Catholic Extension invests in people, infrastructure and ministries.

Evangelization & Religious Education
All Catholics are missionaries - and are called upon to bring Christ to the nation's most under-resouced mission dioceses. This part of Catholic Extension's work is vital and unceasing. Grants provide training and teaching materials for religious education to lead classes for children and adults in 56 dioceses.

Priests & Religious Salary Subsidies
To help with bare minimum living expenses, Catholic Extension provides small monthly stipends of support to priests, religious, deacons, and lay ministers in America's mission areas. Some 400 receive salary subsidies so they can work in impoverished and rural communities. Offerings are distributed to missionaries in 40 dioceses for the celebration of Masses for the special intentions of donors.

Church Construction & Repair
Catholic Extension donations assist in the construction and repair of churches and parish facilities that foster Catholic communities of faith.  Catholic Extension has built or repaired more than 12,000 across the United States since 1905.

Vocation Support & Seminarian Education
The cost of forming priests in the seminary is high, and with help from friends of Catholic Extension, many fine men called to the priesthood are able to answer the call. Donors help defray the cost of tuition, books, and liturgical supplies for more than 400 seminarians so they can one day serve in their mission dioceses.

Youth & Campus Ministries
To strengthen young Catholic college students in practicing their faith, the sacraments, religious instruction, and counseling are provided at more than 90 state or private college campuses in 38 dioceses through grants from Catholic Extension.

Emergency Relief & Other Special Aid
In the event of emergencies and natural disasters in mission areas, Catholic Extension stands ready to bolster the affected faith communities with emergency relief funds, thanks to the ongoing support of our donors.

Donor Directed Grants
Grants help support projects specifically in line with the donors' wishes for the education and formation of faith and other ministries.