The COVID-19 pandemic has had an economic impact on many of our families, friends, and neighbors. While many applicants have actually returned to work, limited hours, substantial decrease in clientele and catching up on the financial strains of the previous months has been difficult. Over the past 27 weeks, the Catholic Community Foundation has received…
Author: Ellen Keena
Gift of Grain
Today’s challenges have forced us all to adapt in ways we weren’t even sure we could. You can’t control the weather, the markets or the impact of a global pandemic, but you get up every day, go out to those fields and yards and try to make things better than the day before. And you still…
Supporting Our Schools
Corn and soybeans are the bread and butter of most farmers in eastern South Dakota. The thought of giving these grains to the Catholic Community Foundation (CCFESD) before they get to the bin might seem strange to some. Yet many farmers are doing just that. LaVern and Lulabell Becking, farmers who live southwest of Watertown,…
Catholic Responsible Investing
Catholic Responsible Investing One of the most significant values of the Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota (CCFESD) is its incorporation of Catholic Responsible Investment screening of its funds under management. The investments within the CCFESD portfolio are screened to filter out those companies with fundamental conflicts with the teachings of the Catholic…
Bishop's Charity Events Update
THANK YOU! Because of the generosity of so many, we saw great success at our two most recent events ~ the Bishop's Cup golf tournament (benefitting Broom Tree Retreat and Conference Center) and Taste the Goodness (benefitting The Bishop Dudley Hospitality House). Combined these two events raised nearly $170,000! Click to view uploaded photos from…
Fiscal Year Financials
Fiscal Year financials ending June 30, 2020 Investment Returns (using Catholic values screening): 2.3% Total CCFESD assets under management: $119M 830 permanent Endowments totaling $69M (Perpetual funds that each year providing funds to parishes, schools and other ministries/charities that the donors determined.) 363 Agency Accounts totaling $37M (Long-term funds that are owned by parishes, schools and other charities in which they have asked…