Amazing 2024 Results!

On December 3, 2024, Catholics across northwest Pennsylvania were invited to join in and give to the ministries that shape their hearts and souls, and they responded by well surpassing 2023's total. Across the 13-county Diocese of Erie, 1,943 individuals donated $561,531 in support of 91 Catholic organizations including parishes, schools, and ministries.

#iGiveCatholic is an annual 24-hour online giving event uniting Catholics across the nation to raise as many charitable dollars as possible for Catholic organizations. In the Diocese of Erie, donors from 24 states outside of Pennsylvania as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia contributed, showing how far-reaching online giving can be. Nationally, over $23.4 million was raised for over 1,800 Catholic organizations through #iGiveCatholic.

The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania facilitates #iGiveCatholic for the parishes, schools and ministries in the Diocese of Erie. The graph below displays the results for all six years of participation in our diocese. Together, the six years total over $2,000,000.

To read more about the 2024 campaign, click here to go to the news story.

To look up how your favorite ministries performed in 2024, click here.


6 year summary

Prize Pool and Sponsors

To offer incentive for the giving day, participating ministries were eligible to win cash prizes by attaining predetermined goals on the day of the event and during the advanced giving period. A $25,000 cash prize pool was available thanks to event sponsors and a generous anonymous donor dedicated to supporting the Catholic community. In all 36 prizes were awarded to 31 organizations.

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Supporter Plus

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Supporter

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Contributor

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Patron

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Save the Date for #iGiveCatholic 2024

2025 i GC save the date

#iGiveCatholic will take place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. All eligible Catholic schools, parishes and ministries in the Diocese of Erie will be contacted by a representative from the Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania regarding participation. Registration will open August 18 through October 31. If you want to make sure your organization has the opportunity to participate in 2025, or if you would like help identifying a project for your #iGC campaign, contact Elizabeth Rathburn with your organization name, contact person, and email.


Questions about #iGiveCatholic? Contact Elizabeth Rathburn, Development Associate, at (814) 824-1257 or by email.