of Our Lady of Nazareth $30,000.00 Suva,Fiji Islands Preparation of Evangelists
Grantee Grant Amount Catholic Theological Union $20,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
TOTAL $2,179,986.00 Mass Media
“Thus faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.”
Romans Chapter 10:17 Mass Media
Each year, many are called to a religious life dedicated to spreading His message, and among those answering that call are the young Catholics attending colleges and universities all over the world. Some are serving as catechists in remote substations, deacons in underprivileged parishes, and youth ministers to students who otherwise would have no contact with the Church. Others heed a deeper calling, and seek to join the consecrated men and women religious who for so many centuries have been the backbone of the Church’s missionary work.
The Koch Foundation funds Preparation of Evangelists formation programs and religious activities that prepare individuals and groups to proclaim the Good News of salvation through the Catholic faith.
Mass Media
Grantee Grant Amount St. Jude Rido Catholic Primary School, Nyenga $5,000.00 Jinja,Uganda
Society of Mary $20,000.00 Wellington,New Zealand
Marianists, U.S. Province $5,000.00 St. Louis,Missouri
Liturgical Catechetical Institute $15,000.00 Eastern Highlands Province,Papua New Guinea
Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd $10,000.00 Ontario,Canada
Our Lady of Carmen Parish $15,000.00 Santo Domingo,Ecuador
Catholic Media Center $15,000.00 Kyiv,Ukraine
Catholic Charities, Chicago Archdiocese $8,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
Carmelites of Mary Immaculate $10,000.00 Kerala,India
Nebbi Diocese $8,000.00 Nebbi,Uganda
Redemptorist Fathers and Brothers, Denver Province $15,000.00 Denver,Colorado
RAKAMA F.M. Radio $20,000.00 Vohipeno,Madagascar Mass Media
Grantee Grant Amount Relevant Radio $15,000.00 Green Bay,Wisconsin
Lebanese Maronite Missionaries $10,000.00 Jounieh,Lebanon
Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of St. Josaphat in Parma $10,000.00 Parma,Ohio
Santa Rosa Diocese $10,000.00 Santa Rosa,California
Ukrainian Catholic University $8,000.00 Oblast,Ukraine
Wordnet Productions $10,000.00 San Bernardino,California
St. Louis University Parish $2,445.00 Baguio City,Philippines
TOTAL $211,445.00 Catholic Schools
Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept
the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.”
Luke Chapter 18:17 Catholic Schools
Following a period of increased secularism, where public education was preferred over parochial, there has been an apparent resurgence in the number of families seeking a Catholic education for their children. In these challenging economic times many Catho- lic schools are struggling but persevering by providing a quality education, both in faith and learning, to all pupils.
The Koch Foundation continues to support Catholic education for all, both at home and abroad, so as to insure that future generations will benefit from the strong values and sense of responsibility that Catholic Schools instill. Catholic Schools
Grantee Grant Amount Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate $10,000.00 San Antonio,Texas
St. James Catholic School $5,000.00 Highwood,Illinois
Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic High School $15,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
Society of Jesus, Czech Province $15,000.00 Prague,Czech Republic
Charity Sisters of Leavenworth $20,000.00 Leavenworth,Kansas
St. Francis of Assisi School $3,000.00 Pikeville,Kentucky
Society for Faith and Children’s Education $3,600.00 Green Bay,WI,USA
St. Joseph Catholic School $10,000.00 Madison,Mississippi
Erie Diocese $10,000.00 Erie,Pennsylvania
St. John’s Secondary School $7,000.00 Sekondi, Western Region,Ghana
Ursuline Sisters of Sumasco $10,000.00 Negros Oriental,Philippines
St. Elizabeth High School $15,000.00 Oakland,Califorina Catholic Schools
Grantee Grant Amount Mount Carmel High School $15,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
St. Mary’s Mission Church & School $20,000.00 Red Lake,Minnesota
St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey High School $15,000.00 Omaha,Nebraska
St. Joseph Sisters $7,000.00 Brentwood,New York
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians $15,000.00 Haledon,New Jersey
Christian Brothers, Southern African District $8,000.00 Boksburg,South Africa
Marist Brothers of the Schools $15,000.00 Bayonne,New Jersey
Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School, Inc. $15,000.00 New Orleans,Louisiana
St. Martin de Porres High School $10,000.00 Waukegan,Illinois
Djibouti Diocese $10,000.00 Djibouti,Djibouti
Holy Savior Catholic Academy $15,000.00 Wichita,Kansas
St. Martin de Porres School $10,000.00 Oakland,Califorina Catholic Schools
Grantee Grant Amount Catholic Institute of Education $7,000.00 Johannesburg,South Africa
