Tithe Grantees

Holy Trinity's Tithe Grant program (ten percent of parishioners’ regular collections) seeks to address root causes of social justice issues both locally and within the global community. This concrete and ongoing commitment to social justice is a priority among Holy Trinity parishioners and its careful and transparent distribution is an important responsibility of the Social Justice Committee. The amount available this year from the pledge and general/holiday offerings is $433,000. Fr. Gillespie and the committee agreed to supplement the total with $117,000 from the Alms/Community Fund, bringing the total funds available to $550,000.

The large grant focus for 2025 is on unaccompanied minors. The Washington, DC metro area resettles per capita more unaccompanied children than any other region in the country. We received 16 submissions. The committee opted to award grants totaling $80,000 to two organizations: Restoration Immigration Legal Aid ($50,000) and the Young Center ($30,000).

In addition to the large grant theme, each year the committee awards small grants ($5,000 - $20,000) to organizations addressing environmental justice, racial justice, refugees/migration, returning citizens, homelessness, and youth. The committee is guided by the Apostolic Preferences: Showing the Way to God; Walking with the Excluded; Journeying with Youth; and Care for Our Common Home. We also award grants to our sister parishes.

The committee reviewed 82 small grant requests. In addition to the large grants, we are excited to award small grants to 32 organizations - a total of 11 new organizations received grants across all categories. A snapshot of funding is provided.

The committee awarded $75,000 across our sister parish community. The St. Jean Baptiste Sister Parish received $35,000 ($20,800 for school tuition/costs, $13,000 to construct 1 house, and $1,200 for satellite internet); Maria Madre de Los Pobres received $20,000 (for the Maria Madre's elementary school which serves children from 3-months to grade 6); and St. Catherine Church Bethlehem received $20,000 ($10,000 for school tuition/costs and $10,000 to support electricity donations for families).

In addition to the Tithe Distribution, the Social Justice Ministry responds to requests throughout the year or directs individual donations to partner organizations, including our sister parishes. Over the past year, your support of the Community/Alms Fund supported requests from Arise Children’s Fund (Eglise Catholique St. Francois Xavier Ndosho - Congo), Catholic Charities, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Fr. McKenna Center, Friendship Place, Hope and a Home, Jesuit Volunteer Corp, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor & Working Poor, N Street Village, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Recovery Cafe DC, Restoration Immigration Legal Aid, So Others Might Eat, Spanish Catholic Center, The TraRon Center, Washington Interfaith Network and the Weekend Suppers for the Marginalized (Saturday & Sunday Suppers).

Thank you to Tithe Committee members for their commitment and diligence. As always, we are grateful to Fr. Gillespie and the parish community for their continued trust and support.

Large Grants

Restoration Immigration Legal Aid......50,000
Young Center.........................................30,000

Education

Don Bosco Cristo Rey............................10,000
San Miguel School.................................12,000
Washington Jesuit Academy...................7,500
Washington School for Girls...................7,500

Sister Parishes

Maria Madre (El Salvador)...................20,000
St. Catherine Church (Bethlehem)......20,000
St. Jean Baptiste (Haiti)........................35,000

Care for Our Common Home

City Blossoms.........................................12,000

Journeying with Youth

Best Kids...............................................18,000
College Tracks.......................................18,000
Horizons...............................................12,000
Literacy Lab..........................................12,000
Peace of Mind.......................................12,000
Reading Partners..................................10,000

Walking with the Excluded Advocacy

Amica.....................................................12,000
Children’s Law Center...........................15,000
DC Peace Team.......................................7,500
Gun’s Down Friday...............................10,000

Immigration

Culmore Clinic......................................15,000
Emma's Torch.......................................13,500

Addressing Root Causes of Injustice

Computer CORE...................................12,000
Fr. McKenna Center..............................15,000
Frederick Douglass Project...................15,000
Friendship Place...................................12,000
Georgetown Ministry Center................10,000
Homestretch.........................................10,000
Hope and a Home.................................10,000
House of Ruth.......................................12,000
Ignatian Spirituality Project..................8,000
Jubilee Housing....................................18,000
N Street Village.....................................17,000
Path Forward........................................15,000
Think Peace...........................................12,000
Volare....................................................10,000
Woodley House.....................................15,000