Tithe
Holy Trinity has made a commitment to donate a tithe (10% of the parish’s ordinary income) to various social service, advocacy, educational, and Jesuit-related organizations that serve the poor and vulnerable. Funds are distributed in the following categories:
- Catholic Education for Low-Income Students
- Advocacy
- Direct Service
- Sister Parishes
- Parish Ministries
- Large Grants.
You may read more about each category in this Holy Trinity Tithe Grants Background document. Grants are awarded each spring after parishioners on the social justice committee review proposals and make recommendations to the pastor. In 2017, the pastor approved and the parish awarded large, two-year grants to Bright Beginnings, So Others Might Eat (SOME) and our sister parish in Haiti, St Jean Baptiste.
Here are links to read the proposals from Bright Beginnings (BB Part 1, BB Part 2), SOME (SOME Part 1, SOME Part 2), and St Jean Baptiste (SJB Application). For a complete list of Holy Trinity’s 2016 tithe allocations, see below:
| Organization | Amount |
| Holy Trinity School | $75,000 |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | $12,000 |
| Washington School for Girls | $12,000 |
| San Miguel School | $12,000 |
| St Jean Baptiste (Haiti) Annual Support | $30,000 |
| St Jean Baptiste (Haiti) Hurricane Matthew Relief | $48,000 |
| Maria Madre de los Pobres (El Salvador) | $37,000 |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | $3,000 |
| Catholic Climate Covenant | $1,000 |
| Catholic Mobilizing Network | $2,000 |
| Bright Beginnings | $47,500 |
| So Others Might Eat | $47,500 |
| Caritas Syria | $5,000 |
| A Wider Circle | $1,000 |
| Christ House | $1,000 |
| Catholic Charities – Immigration Legal Services | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities – Parish Partners | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities – Welcome Home/Prison Outreach | $5,000 |
| Fr. McKenna Center | $5,000 |
| Friendship Place | $1,000 |
| Georgetown Ministry Center | $5,000 |
| Holy Trinity’s Georgetown Sunday Suppers (Operational Support) |
$2,000 |
| Holy Trinity’s Georgetown Sunday Suppers (Kitchen Renovation, Georgetown Presbyterian) |
$10,000 |
| Hope and a Home | $1,000 |
| Ignatian Spirituality Project | $5,000 |
| Jubilee Jobs | $1,000 |
| KEYS for the Homeless | $1,000 |
| Mary House | $7.000 |
| The Northwest Center | $1,000 |
| Sacred Heart Dinner Program | $1,000 |
| St. Ann’s Center for Children and Families | $1,000 |
| Alms and Emergencies | $15,000 |