From left:  Edwin Schaffler, President and CEO of The Catholic Foundation, presents Maribeth May of St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Waxahachie with a Work of Heart Award and $500 grant for her personal use.  Principal Mary Kay Volker joins in to honor Ms. May for her service to children and the Catholic community.

Students of St. Rita Catholic Community School gather around their teacher, Alane Donahue, after she received a Work of Heart Award from The Catholic Foundation.  The Foundation honors selected faculty and staff of local Catholic schools with an award and $500 grant for personal use. Recipients are selected from nominations written by students, teachers, parents, administrators and community members.  The criteria is based on traditional merit including tenure and leadership, acts of kindness or charity, Christian example, mentoring and simply going the extra mile for an individual student, family or the community.

From Left: Most Rev. J. Douglas Deshotel, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas; Rita Gallagher Smith and Margaret Cook gather for the launch of The Catholic Foundation Legacy Circle at a private dinner held at The Fairmont Hotel on the evening of May 4.  This new initiative honors individuals and families that have made long-term charitable commitments utilizing the Foundation's gift planning resources.

From Left: Katie & Art Bissonnette and Grace & Joe Saar join in the festivities as The Catholic Foundation honors the Charter Members of The Catholic Foundation Legacy Circle at its inaugural dinner on May 4 In the Venetian Room of The Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas.  Nearly 200 individuals and families who have been very special friends of the Foundation over the past 30 years comprise the charter membership of the Legacy Circle, and more than 80 people attended this first gathering.

Richard W. Fisher, President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, shares his views on the state of the economy at the annual meeting of The Catholic Foundation Advisory Council on May 21.  Advisory Council members serve to increase the visibility of The Catholic Foundation in the community and add to the expertise available to the Foundation.

From Left: Robin P. Hartmann, Chairman of the Board of The Catholic Foundation; Richard W. Fisher, President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Lydia H. Novakov, Chairman of The Catholic Foundation Advisory Council; and Cheryl U. Mansour, Vice President of Development of The Catholic Foundation share a moment during the annual meeting of The Catholic Foundation Advisory Council on May 21.

From Left:  Rev. Philip S. Postell, S.J., President of Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, receives the 2010 Catholic Foundation Award from Robin P. Hartmann, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Catholic Foundation, and Edwin M. Schaffler, President and CEO of The Catholic Foundation, during the Catholic Foundation Award Dinner on Feb. 5.  The 28th recipient of the award, Postell was honored for his selfless service to Jesuit and for his continued impact on the students, faculty, parents and members of the Catholic community. 

From Left:  The 2010 Catholic Foundation Award recipient, Rev. Philip S. Postell, S.J., joins Pat and Neil O’Brien, Chairpersons of The Catholic Foundation Award Dinner, at the annual dinner which took place on Feb. 5 at the InterContinental Dallas.  More than 1,400 attendees honored Father Postell, President of Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, during the largest dinner in the Foundation’s history.  

From Left:  Edwin Schaffler, president and CEO of The Catholic Foundation; Sister Adelaide Bocanegra of St. Joseph’s Residence; Jennifer Gates, Distribution Chair for The Catholic Foundation Board of Trustees; and Bob Hohman of St. Joseph’s Residence, join together after the home for the elderly received a $318,452 grant during a recent spring grant ceremony.  The grant, made possible by several donor-advised funds, will help with the construction of a 20-room addition.  The Catholic Foundation awarded its largest grant distributions in history during its spring grant ceremony with more than $1.1 million going to 28 organizations serving the Diocese of Dallas. 

Representatives from 28 schools, churches and nonprofit organizations throughout the Diocese of Dallas receive more than $1.1 million in grants during the 2010 Catholic Foundation Spring Grant Ceremony held at Holy Cross Catholic Church.  The grant distribution was the largest ever in The Catholic Foundation’s history.