Money raised will benefit Diocese of Knoxville parishes, schools, ministries
The East Tennessee Catholic
Celebrated annually on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, #iGiveCatholic is the U.S. Catholic Church’s giving day that kicks off the charitable season and joins the Catholic community in giving thanks and giving back.
The 2025 #iGiveCatholic giving day was held on Dec. 2, and it was one of the most successful giving campaigns to date.
As the first-ever giving day created to celebrate the faithful’s unique Catholic heritage, #iGiveCatholic inspires faithful stewards to “Give Catholic” on #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. #iGiveCatholic is a bishop-led initiative in partnership with lay leaders in Catholic philanthropy.
Declared “the most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date” by National Catholic Register, the goal of the #iGiveCatholic giving day is to rally the Catholic community in support of organizations that shape souls: parishes, schools, nonprofit ministries.
National 2025 #iGiveCatholic results:
- $26,359,714 was raised
- 63,727 donors made a gift
- 1,484 ministries were supported by the giving day
The Diocese of Knoxville has hosted the #iGiveCatholic giving day since 2017.
Since that time, participating parishes, schools, and Catholic ministries across East Tennessee have collectively raised $921,889 in support of projects for their communities.
Diocese of Knoxville results for #iGiveCatholic 2025 (visit https://www.igivecatholic.org/community/knoxville for full results):
- $138,520 was raised
- 414 donors participated
- 492 donations were made
- 15 Catholic ministries in East Tennessee were supported through this year’s giving day
Donations by state and East Tennessee leaderboards
While most donations were made from households in Tennessee, there were some donations that came from out of state.
Donations to support East Tennessee ministries were received from: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
#iGiveCatholic 2025 prizes:
Thanks to support from Catholic Extension Society, the Diocese of Knoxville was able to give out two prizes to participating ministries. Prize winners include the Society of St Vincent de Paul of the St Francis of Assisi Cumberland County Conference and St. Mary Parish and School in Oak Ridge.
Prizes were randomly selected and posted on diocesan social media platforms to generate excitement and support for the giving day.
Most dollars received for the Diocese of Knoxville #iGiveCatholic 2025 giving day:
- St. Joseph School, Knoxville: $48,230
- St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic: $42,100
- St. Jude School, Chattanooga: $17,940
- St. Albert the Great Parish, Knoxville: $12,408
- Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga: $5,185
- St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church, Cleveland: $3,310
- St. Mary Parish and School, Oak Ridge: $1,800
- The Society of St Vincent de Paul St. Francis of Assisi Cumberland County: $1,650.