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.
2018-2019 Grant Application
Holy Trinity 2019 tithe grant application
For 2018-2019, Holy Trinity will focus its tithe giving on nonprofit organizations with the potential to bring about significant and lasting benefits to people who have been or could become the victims of sexual abuse or human trafficking through the provision of direct services including counseling, advocacy, and prevention. We expect the projects to assist this vulnerable population within the Washington, DC metropolitan area (including Montgomery and Prince George’s County, MD and Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas or Manassas Park, VA). The deadline to submit the stage 1 application is February 22, 2019.
2017-2018 Grant Awards
For 2017-18, the pastor approved and the parish awarded large, two-year grants to the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition for their immigration impact lab, Friends in Solidarity (South Sudan) for nurse and midwife training, Jesuit Refugee Services to provide emergency medical assistance in Syria, Catholic Relief Services to provide community-based education to girls and boys and Afghanistan, Friendship Place to assist those overcoming homelessness with first and last month’s rent, the Washington English Center to provide employment assistance and Saturday English classes to their students, and Nyumbani to ship medical supplies to children and elderly affected by HIV and AIDS in Kenya.
For a complete list of Holy Trinity’s 2017-18 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 | $35,000 |
| Maria Madre de los Pobres (El Salvador) | $37,000 |
| Bread for the World | $500 |
| Catholic Climate Covenant | $1,000 |
| Catholic Mobilizing Network | $2,000 |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | $3,000 |
| Capitol Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition | $75,000 |
| Catholic Relief Service | $25,000 |
| Friends in Solidarity (South Sudan) | $50,000 |
| Friendship Place | $10,000 |
| Jesuit Refugee Service | $15,000 |
| Nyumbani | $9,600 |
| Washington English Center | $10,000 |
| A Wider Circle | $1,000 |
| Bright Beginnings | $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 |
| Georgetown Ministry Center | $5,000 |
| Holy Trinity’s Georgetown Sunday Suppers (Operational Support) |
$3,000 |
| Hope and a Home | $5,000 |
| Ignatian Spirituality Project | $5,000 |
| Jubilee Jobs | $1,000 |
| KEYS for the Homeless | $1,000 |
| The Northwest Center | $1,000 |
| Sacred Heart Dinner Program | $1,000 |
| St. Ann’s Center for Children and Families | $1,000 |
| So Others Might Eat | $1,000 |
| Alms and Emergencies | $15,000 |