Brothers of the Christian Schools, Midwest District $10,000.00 Burr Ridge,Illinois
St. Mary’s Academy $20,000.00 Champlain,New York
Stratford Catholic Regional School System $10,000.00 Stratford,Connecticut
Apostles of Jesus Missionary Congregation $8,000.00 Nairobi,Kenya
Sicuani Prelature $10,500.00 Via Cusco,Peru
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Community $20,000.00 Ashland,Wisconsin
Society of Jesus, Chicago Province $10,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
Holy Cross Sisters, Inc. $10,000.00 Notre Dame,Indiana
Guardian Catholic Schools $15,000.00 Jacksonville,Florida
Joplin Area Catholic Schools $15,000.00 Joplin,Missouri
Nativity Miguel Network of Schools $20,000.00 Washington,District of Columbia Catholic Schools
Grantee Grant Amount Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life, Tri-Cities $8,740.00 Richland,Washington
Hartford Archdiocese $20,000.00 Hartford,Connecticut
Benedictine Sisters $10,000.00 Elizabeth,New Jersey
Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa of San Jose $15,000.00 Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
St. Ann’s Church & School $15,000.00 Carthage,Missouri
Jesuits of the New Orleans Province $12,000.00 New Orleans,Louisiana
Redemptorist Fathers and Brothers, Denver Province $6,125.00 Denver, Colorado
Queen of Peace Catholic Church $10,000.00 Gainesville,Florida
Bishop Ward High School $15,000.00 Kansas City,Kanasa
South City Deanery Parish School of Religion $15,000.00 Saint Louis,Missouri
Augustinian Order, Our Mother of Good Counsel Province $10,000.00 Olympia Fields,Illinois
Catholic Central School $20,000.00 Buffalo,New York Catholic Schools
Grantee Grant Amount St. Francis Catholic High School $15,000.00 Gainesville,Florida
St. Mary’s Girls’ Secondary School $10,000.00 Isiolo,Kenya
Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School $15,000.00 East St. Louis,Illinois
Corpus Christi School $20,000.00 Falls Church,Virgina
TOTAL $650,965.00 Capital Expenditures
“ The Lord said to him:
“I have heard the prayer of petition which you offered in my presence. I have consecrated this temple which you have built;
I confer my name upon it forever, and my eyes and my heart
shall be there always.”
1 Kings Chapter 9:3 Capital Expenditures
As the Church continues to grow, the need to expand and build remains constant. Older church buildings and schools, long in service, are reaching important anniversaries in desperate need of upgrades and renovations that will allow them to continue to provide a safe and welcoming place of worship, as well as help keep them relevant in an ever changing, ever more modernized world. Convents and abbeys, friaries and seminaries, must also expand and renovate in order to accommodate new aspirants to their orders.
The Koch Foundation provides support for Capital Expenditures which include the con- struction or repair of church buildings, convents, monasteries, and religious formation centers worldwide. Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount St. Joseph’s Parish $17,000.00 Gvardiejsk,Russia
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate $20,000.00 Maseru,South Africa
L’Arche Chicago $20,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
Jasikan Diocese $10,000.00 Jasikan,Ghana
Sacred Heart Brothers, Angelo Province $20,000.00 Tamil Nadu,India
Port-de-Paix Diocese $10,000.00 Port-de-Paix,Haiti
St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish, Gaspard $15,000.00 Port-de-Paix,Haiti
St. Paul of Chartres Sisters, Saigon Province $15,000.00 Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
Daughters of Mary $15,000.00 Tabora,Tanzania
Carmelites of Mary Immaculate $10,000.00 Machakos,Kenya
Machakos Diocese $15,000.00 Machakos,Kenya
Peter Cao Parish $10,000.00 Binh Thuan,Vietnam Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount San Marcos Evangelista Parish $8,000.00 Flores City, Peten,Guatemala
Missionaries of Compassion $15,000.00 Andhra Pradesh,India
Jyoti Bhavan Church Society $2,500.00 Maharashtra,India
St. Mary Queen of the Apostles Parish, Chomachankola $15,000.00 Nzega, Tabora,Tanzania
Poor Clare Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament $20,000.00 Rome,Italy
Franciscan Handmaids of the Good Shepherd $5,000.00 Kerala,India
Velké Slemence Greek Catholic Church $15,000.00 Velké Slemence,Slovakia
Franciscan Clarist Congregation, Nirmalrani Province $15,000.00 Kerala,India
Franciscan Foundation for Russia and Kazakhstan $10,000.00 Almaty,Kazakhstan
Holy Cross Congregation, Indiana Province $30,000.00 Notre Dame,Indiana
Molopo District Catholic Church $15,000.00 Mmabatho,South Africa
Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Sierra Leone $15,000.00 Freetown,Sierra Leone Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Evangelizing Sisters of Mary Missionary Congregation $10,000.00 Nairobi,Kenya
