Parish Vitality Study

1Contact Information

2Project Information

3Campaign Goals

4Current State of the Parish

5Spiritual Considerations

6Funding Considerations

7Additional Considerations

Parish Contact Information

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Role in Parish(Required)

Parish Name(Required)

Pastor's Name(Required)

First Last

Project Information

Please provide a brief overview of your project. If you have a detailed Case Statement for the project/campaign, please provide that here as well.(Required)

Campaign Project Timeline

Please provide an overview of your project timeline. Key points to consider: Committee gatherings, project approvals, kickoff event(s)/publicity launch, pledge duration period (3-5 years is typical), building goals(Required)

Project Leadership

Please list who are the key points of contact for the campaign. This list should include Parish staff AND volunteers responsible for the success of the project.(Required)

Campaign Goals

What is your overall fundraising goal for the campaign in dollars?(Required)

What are your goals for the campaign, as it relates to the spiritual and formational goals of the campaign?(Required)

Consider what the new buildings will house, or how the updates on a building may serve to increase hospitality, use, etc.

Current State of the Parish

Please submit the Annual Statistical Report for the current year.

We will be referencing this information AND the previous three years submitted. If you have any changes, please send those to the Vicar General's Office.

Max. file size: 32 MB.

Mass Attendance(Required)

Please record Mass attendance for the next three Sundays in a row. Please track the dates, count, and log on this form

Date

Count

What is the current envelope count each weekend?

(To calculate, count the number of envelopes received + the number of online offertory gifts received)

What is the current parish database being used to house parishioner information and donations?(Required)

What online offertory program are you currently using?(Required)

How many ministry leaders do you have at the parish?(Required)

(total number of leader volunteers, just count once if they lead more than one ministry)

What is the current household/family count for your PSR program and/or school?(Required)

Spiritual Considerations

What is the spiritual "return on investment" for parishioners this project will create?(Required)

Examine and reflect on the four pillars of stewardship: hospitality, prayer, service, and formation. How will this project help to encourage and engage parishioners in the four pillars of stewardship?(Required)

Gratitude is at the heart of stewardship. How are you currently acknowledging your parish donors? How will you acknowledge your campaign donors? How do you forsee prayer being incorporated in the acknowledgment strategy?(Required)

Funding Considerations

Has your parish conducted a Season of Stewardship? When? What were the results?(Required)

How has your parish promoted online offertory gifts?(Required)

What special events or fundraisers exist at the parish and what are the gross and net proceeds?(Required)

How have you been promoting non-cash giving at the parish? (this would include stocks, qualified charitable distributions, will and estate giving, etc.)(Required)

Additional Considerations

Do you have a school? If so, how does this campaign impact the school?(Required)

Are there any other charities (ie Catholic Charities, United Ways, Churches etc.) that are currently conducting campaigns in the area that you are aware of?(Required)

Describe the spiritual community in your area. Other churches of influence? What is the philanthropic atmosphere of your community?(Required)

The Diocesan Centennial Campaign is an ambitious and critical initiative which will provide the infrastructure and community support needed to launch parishes into the next 100 years with vibrant liturgies, engaging formation opportunities, welcoming and hospitable sacred spaces, and thriving Catholic communities filled with intentional disciples. This exciting initiative will invite each parish to think critically about their mission.

Each parish will need to determine their case statement based on these campaign focus areas:

Parishes will be a welcoming place of prayer, hospitality, formation, and service through safe and modern facilities and campuses.
Parishes will be financially stable and current on all diocesan financial obligations.
Parishes will be secure by saving at least six months of expenses in the parish savings account.
Parishes will be financially healthy by being debt free.
Parishes will be sustainable by endowing their future in the Catholic Foundation.

Who

Parish Name(Required)

Pastor Name(Required)

First Last

Pastor Email(Required)

Pastor Phone(Required)

Parish Staff Representative Name(Required)

First Last

Parish Staff Representative Email(Required)

Parish Staff Representative Phone(Required)

Parish Leader Representative Name(Required)

First Last

Parish Leader Representative Email(Required)

Parish Leader Representative Phone(Required)

What

Is your parish current on all bills and payments (ie pension, health insurance, property insurance, etc.)(Required)

Yes

If no, what bills are you behind on and for how much?(Required)

Does your parish have at least six months of savings in the Diocesan Savings and Loan?(Required)

Yes

Does your parish have debt with the Diocesan Savings and Loan?(Required)

Yes

If yes, what is the amount and what was it for?(Required)

Does your parish have infrastructure or campus needs to address?(Required)

Yes

If yes, what are those projects and their estimated cost?(Required)

Does your parish have a fund in The Foundation for the People of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois?(Required)

Yes

Where

Does your parish have a school?(Required)

Yes

If yes, what are those projects and their estimated cost?(Required)

Do you have parishes in your surrounding area that will be collaborative in your campaign (ie multi-site parish)(Required)

Will your campaign be geared toward just the sacred space or other buildings on campus?(Required)

Will your campaign include any new buildings?(Required)

When

When was your last capital campaign at your parish?(Required)

Are you currently conducting a campaign?(Required)

Yes

If yes, what is the case statement/details, and for how much?(Required)

Usually, campaign preparations can take six months or more to draft a case statement, select a fundraising firm/plan for resources, and determine project details. Considering your parish campaign, when will your parish be "kicking off" your project? All projects must have a campaign start date of at least January 1, 2025.(Required)

Why

Have you prepared a case statement?(Required)

Yes

If yes, please provide it here.(Required)

How

Will you need assistance from a capital campaign fundraising firm? (Projects over $500,000 are highly encouraged to seek a firm's support)(Required)

Who will be the main point of contact regarding the campaign at the parish, beyond the pastor?(Required)

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Parish Contact Information

Project Information

Campaign Project Timeline

Project Leadership

Campaign Goals

Current State of the Parish

Spiritual Considerations

Funding Considerations

Additional Considerations

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