Heart of Mercy Endowment
Diocese of Madison
The Heart of Mercy Endowment (HOME) provides perpetual assistance to ministries addressing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy in the Diocese of Madison. The fund was established at the urging of Pope Francis to memorialize the Year of Mercy.. Distributions from the fund enable the Bishop of Madison to support organizations spreading mercy throughout the Diocese.
Bishop Hying is excited to announce a new, streamlined application process for Heart of Mercy grants, and a revised, more impactful approach to distributing the amounts available annually for these grants.
Here is a link to our simple, one page application form: HOME Grants 2024-2025 (cognitoforms.com)
Also, while fewer grants will be awarded each year, the amount of each grant will be increased to $5,000 for selected applicants!
Please also note that Bishop Hying will give special consideration to applications that demonstrate innovative initiatives and/or those that align with the Diocese of Madison's Go Make Disciples and Into the Deep initiatives.
The tenets of the Go Make Disciples initiative are: 1) Forming Leadership; 2) Seeking holiness; 3) Witnessing to Christ.
The tenets of the Into the Deep initiative are: 1) Follow Jesus; 2) Reclaim Sunday; 3) Evangelize others; 4) Engage youth; 5) Equip leaders; and 6) Serve neighbors both now and well into the future.
Grants support prison ministry, food pantries, St. Vincent De Paul councils, homeless resource centers and shelters, addiction and mental health centers, and many other programs responding to the immediate needs of our brothers and sisters.