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY $15,000.00 St. Bonaventure,New York
Daughters of Divine Love Congregation $15,000.00 Enugu, Enugu State,Nigeria
Christ the King Catholic Parish $15,000.00 Kamieskroon,South Africa
Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary Parish $15,000.00 Zachodniopomorskie,Poland
St. Joseph’s Parish, Bechem $10,000.00 Bechem, B/A,Ghana
St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Chaplaincy $10,000.00 Kaliro - Kampala,Uganda
Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph $10,000.00 Kisii,Kenya
Zomba Diocese $5,000.00 Zomba,Malawi
Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration $30,000.00 Warsaw,Poland
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish $15,000.00 Babahoyo, Los Rios,Ecuador
Franciscan Sisters of the Poor Foundation, Inc. $15,000.00 New York,New York Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Coprodeli USA $15,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
Holy Cross Brothers, Midwest Province $20,000.00 Note Dame,Indiana
Notre Dame School $20,000.00 New York,New York
St. Joseph Parish $4,444.00 Tamban, Tinambac 4426, Camarines Sur,Philippines
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart $15,000.00 Dublin, Ireland
Munithu Parish $8,000.00 Meru,Kenya
Cheyo Parish Elect $7,000.00 Tabora,Tanzania
St. Matthew’s Parish, Moree $15,000.00 Cape Coast,Ghana
St. Augustine’s School Chaplaincy $10,000.00 Bogoso, Ghana
St. Brother Albert’s Catholic Parish $20,000.00 Lebork,Poland
St. Alfred Parish, Jema $15,000.00 Elubo, Western Region,Ghana
Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Urambo $10,000.00 Urambo,Tabora,Tanzania Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Tabora Archdiocese $15,000.00 Tabora,Tanzania
Little Servants of Mary Immaculate, St. Charles Lwanga Province $6,000.00 Lusaka,Zambia
Little Servants of Mary Immaculate, St. Charles Lwanga Province $10,000.00 Lusaka,Zambia
Magadi Catholic Parish $10,000.00 Magadi,Kenya
Malole Catholic Parish $8,654.00 Kasama,Zambia
St. John’s Parish $10,000.00 Euthini,Malawi
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church $50,000.00 Long Beach,Mississippi
St. Louise Parish School $250,000.00 Bellevue,Washington
St. Joseph’s Meru Major Seminary $11,539.00 Nairobi,Kenya
Daughters of Mercy of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis $15,000.00 Rome,Italy
Living Waters International, Inc. $15,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
St. Ann Sisters of Providence $10,000.00 Andhra Pradesh,India Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Deen Bandhu Samaj $10,000.00 Chhattisgarh,India
Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese $15,000.00 Kerala,India
Jhabua Diocese $10,000.00 Madhya Pradesh,India
Salesians of Don Bosco $15,000.00 Assam,India
Mother of Carmel Congregation, Jaya Matha Province $20,000.00 Kerala,India
Teresian Carmelite Congregation, Amala Province $10,000.00 Tamil Nadu,India
Salesians of Don Bosco $6,000.00 Assam,India
Holy Cross Fathers, South India Province $10,000.00 Karnataka,India
Sisters of the Divine Savior $15,000.00 Milwaukee,Wisconsin
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, South India Province $15,000.00 India
Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul $10,000.00 Da Lat, Lam Dong Province,Vietnam
Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Dodi-Papase $5,000.00 Jasikan,Ghana Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount St. Joseph’s Mission, Mataleng $15,000.00 Barkly West,South Africa
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul $20,000.00 Bronx,New York
St. Felix of Cantalice Sisters, Mother of God Queen of Poland Province $20,000.00 Warsaw,Poland
Society of African Missions $15,000.00 Cork,Ireland
St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish $5,000.00 Camarines Sur,Philippines
St. Michael the Archangel Sisters, Olomore $25,000.00 Ibara, Nigeria
St. Louis Sisters, Nigerian Province $15,000.00 Orogun, Nigeria
Divine Word Missionaries $10,000.00 Andhra Pradesh,India
Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, Central Eastern Province $20,000.00 Onitsha, Nigeria
St. John the Evangelist Parish, Kabenlasuazo $15,600.00 Half Assini, Ghana
Holy Family Parish, Ipuli $15,000.00 Tabora,Tanzania
Sisters of the Mother of God of Loreto $20,000.00 Warsaw,Poland Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount St. Joseph of Carondelet Sisters, Albany Province $30,000.00 Latham,New York
Benedictine Sisters of Erie $20,000.00 Erie,Pennsylvania
Daughters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus $10,000.00 Fort Portal,Uganda
Grail Sisters $10,000.00 Mwanga,Tanzania
St. Benedict Parish, Mabugai $25,000.00 Lushoto,Tanzania
St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Kwesimintsim $10,000.00 Takoradi, Western Region,Ghana
St. Anthony Catholic Church $10,000.00 Accra,Ghana
Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Brothers (S.C.I.M.) $10,000.00 Iringa,Tanzania
