National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations - NFCRV

National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations - NFCRV The NFCRV Fund offers financial assistance to religious institutes so that they may accept candidates who have student loan obligations and other resources Cap.

MISSION
The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) serves as a sign of hope in the future of consecrated
life and is dedicated to increasing the number of women and men entering religious communities. The Fund hopes
to accomplish this goal by:
■ Offering financial assistance to religious institutes
so that they may accept candidates who have student loan obligations.
■ Assistin

g congregations in developing policies and resources
so that they may work effectively with those who have educational debt.
■ Inviting contributors to invest
so that the vital legacy of religious life continues for the Church and the world. The Fund awards grants based on need. Any canonically recognized religious institute with membership in the National Religious Vocation Conference may apply for a grant to service a candidate’s educational debt during formation. HONORARY CHAIRPERSON
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, O.F.M. Archbishop of Boston

OUR CHARTER SPONSORS
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

GHR Foundation

Our latest VOCATION FUND newsletter is now available online. Click here to read the issue and learn more about our newes...
03/06/2026

Our latest VOCATION FUND newsletter is now available online. Click here to read the issue and learn more about our newest grantee.https://f32e9697-1f91-41dd-a762-9e74c799cf7f.usrfiles.com/ugd/f32e96_835bdfa191344d52bc945fc999aeb119.pdf

Phil Loftus from the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) was welcomed by the Philippine Medical Assoc...
10/30/2025

Phil Loftus from the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) was welcomed by the Philippine Medical Association in Chicago. He shared insights on how NFCRV helps remove educational debt for those called to religious life. 🌟 Read more about it here: https://wix.to/ktjIRXD

Phil Loftus, Executive Director of the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations(NFCRV), was invited by Dr. Lourdes Floro to share information on NFCRV’s grantees withmembers of the Philippine Medical Association in Chicago (PMAC). The event wasgraciously hosted by Drs. Melinda and Greg Tolen...

52 educational debt relief grants awarded and countless lives transformed. Read our 2024 Annual Report, and see how we s...
09/10/2025

52 educational debt relief grants awarded and countless lives transformed. Read our 2024 Annual Report, and see how we support our candidates to religious life through the help of our dedicated board and generous donors! https://wix.to/jMMvcL9

"We awarded our 52nd educational debt relief grant, and we continue to bethankful for the ability to assist every religious sister, brother, and priest in-themakingand the religious institutes they are entering who have applied for a grant," says Executive Director Phil Loftus in the 2024 Annual Rep...

Habemus Papam! Blessings on our new Pope Leo XIV, an Augustinian from the Chicago Midwest Province.
05/08/2025

Habemus Papam! Blessings on our new Pope Leo XIV, an Augustinian from the Chicago Midwest Province.

Meet our pilgrims of hope. Inspired by the Church’s call to be “pilgrims of hope on the path to peace,” many young peopl...
03/25/2025

Meet our pilgrims of hope. Inspired by the Church’s call to be “pilgrims of hope on the path to peace,” many young people find themselves drawn to religious life.
Religious communities want to welcome qualified candidates to share in their vital missions, ministries, and unique charisms. Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, they can. Read more at https://wix.to/L0mo35Y. https://www.vocationfund.org/donate-form

Our work enables young people to answer the call to holinessInspired by the Church’s call to be “pilgrims of hope on the path to peace,” many young people find themselves drawn to religious life. Religious communities want to welcome qualified candidates to share in their vital missions, minis...

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12/17/2024

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During this holy season that celebrates the coming of our Lord, we are filled with gratitude and offer special prayers of thanksgiving for the grantees, donors, and friends of the Vocation Fund. As we enter the Jubilee Year, may you feel the abundant love of Christ in your lives.

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08/15/2024

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NFCRV Executive Director Phil Loftus takes a moment at the NCCW 2024 Convention in Oklahoma City to thank members of the National Council of Catholic Women for their generous support of the Vocation Fund through their annual Vocation Purse collection. The Vocation Fund's booth in the sponsors hall f...

07/10/2024

Wonderful to have two friends of the Vocation Fund involved in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of the Archdiocese of Louisville passed the monstrance to Archbishop Charles C. Thompson of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on July 9th at Big Four Bridge, Louisville, Ky.....

Thank you, Sister Josita, for your wisdom and inspiration! Because of her trailblazing (and that of other religious of ...
06/19/2024

Thank you, Sister Josita, for your wisdom and inspiration! Because of her trailblazing (and that of other religious of color) NFCRV is proud to help young people of every race attain their dream to be sisters, nuns, brothers, and priests.

We sat down with Sister Josita Colbert, SNDdeN through Zoom to discuss Juneteenth and its significance in today's society.

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