Author Archives: Kelly Weldon

SFX Tops $300,000 in Grants – We are Just Warming Up

Foundations in Faith Committee Approves Grants for Missionary Parishes in the Diocese of Bridgeport Last night, the Foundations in Faith St. Francis Xavier Committee approved four grants aimed at supporting missionary parishes in the Diocese of Bridgeport. These grants, which total $160,500, are part of the ongoing effort to provide financial and human resources to Read More ››

A New Year Brings a Newly Revised Mission Statement

At the recent January meeting, the Foundations in Faith Board unanimously approved a revised Mission Statement. As Kelly Weldon, Director, shared, “It was time to broaden the scope of our Mission Statement to better reflect our expanding reach. It is also crucial to emphasize that everything we do aligns with and supports Bishop Caggiano’s vision Read More ››

SFX Tours – A Big Hit

SFX grant recipients give tours of their blessings reprinted from Fairfield County Catholic December issue BY CITLALLI SANTIAGO BRIDGEPORT — In celebration of the fund’s namesake, Foundations in Faith toured two of the parishes partnering with them through the St. Francis Xavier Fund for Missionary Parishes. The two parishes on the tour—Our Lady of Good Read More ››

Check out our 2024-2025 Grantees

Congratulations to Foundations in Faith 2024-2025 Grantees. We are very excited to see how your ministries and programs with advance Bishop Caggiano’s vision for The One.

Foundations in Faith and the Power to Transform

By Carol Incarnacao-Schirm August 29, 2024   Earlier this year, Foundations in Faith published its first impact report. The mission of the Foundation is to transform pastoral care ministries in the Diocese of Bridgeport by providing vital funding, resources, and inspiring discipleship and in reading the impact report, one could say mission accomplished. Foundations in Read More ››

Drum Roll for our 2024-25 Grantees

Congratulations to our Foundations in Faith 24-25 grantees! Over $815,000 was approved for distribution by the end of July. Click Here  to view the full list of 24-25 funded programs.

Foundations In Charity To Merge Into Foundations In Faith

reprint from DOB website June 26, 2024 Mission and financial support to Catholic Charities to remain the same in new organization BRIDGEPORT—The boards of trustees for Foundations in Charity voted this week to merge into Foundations in Faith creating one larger charitable giving organization.  Both 501 C3 organizations have their own board of trustees and have functioned independently, with Read More ››

In Loving Memory

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Nicholas Yanicelli, a cherished board member of Foundations in Faith and a passionate advocate for our retired priests. Nick’s quick smile, dedication, compassion, and tireless efforts have left an indelible mark on our community and the lives of many. Nick was more than just Read More ››

Foundations in Faith First Half of 2024

By Carol Incarnacao-Schirm June is a busy month for Foundations in Faith. In fact, February through July the staff at Foundations in Faith is focused on receiving and evaluating applications, and distributing awards across its nine different funds. First up, the St. Charles Borromeo Fund for Vocations and Seminarians, the St. John Vianney Fund for Read More ››

Foundation in Faith Announces Grants Totaling Over $384,000 for Priests and Catholic Schools

On March 26th, the Foundations in Faith Board of Trustees approved a grant for $223,322 to the Office of the Superintendent of Catholic Schools. This is in addition to the $161,600 approved for distribution to support Priests (Office of Vocations, Seminarians, and Retired Priests). This represents a total distribution of $384,922 in General Operating Support Read More ››