St. Michael Catholic Parish, Asankran Bremang $15,000.00 Asankrangwa,Ghana
St. Ludovic Catholic Parish, Ulyankulu $5,866.00 Tabora,Tanzania
St. James Catholic Church $10,000.00 Ilesa,Nigeria
Tho Loc Parish $10,000.00 Dong Nai,Vietnam Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Parish, Kereita $15,000.00 Uplands,Kenya
St. Mary Mother of God Parish $15,000.00 Donkorkrom, Eastern Region,Ghana
Piarist Fathers, Polish Province $10,000.00 Krakow,Poland
Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert $20,000.00 Blanco,New Mexico
Uganda Martyrs’ Misigi Parish $10,000.00 Mityana,Uganda
St. Antony’s Orphanage $3,500.00 Kerala,India
Sisters of the Order of Augustinian Recollects $15,000.00 San Luis Potosi,Mexico
Good Shepherd Sisters, New York Province $20,000.00 Astoria,New York
St. Vlasa Church $15,000.00 Zhytomyr Oblast,Ukraine
Our Lady of Visitation Church, Timau Parish $10,000.00 Timau,Kenya
Carmelite Missions $10,000.00 Darien,Illinois
Carmelite Missions $10,000.00 Darien,Illinois Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Carmelite Missions $10,000.00 Darien,Illinois
Carmelite Missions $10,000.00 Darien,Illinois
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Living Waters International, Inc. $8,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Living Waters International, Inc. $20,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
St. Anthony’s Parish $15,000.00 Twifo Hemang, Central Region,Ghana Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Discalced Carmelite Order, Krakow Province $10,000.00 Krakow,Poland
Missionaries of Little Flower Congregation $15,000.00 Kerala,India
Society of Nirmala Dasi Sisters $15,000.00 Kerala,India
St. Paul’s Church, Methotty $5,000.00 Kerala,India
Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa $15,000.00 Musoma,Tanzania
Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School $20,000.00 Chicago,Illinois
Christ the King Catholic Parish $20,000.00 Jackson,Mississippi
Civil Society St. Rafael $15,000.00 Para,Brazil
Holy Name of Jesus Parish $20,000.00 Wyoming,Michigan
Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters $20,000.00 Rancagua,Chile
Kyankwanzi Chaplaincy and Institutions $10,000.00 Mityana,Uganda
Our Lady Queen of Angels Bukalagi Parish $10,000.00 Mityana,Uganda Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount St. Matia Mulumba Parish, Kiganda $8,000.00 Mityana,Uganda
Our Lady Source of Joy Kasambya Parish $15,000.00 Mubende,Uganda
Our Lady of Presentation Ndibata Catholic Parish $15,000.00 Mityana,Uganda
Mother of Sorrows Servants of Mary Congregation $15,000.00 Tamil Nadu,India
St. Francis de Sales Missionaries, Nagpur Province $15,000.00 Maharashtra,India
Our Lady Queen of Africa Sisters $14,000.00 Sumbawanga,Tanzania
Our Lady Queen of Africa Sisters $10,000.00 Sumbawanga,Tanzania
Parma Byzantine Catholic Eparchy $15,000.00 Parma,Ohio
Blessed Mariam Thresia Church $15,000.00 Delhi,India
St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish $50,000.00 New Orleans,Louisiana
St. James the Apostle Parish, Yanaoca $10,000.00 Sicuani, Cuzco,Peru
St. Michael Indian School $15,000.00 St. Michaels,Arizonia Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount St. Joseph of Fonds-Parisien Parish $20,000.00 Port-au-Prince,Haiti
Emmaus Center for Human Values $20,000.00 Matamoros,Mexico
Our Lady of Pompei Church $20,000.00 Baltimore,Maryland
Society of Jesus, South Poland Province $15,000.00 Krakow,Poland
Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles $20,000.00 Alhambra,California
Daughters of Mary Immaculate Congregation $15,000.00 San Antonio,Texas
Congregation of the Mission, Nigeria (Vincentians) $15,000.00 Enugu, Enugu State,Nigeria
Asmara Catholic Theological Institute $15,000.00 Asmara,Eritrea
St. Mary Romanian Catholic Church $25,000.00 McKeesport,Pennsylvania
Munkeby Monastery $30,000.00 Levanger,Norway
Society of Jesus, South Poland Province $15,000.00 Krakow,Poland
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary $15,000.00 Scranton,Pennsylvania
Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary $10,000.00 Scranton,Pennsylvania
Marianists, U.S. Province $15,000.00 St. Louis,Missouri
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, Kenya Region $10,000.00 Eldoret,Kenya
Bannakaroli Brothers $10,000.00 Kyotera,Uganda
King Christ Church $20,000.00 Da Lat, Lam Dong Province,Vietnam
Salesians of Don Bosco, ZMB Vice Province $10,000.00 Lusaka,Zambia
Angelic Sisters of St. Paul $20,000.00 Maumere,Indonesia
Jesed Community $10,000.00 Monterrey,Mexico
Daughters of Mary $10,000.00 Masaka,Uganda
Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd $20,000.00 Momence,Illinois
St. Madeleine Sophie Parish $20,000.00 High Springs,Florida Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Holy Cross Congregation, Eastern Province $15,000.00 Bridgeport,Connecticut
