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Our mission is to cultivate connections through faith-based investing and planned giving.

The Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa is a non-profit, charitable organization that assists individuals, parishes, schools, and Catholic organizations across the 23-county Diocese of Des Moines as they seek to secure and provide long-term financial support.

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What We Do

Under the leadership of our Executive Director and a dedicated Board of Directors, the Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa manages financial transactions, oversees strategic investments, and distributes grant and endowment funds guided by the Catholic values investing terms set by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Committed to transparency and integrity, we prioritize investments that yield financial returns while supporting initiatives that benefit the community and advance the mission of the Catholic Church.

Who We Serve

We support individuals, families, and businesses who wish to provide lasting financial support to their parishes, schools, or other organizations:

We support parishes, schools, and other organizations who wish to build up their organization financially and be a good fiduciary of the assets they oversee:

Donors enjoy the satisfaction of knowing their gift directly supports their parish, school, or other organization they choose as long as they are in accordance with Catholic values investing principles.

Parishes, schools and other organizations have the ability to be a part of philanthropic and investment resources that may otherwise be unavailable without a CFSWIA partnership.