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Introducing the 2026 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal:
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2026 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Progress

Amount Pledged = $9,307,898.50
Gifts = 25,648
% of $10M Goal = 93.08%
As of June 29, 2026

This figure does not include bequests given to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

Vicariate Reports

Northern Vicariate  |  Southern Vicariate  |  Western Vicariate

A detailed report of how funds were allocated in 2025:
2025 Accountability Report

The ministries your donations support

How your generosity helps others…

David Morgan, President/CEO – TEAM Inc., Naugatuck Valley

Because of the immense compassion of friends like [the donors to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal], TEAM can continue to be the place where the community turns to in time of need.

Marie Groves, Coordinator – Five Corners Cupboard, East Windsor

[The Gift from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal] will be used to purchase food & personal care items to give to the needy in our community. With rising prices this year, [this] gift is especially welcome.

Nancy Rodriguez, Director – Siena Learning Center, New Britain

The funds provided [from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal] … enable us to serve more effectively the more than one hundred immigrant learners who seek to strengthen their English skills and enrich their participation in civic life.

Lisa Yoreo, Development Associate – Healing Meals Community Project of Bloomfield

The generous gift from [the 2025 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal] will help us deliver nutrient-rich meals to families in a health crisis.

Fr. Mike Johnson, OFM – Executive Director, Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry, Hartford

The increasing costs of rent, electricity, and food have pushed many into severe food insecurity. This grant will be used to continue the work we are called to – feeding the hungry, to offer comfort to the weary, and to serve all who come to our doors seeking nourishment, both of body and spirit.

Barbara Damon, CEO – Prudence Crandall Center, New Britain

Your generosity will support domestic violence survivors and their children with safe shelter, basic needs, and wraparound services to heal and achieve lives free of violence.

Peter Cimino, Executive Director – Branford Counseling Center

[The] increase in housing costs has severely impacted our low-income residents to a point where they will become homeless. The generosity [of the donors to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal] will help us keep some of the affected residents housed.

Kim Holley, Executive Director – BristolWORKS!

We are committed to building a pipeline of skilled workers while empowering individuals to invest in themselves and their futures. Thank you [to the donors of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal] for helping us to continue this important work.

Karen Thomas, Executive Director – Friendly Hands Food Bank, Torrington

The gift [from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal] will allow us to purchase much needed items which we are unable to keep on our shelves due to decreased funding. [Things like]… tuna, mac and cheese, pasta, sauce, and peanut butter, and jelly.

Ways to Give

Here is a list of all the different ways to give. All gifts to the 2026 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal are tax deductible as provided by law. (Tax EIN 06-0646669)

Give Online

Please visit appeal.archdioceseofhartford.org to make a one-time gift or pledge online. Please call the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Office at (800) 781-2550 for additional assistance.

Checks & Credit Cards

Checks should be made payable to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. Please provide you credit card details on the back or your pledge card. Kindly mail the enclosed gift/pledge card in the envelop provided or directly to the Appeal Office at 467 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002.

Pledge Gifts

Appeal gifts may be paid over five months. Please consider including your first month’s payment with your pledge card.

Corporate Matching Gifts

Every year several local companies give generously to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal through matching gift programs, allowing them to support causes that are important to their employees. Please contact your Human Resources Department to determine if your company will match your gift.

Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Gifts

Beginning in 2023, the SECURE 2.0 Act raised the age that you must begin taking your first required minimum distribution (RMD) to age 73. If you reach age 72 in 2023, the required beginning date for your first RMD is April 1, 2025, for 2024, with subsequent RMDs on Dec 31 annually thereafter. You can give any amount up to $100,000 per year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity without having to pay income tax on the money. This is known as an IRA charitable rollover.

Please consult your tax adviser and kindly instruct your retirement account broker to make the check payable to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, and mail it to 467 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002. Please call the Appeal office at (800) 781-2550 with any questions you may have regarding this gift.

Transfer of Stock, Bequests, or Including the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal In Your Will

Please contact the Archdiocese of Hartford at (860) 242-5573 x 3149 for further information on any of these options for giving.

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Tuition Grant Essay Contest

View PDF for incoming 9th & 10th graders | View PDF for incoming 11th & 12th graders

Every year, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal combines the donations of thousands across the Archdiocese in order to answer the Gospel call of Christ to serve others. In an effort to share the good news about the Appeal’s impact within our Archdiocese and to promote the involvement of our youth in the life of the Church, the Archbishop and the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Pastors’ Advisory Committee invite students who will be entering their Freshman or Sophomore year AND students entering their Junior or Senior in the 2026-2027 school year and will be attending a Catholic high school within the Archdiocese of Hartford to participate in the 2026 AAA Tuition Grant Essay Contest. Essay Contest Guidelines:

  • Objectives
  • Submission Criteria
  • Research Suggestions

Objectives: Essays will be judged based on how the following questions are addressed by the contestant:

1. Why is it important for me and for all Catholics across the Archdiocese to support the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal?

2. What does “stewardship” mean to me, and how do I practice it in my life?

3. How are people in my community and throughout the Archdiocese impacted by the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal?

  1. The Essay should be typed, double spaced, and no more than 500 words in length.
  2. The Essay must include a title page that contains the following information: title of essay, name of school, student’s name, current grade, home address, phone number, email address, and parish name.
  3. The Essay must be submitted to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Office located at 467 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002, Attention – Essay Contest Committee. Submissions may be made beginning January 1, 2026. Essay submissions must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2026.
  4. A committee will review and judge the essays submitted. The winner will be notified by August 1, 2026 and Tuition Grants will be sent directly to the Catholic high schools he/she is attending.
  5. To be eligible, essays MUST meet all of the above stated requirements.
  6. The author of the top essay will receive a Tuition Grant in the amount of $1,000 towards his/her following year’s high school tuition at a Catholic high school within the Archdiocese of Hartford.
  7. The winner & his/her essay may appear in future Archbishop’s Annual Appeal literature.
  8. Immediate family members of Archdiocesan employees are not eligible to participate.
  9. If a winning student/contestant does not matriculate at a Catholic high school within the Archdiocese for his/her following school year, he/she will automatically forfeit the tuition grant.
  • The Web Site for the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, Ministries, and various Vicariate Outreach Programs supported by the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal often have their own independent websites.
  • The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Office will be happy to talk with those students writing essays. Tina Poet, Director of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, can be reached at 1-800-781-2550 or Reverend Jeffrey Romans, PAC Chairman, can be reached at Saint Bridget of Sweden Parish in Cheshire at 203-272-3531.
  • Contact your local priest, pastor, or church office to see how the Appeal may be helping locally.
  • Local newspapers sometimes have wonderful articles about the good works of the Appeal. Many times they refer to the Vicariate Outreach Program and the organizations that have received funding.