St. Therese Sisters of the Child Jesus $4,750.00 Kagera Region, Bukoba,Tanzania
Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Brazil Province $20,000.00 Sao Paulo,Brazil
Discalced Carmelite Friars, California-Arizona Province $58,400.00 Redlands,California
Maguu Parish $6,000.00 Peramiho,Tanzania
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Dakao $20,000.00 Ho Chi Minh City,Viet Nam SS. Peter & Paul Church $15,000.00 Chmelnytska,Ukraine
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Zambia Delegation $20,000.00 Lusaka,Zambia
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Asem Asa $15,000.00 Takoradi, Ghana
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Egyam $15,000.00 Takoradi, Ghana
Chisinau Diocese $20,000.00 Chisinau,Moldova
Sisters of St. Anne of Tiruchirapalli $8,510.00 Tamil Nadu,India
Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount St. Anthony Parish, Ntonsu $20,000.00 Mampong, Ashanti,Ghana
St. Agnes Home for Children $5,000.00 Tamil Nadu,India
Daughters of St. Francis de Sales, Katani $10,000.00 Nairobi,Kenya
Con En Parish $15,000.00 An Giang Province,Vietnam
St. Ann Missionary Sisters $15,000.00 Morogoro,Tanzania
St. Margaret’s Kasaba Parish $10,000.00 Mansa,Zambia
Opifices Christi Missionary Priests $15,000.00 Pangasinan,Philippines
Sisters of Mercy $10,000.00 Mansa,Zambia
Ban Lim Parish $8,000.00 Lang Son,Viet Nam
Soddo-Hosanna Apostolic Vicariate $15,000.00 Wolayta Soddo,Ethiopia
St. Joseph Society of the Sacred Heart $50,000.00 Baltimore,Maryland
Kinh Ba Parish $20,000.00 Ca Mau,Vietnam Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Discalced Carmelite Friars, Manjummel Province $10,000.00 Kerala,India
Hiep Hoa Parish $10,000.00 Kien Giang,Vietnam
All Saints of Ukrainian People Parish $15,000.00 Ternopi,Ukraine
Nebbi Diocese $8,000.00 Nebbi,Uganda
Nebbi Diocese $8,000.00 Nebbi,Uganda
St. Peter’s Catholic Church $20,000.00 St. John’s,Grenada
St. Gabriel Co-Cathedral Parish $9,600.00 Konongo,Ghana
Kokstad Diocese $15,000.00 Kokstad,South Africa
Our Lady of Fatima Church $15,000.00 Port-de-Paix ,Haiti
Xavier Society for the Blind $10,000.00 New York,New York
Franciscan Missionary Brothers, St. John de Britto Southeast Region $8,000.00 Tamil Nadu,India
Christ the Redeemer Parish $10,864.00 La Paz,Bolivia Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Chulucanas Diocese $10,000.00 Chulucanas, Piura,Peru
St. Peter’s Parish $5,000.00 Takoradi, Western Region,Ghana
Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Gulu $7,000.00 Gulu,Uganda
Sisters of St. Francis $20,000.00 Oldenburg,Indiana
St. John the Evangelist Parish $10,000.00 Takoradi, Western Region,Ghana
Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary of Guam $15,000.00 Yona,Guam
Mother of Divine Shepherd Mulajje Catholic Parish $10,000.00 Wobulenzi,Uganda
Byzantine Eparchy of Van Nuys $15,000.00 Phoenix,Arizonia
Living Waters International, Inc. $10,000.00 Deerbrook,Wisconsin
Santwady Needy Children’s Home $1,750.00 Maharashtra,India
Christuvan Church and Orphanage, Gomini $1,597.00 Maharashtra,India
Sisters, Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick $20,000.00 Newbury Park,Califorina Capital Expenditures
Grantee Grant Amount Daughters of Mary Immaculate Congregation $15,000.00 San Antonio,Texas
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Mukono $10,000.00 Mukono,Uganda
St. Edward Catholic Church $10,000.00 Starke,Florida
St. Vincent de Paul Residence $15,000.00 Bronx,New York
Trenton Diocese $10,000.00 Lawrenceville,New Jersey
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Mpohor $19,000.00 Takoradi,Ghana
Apostles of the Interior Life $15,000.00 Lawrence,Kansas
St. Joseph Parish, La Croix $10,000.00 Port-de-Paix,Haiti
Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese $15,000.00 Mityana,Uganda
Chibote Parish $5,000.00 Kawambwa,Zambia
TOTAL $3,438,574.00
GRAND TOTAL $8,340,653.00 KOCH FOUNDATION, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Directors, Koch Foundation, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets, liabilities and net assets – modified cash basis of Koch Foundation, Inc. (the Foundation), as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of receipts and disbursements and changes in net assets – modified cash basis and cash flows – modified cash basis for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Foundation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As described in Note 2, these financial statements were prepared on the modified cash receipts and disbursements basis of accounting, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the assets, liabilities and net assets of Koch Foundation, Inc. as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, and its receipts and disbursements and changes in net assets and cash flows for the years then ended, on the modified cash receipts and disbursements basis of accounting described in Note 2.
