Give at your parish
Please give during the annual collection at your local Catholic parish. The national collection date is the second Sunday in December, although some (arch)dioceses choose to hold the collection on different dates. If you are unable to give to the collection during Mass, please mail your collection envelope to your parish (write RFR on the memo line of your check). Or contribute through your parish’s online giving platform, if available.
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Online Giving
Online donations to the Retirement Fund for Religious are now accepted through iGiveCatholic.org. Your secure donation of $10 or more can be made via Credit Card, Apple Pay, GPay, Venmo or Paypal. If giving $25 or more, you may make your gift by ACH directly from your bank. You may also choose a one-time or recurring donation to support our senior religious.
By Mail
Retirement Fund for Religious
National Religious Retirement Office
P.O. Box 96988
Washington, D.C. 20090-6988
Matching Gifts and United Way
Your employer may have a Matching Gift Program for the Retirement Fund for Religious appeal. Be sure to ask for a matching gift form to send in with your donation. If your company is not already enrolled, ask how this program can be established in your workplace. If you work for a company that participates in the United Way, ask your coordinator about designating the Retirement Fund for Religious to receive your donation.
Stocks and Mutual Funds
The Bank of New York Mellon will accept stock donations for the National Religious Retirement Office through Pershing LLC as the broker dealer.
Bequest
To make the National Religious Retirement Office or Retirement Fund for Religious collection a beneficiary in your will, in estate planning or to make a restricted gift, please use the following language set forth:
"To the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C., (EIN 53-0196617) for the exclusive purpose of assisting Roman Catholic religious orders in the United States to provide for the retirement needs of their elderly members."
(The term "religious orders" includes religious orders, congregations, institutes, etc. of both women and men.)