The Catholic Archdiocesan Annual Appeal is our major fundraiser in the Archdiocese of Nassau. Each year parishes are encouraged to invite their members to participate in practicing this stewardship, while becoming involved in a greater responsibility of the local church here in The Bahamas. Along with funding various programs in the archdiocese and the community, the CAAA is also designed to assist the parishes in their fundraising efforts for their specific needs. Last year (2019) the operating expenses of the Archdiocese of Nassau was approximately $3.1M.
The Catholic Archdiocesan Annual Appeal serves as a source of major funding for our parishes via the Parish Sharing Formula. This formula awards parishes funding in the following fashion. Once parishes achieve their stated goal amount, they receive 40% of all funds raised in cash over their goal. This year if the parish achieves a designated donor goal by June 30th they will get an additional 2%.
This fund assists persons affected by natural disasters ie. hurricanes in the immediate aftermath. It does not replace collections taken for emergencies, but enables the archdiocese to respond quickly to the basic needs of our citizens during these times.
This fund which is a part of the CAAA helps individual families in urgent need. This parish based relief effort provides grants to the parishes for their humanitarian ministry and efforts.
The Pastoral Programs for the spiritual care and guidance of the faithful and the wider community are as follows
A fund to subsidize the operational expenses of most Family Island Parishes.
The Archdiocese contributes to the retirement fund of the Benedictine Sisters at St. Martin’s Monastery.
For the young men in formation for the priesthood, and the ongoing formation of the priests and deacons.
This supports the upkeep of our our Communictions Studio as well as our radio programs that are produced there such as Crossroads on ZNS 1; our newspaper the Bahama Catholic; the archdiocesan website Facebook page and ongoing work of the Communications Commission.
The Appeal makes possible the Eternal Word Television Network on local Cable Channel 657.
This fund seeks to provide a solid financial foundation for our Catholic Schools as we move into the future.
This fund was established to work toward a goal of full self-insurance for our properties, and make our coverage more affordable.
You may be willing to make your entire gift at one time. We also offer the option to give in the form of a pledge to spread your payments easily. We invite you to make the first of four monthly payments when making your pledge, and the remainder will be billed through monthly statements. We appreciate any gift that is proportionate to your budget. The Appeal ends on August 31st each year.
With your help we will be able to fully address our archdiocesan needs. Donations are not subject to VAT.
Pay Methods:
Checks: Bahamian or US Dollar check drawn on local banks should be made payable to "Catholic Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. " Checks drawn on banks in the United States should be made payable to "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau Foundation Inc." Tax ID# is 11-379-8061.
Online Payments - RBC customers can use the "Pay Bills" or "Send to RBC Client" features. The payee is "Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nassau, Bahamas. Non RBC Customers may also make online transfers to RBC from their local lanks.
Wire Transfer - Contact Mrs. Renee Knowles at email: renee.knowles@rcadon.org for transfer instrustions.