Gainesville, Florida July 26, 2010
- 1 - KOCH FOUNDATION, INC. STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS - MODIFIED CASH BASIS MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
2010 2009
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents Cash $ 45,018 $ 88,421 Money market fund 4,617,005 8,884,216 Total cash and cash equivalents 4,662,023 8,972,637
Investments, note 2(c): Foreign bonds and bond funds (cost - $6,098,000 as of March 31, 2010 and 2009) 6,031,646 5,294,510 Private equities (cost - $2,245,417 and $2,934,066 as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively) 2,202,653 2,174,018 U.S. Corporate bonds (cost - $1,811,603 and $1,082,539 as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively) 1,941,400 941,200 Stocks and mutual funds (cost - $83,647,954 and $85,997,626 as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively), net of $802,286 and $607,179 stock options sold as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively 101,293,492 69,468,532 Total investments 111,469,191 77,878,260
Property and equipment, net 316,144 348,769
Total assets 116,447,358 87,199,666
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 22,414 17,967
Net assets $ 116,424,944 $ 87,181,699
The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
- 2 - KOCH FOUNDATION, INC. STATEMENTS OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - MODIFIED CASH BASIS FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
2010 2009 Receipts Interest $ 28,354 $ 90,009 Dividends 2,242,574 3,008,453 Tax refund 566 - Return of charitable distributions 15,000 66,896 Total receipts 2,286,494 3,165,358
Disbursements Charitable distributions 8,320,653 10,603,227 Management and general 502,107 515,010 Investment expense 465,565 578,833 Foreign tax 42,454 70,474 Federal excise tax - 220,561 Total disbursements 9,330,779 11,988,105
Deficiency of receipts under disbursements before gain on sale of investments and unrealized depreciation of investments (7,044,285) (8,822,747)
Gain on sale of investments 387,358 7,914,948
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 35,900,172 (73,091,914)
Total excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements after gain on sale of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 29,243,245 (73,999,713)
Net assets, beginning of year 87,181,699 161,181,412
Net assets, end of year $ 116,424,944 $ 87,181,699
The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
- 3 - KOCH FOUNDATION, INC. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - MODIFIED CASH BASIS FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
2010 2009
Cash flows from operating activities Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements after gain on sale of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments $ 29,243,245 $ (73,999,713) Adjustments to reconcile excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements after gain on sale of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation 36,071 47,993 Decrease in accrued interest receivable - 1,046 Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses 4,447 9,516 Gain on sale of investments (387,358) (7,914,948) Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (35,900,172) 73,091,914 Proceeds from sale of investments 20,421,031 31,685,398 Purchases of investments (17,724,432) (17,005,882) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (4,307,168) 5,915,324
Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of property and equipment (3,446) (6,325)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (4,310,614) 5,908,999
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 8,972,637 3,063,638
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 4,662,023 $ 8,972,637
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
- 4 - KOCH FOUNDATION, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2010AND 2009
(1) Business Organization:
The Koch Foundation, Inc. (the Foundation), a Florida not-for-profit corporation, was established in February 1979 as a private Florida foundation through a grant from Carl and Paula Koch. The primary purpose of the Foundation is to invest funds for the generation of investment income, which is to be used to provide grants for Roman Catholic activities that propagate the faith. Carl and Paula Koch were the principal donors of the Foundation. The distribution of these donations is subject to the Board of Directors’ (the Board) approval. All funds of the Foundation are unrestricted as they are used for the primary purpose of the Foundation.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Principles:
(a) Basis of presentation—The Foundation prepares its financial statements on the modified cash receipts and disbursements basis of accounting. All transactions are recognized as cash is received or paid. Therefore, revenue and expenses are recognized as cash is received or paid, and the related receivables, payables and accrued expenses are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements, with the exception of the following:
Unrealized gains or losses on investments, which are recognized based on fair market value.
Accrued interest receivable is recorded for interest due but not paid as of year-end for investments in debt securities.
An accrued vacation liability has been accrued for the amount of each employee’s unpaid (unused) vacation balance.
Expenditures having an economic life of more than one year are capitalized as assets and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.
(b) Cash and cash equivalents—For the purposes of reporting cash flows, the Foundation considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
(c) Investments—Investments in equity securities with readily determinable fair values and all investments in debt securities are reflected in the accounts of the Foundation at fair value. Investments in private equities are carried at the lower of cost or fair value in the aggregate. At March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, the fair value of private equities in the aggregate was below their carrying values. For information on how the Foundation determines fair value, see Note 10.
Unrealized appreciation and depreciation is based on the market value of investments as of March 31 and recognized currently in the statements of receipts and disbursements and changes in net assets - modified cash basis.
(d) Derivatives—In the normal course of business, the Foundation uses derivative financial instruments in an effort to manage exposure on long-term investments. Specifically, to manage price and interest rate risk associated with investing activities, the Foundation uses forward contracts. Under these contracts, the Foundation agrees to the future delivery of a security, on an
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(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Principles: (Continued)
agreed-upon date, and at an agreed-upon price. These contracts are entered into with the intention to minimize the Foundation’s economic exposure to adverse fluctuations in financial markets and to reduce interest rate risk. The Foundation’s forward contracts (stock options sold) are presented at fair value and are based on quotes from brokers. The notional and fair values of the forward contracts as of March 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
2010 2009 Notional Notional Value Fair Value Value Fair Value Forward contracts (stock options) $ 47,872,150 $ (802,286) $ 41,217,350 $ (607,179)
The effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the statement of activities as of March 31, 2010 and 2009 consist of the following:
2010 2009 Location of gain or Amount of gain or Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in (loss) recognized in (loss) recognized in change in net assets change in net assets change in net assets Forward contracts Gain on sale of (stock options) investments $ (2,469,446) $ 2,918,822
Unrealized appreciation Forward contracts (depreciation of (stock options) investments) (40,522) (327,790)
Total $ (2,509,968) $ 2,591,032
(e) Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the modified cash receipts and disbursements basis of accounting requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, net assets, receipts and disbursements during the reporting period and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(f) Depreciation—Property and equipment is stated at cost. The Foundation computes depreciation using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Years Office building and improvements 40 Furniture and fixtures 5 Computer equipment 3
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(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Principles: (Continued)
(g) Tax status—The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the Foundation is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code. The Code imposes an excise tax of 2% (reduced to 1% if certain requirements are met) on net investment income of private foundations.
