This past November’s report in the Post-Dispatch that the Archdiocese of St. Louis supplied $10,000 to help defeat gay marriage in Maine had us curious about the group’s finances in general. (Like many organizations, the Archdiocese had a tough 2009—more than 25 of its staffers were laid off that January.) Here are a few numbers available at archstl.org that caught our eye.
$20,000
Amount in the diocese’s 2009 Annual Catholic Appeal allocated for Criminal Justice
$25,000
Amount in the appeal allocated for Food Pantries
$30,000
Amount in the appeal allocated for Immigration and Refugee Support
$40,000
Amount in the appeal allocated for Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service, which aids those in need, particularly the homeless and hungry
$150,000
Amount in the appeal allocated to the Elementary Teachers Educational Fund
$1,196,000
Combined cost of legal fees associated with and payments for victims of Clergy Misconduct for fiscal year 2009 *
* Misconduct payments do not come from Annual Catholic Appeal contributions
