When a senior meal delivery program was cut back, Catholic United Financial's St. Ambrose Council member Linda M. stepped up to cook, serve and deliver meals, turning compassion, faith and community support into nourishment for homebound seniors.Read More
Catholic United Financial’s annual raffle raised nearly $1 million this year for 50 Catholic schools, helping students and communities invest in faith-based education and future growth.Read More
Membership helps you turn service into impact through grants, funding and member-led volunteer opportunities. Programs like Pilgrims of Hope and Impact Teams support projects that strengthen communities and help members make a meaningful difference.Read More
Students sell more than 95,000 raffle tickets during 2026 fundraiser; winners drawn for $30K in raffle prizes awarded by Catholic United FinancialRead More
A wave of excitement and joy swept through The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori School on April 23 as students, staff and the grand prize winner came together to celebrate their success in the 2025 Catholic United Financial Raffle. With smiles as wide as the giant prize check, the celebration kicked off as multiple...Read More
Catholic students and staff achieved more than a million dollars in ticket sales to support their schools through the 2025 Catholic United Financial Raffle. The raffle program is just one way Catholic United Financial fulfills its vision to help people be financially secure, faith-filled and engaged in their communities.Read More
At Catholic United Financial, we believe that connection is a key to growth. We lead one of the most impactful fundraisers for Catholic schools in the Upper Midwest--our annual Catholic United Financial Raffle. Since 2009, this program has raised more than $15 million for Catholic education. Read More
At Catholic United Financial, we have a long history of supporting future Catholic leaders. On August 22, 2024, we had the privilege of putting these values into action as we awarded a $2,000 grant to one of those future leaders, Nathan Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh is a 21-year-old from Coon Rapids, MN and is beginning his freshman...Read More
School leaders and Raffle Coordinators told us the impact of the Raffle continues and the excitement it generates year after year is still going strong.Read More
Catholic United provides its Parish Volunteer Teams with seed money to help them kick start their activities for the year based on the previous activity and membership rolls, averaging at $1,100 per year.
Supplement your parish/school events that are service, faith or socially focused with grants up to $500 each, or $1,500 total.
This program provides a match of up to $1,000 when your Parish Volunteer Team hosts a fundraiser in support of a school or R.E. program.
The Catholic Schools Raffle is an annual fundraiser that helps schools in MN, SD and ND raise tens of millions of dollars. Schools average $12,000 raised through this program.
The Catholic United Financial Foundation offers parishes, schools and dioceses grants up to $1,000 to offset costs of curriculum, programs and events that promote chastity and abstinence.
The Catholic United Financial Foundation offers parishes and schools grants up to $500 to pay for technology that will be used for education.
MinisTREE is a volunteer reward program that pays a parish when volunteers complete assigned tasks. Earn $5 per task, up to $500 annually.
