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Annual Diocesan Appeal
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A Gift to the ADA
is a Gift to Sacred Heart
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What does the ADA Support?The Annual Diocesan Appeal (ADA) is the major fundraising effort conducted annually throughout our 23‐county Diocese with all parishes participating. The appeal provides almost three-fourths of the operating revenue the Diocese needs to fulfill its vital mission on an annual basis. Through the ADA we are able to supports vital ministries—forming seminarians, serving the poor, providing youth faith formation, and so much more. Every contribution advances our local Church where God’s love is encountered, shared, and celebrated.
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ADA Fast Facts
- The ADA provides more than 2/3 of the funding to support our parishes of Southwest Iowa.
- Each parish has a goal that is fundraised rather than assessed as a cathedraticum (a tax that is charged to the parishes to cover operating costs of the chancery, health insurance, and/or pension expenses).
- Every parish meeting their parish goal has the opportunity to receive 100% of payments received above and beyond their parish goal.
- Donors may choose a one time gift, a recurring (ongoing) gift or a pledge that may be paid over 10 months from March through December and every gift is tax-deductible.
- The average gift in 2025 was $588
- A total of 8,415 households contributed to the 2025 Appeal (as of January 2026).
- The goal of each parish is 100 % participation through prayer and/or gifts.
- We ask that each and every family of our Diocese pray for the success of the Appeal and consider a gift to the Appeal.
- Every gift matters. No gift is too small!
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SACRED HEART 2026 GOAL: $345,508
Any additional amount given over the goal of $345,508
will come back to Sacred Heart directly!
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