The Foundation files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. With few exceptions, the Foundation is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2006.
The Foundation has reviewed and evaluated the relevant technical merits of each of its tax positions in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, and determined that there are no uncertain tax positions that would have a material impact on the financial statements of the Foundation.
(h) Subsequent events—The Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through July 26, 2010 the date the financial statements were available to be issued. No subsequent events have been recognized or disclosed.
(3) Concentration of Credit Risk:
At March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Foundation has demand deposits, money market accounts and certificates of deposit with local and national banks amounting to $4,949,970 and $8,901,678, respectively. The Foundation has no policy requiring collateral to support these deposits, although amounts are federally insured up to FDIC limits.
(4) Property and Equipment:
The following is a summary of the components of property and equipment as of March 31:
2010 2009 Office building and improvements $ 348,966 $ 348,186 Furniture and fixtures 142,686 141,915 Computer equipment 86,503 86,503 578,155 576,604 Less: Accumulated depreciation (262,011) (227,835) $ 316,144 $ 348,769
Depreciation expense was $36,071 and $47,993 for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
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(5) Federal Excise Tax:
In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (the Act), the Foundation is subject to an excise tax on net investment income, including realized gains, as defined in the Act.
In addition, the Act requires that certain minimum distributions be made in accordance with a specified formula. As of March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Foundation had distributions in excess of the required minimum for the current year.
(6) Related Parties:
Directors and officers have made significant contributions of their time and services to assist the Foundation in its investment activities. The estimated fair market value of these contributions was approximately $294,000 and $354,000 during the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As the Foundation records its financial statements on the modified cash basis, these contributions have not been recognized in the financial statements.
(7) Employment Contracts:
As required by a terminated employment contract, a former officer began receiving retirement benefits from the Foundation of approximately $8,000 per year during January 1995. The benefit payments continue throughout the life of the officer and the officer’s spouse. Payments of approximately $8,250 and $7,560 were made during the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and are included in management and general disbursements.
The Foundation has an employment contract with an Executive Director, which expires April 2, 2011. The contract can be prematurely terminated if the employee voluntary terminates the contract (must give 60 days notice) or the employee is involuntarily terminated with cause. The contract provides, among other things, a stipulated salary and annual retirement benefits.
(8) Employee Benefit Plan:
The Foundation sponsors a Simplified Employee Pension Plan (the SEP Plan) and a §403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (the §403 Plan) to provide for retirement benefits for the employees of the Foundation. Under the SEP Plan, each eligible employee maintains an individual retirement account into which the Foundation makes contributions. The Foundation has committed to contribute eight percent of all participating employees' annual compensation to the SEP Plan each year. The §403 Plan provides for participating employees to voluntarily deduct tax-deferred amounts from their gross wages to purchase tax-deferred annuities. The Foundation has no obligations related to the §403 Plan. Benefits in both plans are fully vested immediately upon contribution. Contributions of $16,529 and $18,699 were made during the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and are included in management and general disbursements.
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(9) Risks and Uncertainties:
The Foundation invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect investment account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of assets and net assets. (10) Fair Value Measurements: Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) define fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of fair value hierarchy are described below: Level 1––Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets the Foundation has the ability to access at the measurement date. These types of quote prices would include publicly traded securities. Level 2––Pricing inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) that are observable for the asset, either directly or indirectly. Observable inputs are those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Foundation. These types of sources would include quoted prices for similar assets models or other valuation methodologies. Level 3––Pricing inputs that are unobservable for the asset. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Foundation’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset developed based on the best information available. These types of amounts due from externally managed private equity investments is determined based on information provided by the private equity firm. The asset’s value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Foundation uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and to determine fair value disclosures. For additional information on how the Foundation measures fair value, refer to Note 2 (c). There have been no changes in the methodologies used at March 31, 2010 and 2009. The following table summarizes the assets of the Foundation for which fair values are determined on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively: Investment Assets at Fair Value as of March 31, 2010 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Foreign Bonds and Bond Funds $ - $ 6,031,646 $ - $ 6,031,646 Private Equity Investments - - 2,202,653 2,202,653 US Corporate Bonds - 1,941,400 - 1,941,400 Stocks and Mutual Funds 102,095,778 - - 102,095,778 Stock Options (802,286) - - (802,286) Total assets at fair value $ 101,293,492 $ 7,973,046 $ 2,202,653 $ 111,469,191
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(10) Fair Value Measurements: (Continued)
Investment Assets at Fair Value as of March 31, 2009 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Foreign Bonds and Bond Funds $ - $ 5,294,510 $ - $ 5,294,510 Private Equity Investments - - 2,174,018 2,174,018 US Corporate Bonds - 941,200 - 941,200 Stocks and Mutual Funds 68,861,353 - - 68,861,353 Stock Options 607,179 - - 607,179 Total assets at fair value $ 69,468,532 $ 6,235,710 $ 2,174,018 $ 77,878,260
Level 3 assets were 1.98% of total investment assets at fair value. The following table presents changes in the Foundation’s Level 3 investment assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the year ended March 31, 2010:
Level 3 Investment Assets for the year ended March 31, 2010: Private Equity Investments Total
Balance, beginning of year $ 2,174,018 $ 2,174,018 Realized losses (888,074) (888,074) Unrealized gains relating to instruments still held at the reporting date 717,284 717,284 Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (net) 199,425 199,425 Balance, end of year $ 2,202,653 $ 2,202,653
The realized losses and unrealized gains relating to instruments still held at the reporting date in the schedule above are reported in the statement of cash receipts and disbursements and changes in net assets- modified cash basis under the line items gain on sale of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments.
