The Catholic Services Appeal Foundation of the Saint Paul and Minneapolis Area (CSAF) is a Minnesota nonprofit corporation that is exempt from income taxation under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). All gifts to the CSAF are restricted gifts for the Designated Ministries.
Mission Statement for the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation
The mission of the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation is to work with each of the parishes of The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to conduct an Annual Appeal to fund 18 Designated Ministries within the Archdiocese (the Collective Ministries) that no one parish can support on its own. The Collective Ministries are established pursuant to our organizational documents, which require us to maintain our focus on these Collective Ministries. A major focus for us is effectively communicating the story of each of the Collective Ministries. Our obligation is to honor and implement donor intent, with full accountability to the donors, and full transparency as to where each donor's dollar is spent.
We coordinate and administer the Appeal on behalf of our parishes, providing them necessary resources and services, and receiving and distributing gifts from parishioners to and for the benefit of the Collective Ministries, including our local parishes. We strive to provide complete transparency about the use of the restricted gifts we receive and ensuring donors that their gift is used for the purpose for which they gave it. We are a Minnesota nonprofit corporation recognized as exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and operate exclusively for religious, charitable and educational purposes in conformity with the laws, theology, philosophy, teachings and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.