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(10) Fair Value Measurements: (Continued) (10) Fair Value Measurements: (Continued)
Investment Assets at Fair Value The following table discloses certain additional information as of March 31, 2010 related to the as of March 31, 2009 Foundation’s investments in private equity investments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Unfunded Foreign Bonds and Bond Funds $ - $ 5,294,510 $ - $ 5,294,510 Description Fair Value Commitments
Private Equity Investments - - 2,174,018 2,174,018 (a) US Corporate Bonds - 941,200 - 941,200 Commonfund Capital Private Equity Partners VI, LP $ 850,925 $ 468,675
Stocks and Mutual Funds 68,861,353 - - 68,861,353 (b) Stock Options 607,179 - - 607,179 Commonfund Capital International Partners V, LP 1,044,652 324,656 Total assets at fair value $ 69,468,532 $ 6,235,710 $ 2,174,018 $ 77,878,260 Commonfund Capital Venture Partners VII, LP(c) 307,076 183,500 Total $ 2,202,653 $ 976,831 Level 3 assets were 1.98% of total investment assets at fair value. The following table presents changes in the Foundation’s Level 3 investment assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the year (a)––This category includes private equity funds that offer the investor the opportunity to invest in private ended March 31, 2010: equity transactions, such as growth equity financing, leverages buyouts, acquisitions and/or industry consolidations, recapitalizations and restructurings. Traditionally, private equity investments seek to earn Level 3 Investment Assets returns substantially above those on publicly traded stocks over a long term (7 to 10 years) investment for the year ended horizon and to further diversify the equity component of an investment portfolio. This fund is invested March 31, 2010: 85% in the United States. Redemptions do not apply; these are closed ended limited partnership Private investments. Equity (b) Investments Total ––This category includes private equity funds that seek to generate higher returns over the long term than those generally available on the foreign listed securities exchanges through investments in a Balance, beginning of year $ 2,174,018 $ 2,174,018 diversified portfolio of international private capital funds and to further diversify the equity component of a nonprofit institution’s investment portfolio. This fund is invested 57% in Europe. Redemptions do not Realized losses (888,074) (888,074) apply; these are closed ended limited partnership investments. Unrealized gains relating to instruments still held at the reporting date 717,284 717,284 (c)––This category includes private equity funds that aim to give investors the opportunity to earn long- Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (net) 199,425 199,425 term capital appreciation by investing in early stage, high growth private companies, principally in the Balance, end of year $ 2,202,653 $ 2,202,653 information technology and life sciences/healthcare fields. Traditionally, venture capital investments seek to earn returns above those in publicly traded stocks over a long-term investment horizon, and to The realized losses and unrealized gains relating to instruments still held at the reporting date in the further diversify the equity component of an investments portfolio. This fund is invested 78% in the schedule above are reported in the statement of cash receipts and disbursements and changes in net assets- United States. Redemptions do not apply; these are closed ended limited partnership investments. modified cash basis under the line items gain on sale of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments.
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The Koch Foundation provides financial support for evangelization efforts to official Catholic organizations through- out the world that propagate the Roman Catholic faith. U.S. organizations must be listed in the Official Catholic Directory (OCD).
Application Dates: The Foundation receives requests for applications each year from January 1 to May 1 for funding in the following year. Funding is provided for one year. Letters of request for an application must be postmarked no later than May 1. Completed applications must be returned within 90 days of the date of the application cover letter. All requests must be in English. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Funding Categories: Grants are awarded for direct evangelization programs, education and spiritual formation of evangelists, resource-poor Catholic schools that are the principal means of evangelization in their community, a Catholic presence in the media, and capital expenditures such as construction and repair of churches or religious formation centers. For capital expenditures, priority is given to situations involving financially distressed, underde- veloped areas. Financial support is not provided to individuals or for individual scholarships. Applicants should seek matching or collaborative funding. If your project falls within the five categories, briefly describe the project when requesting a grant application.
Fiscal Agent Requirements: If the program takes place outside the United States, the applicant must contact and identify a United States fiscal agent who will be responsible for distributing funds should the program be approved. The fiscal agent must be an organization listed in the OCD. The Koch Foundation must receive a verification letter from the fiscal agent stating that they are willing to assist in the distribution of funds.
Evaluation Requirements: If the applicant has received previous funding, the Foundation must be in receipt of all past evaluation reports. Requests for funding from organizations that have not provided required evaluations for prior funding will not be considered.
All applications are reviewed by the grants committee which meets on a regular basis. Final decisions on funding are made by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting in February. Applicants will be notified of the Board’s decision by the end of March.
Qualified organizations may request an application form by writing to the Executive Director, Koch Foundation, Inc., 4421 NW 39th Avenue, Building 1, Suite 1, Gainesville, Florida 32606, U.S.A. Fax, telephone, or e-mail requests will not be accepted.