Organizations Filed Purposes:
MARYS PENCE PROMOTES CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE BY DIRECTING DONATED RESOURCES TO SMALL WOMENS PROJECTS IN NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. MARYS PENCE IS AN ORGANIZATION SERVING WOMEN IN THE AMERICAS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH INCREASED ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE FOCUS IS ON MINISTRIES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE. MARYS PENCE OFFERS RESOURCES AND TRAINING THAT INCREASES WOMENS ECONOMIC POWER WHILE FOSTERING EDUCATION AND EXPANDING LEADERSHIP.
THE ESPERA PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO ON ECONOMIC AUTONOMY AND EMPOWERMENT. A KEY PART OF THIS WORK IS THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY LENDING POOLS. THE WOMEN OWN AND MANAGE THE FUND, THE MONEY DOES NOT RETURN TO MARY'S PENCE. THE MONEY IS USED BY THE WOMEN NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE, FOR INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS. MARY'S PENCE SUPPORTS THE GROUPS WITH COACHING, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND, OR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. A RECENT FOCUS HAS BEEN EMOTIONAL WELLNESS; WE HAVE HOSTED EMOTIONAL WELLNESS RETREATS AND DEVELOPED A PROGRAM CALLED CO-ESCUCHA, A SERIES OF LESSONS AND REFLECTIONS DELIVERED TO WOMEN VIA THEIR PHONE OVER A 12-WEEK PERIOD. THIS YEAR WE ALSO DELIVERED FOOD BASKETS TO SOME COMMUNITIES AS MANY WERE HARD HIT BY CONSEQUENCES OF THE PANDEMIC. THE ESPERA PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH 11 GROUPS IN 5 COUNTRIES. OVER 145,000 IS IN CIRCULATION AND OVER 1,200 WOMEN HAVE BENEFITED FROM LOANS OVER TIME.
MARY'S PENCE FUNDS WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US AND CANADA THAT ARE WORKING WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO CREATE LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATIONS WE FUND ARE ALL SMALL, WITH BUDGETS UNDER 200,000. YET THEY COLLABORATE WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS, ADVOCATE TO CHANGE UNJUST POLICIES, AND EDUCATE TO BUILD SKILLS AND INCREASE CAPACITY. OUR GRANTS ACT AS SEED MONEY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NEWLY CREATED, AND AS SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL FOR YEARS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MARY'S PENCE CONNECTS OUR GRANTEES WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS AND HELPFUL RESOURCES. THIS YEAR WE GAVE GRANTS TO 19 ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HOSTED 6 TELECONFERENCES CONNECTING GRANTEES ON COMMON ISSUES, AND WE CO- LED A WORKSHOP WITH TWO OF OUR GRANTEES AT A NATIONAL CONFERENCE. WE HOSTED A GRANTEE RETREAT/WORKSHOP IN MINNESOTA. WE PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO OUR GRANTEES TO PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORT DURING THE PANDEMIC THIS YEAR.
OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE BASED ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING PRINCIPLES. MARYS PENCE SHARES INFORMATION ON THE ISSUES OF JUSTICE, WOMENS RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND OTHER ISSUES FACED BY WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN POVERTY - HERE IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS IN LATIN AMERICA. OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE OUR NEWSLETTERS, EMAILS, AND LETTERS TO DONORS AND INTERESTED PARTIES, PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS, OUR CALENDAR OF WOMEN AND OTHER WAYS WE INTERACT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Katherine Wojtan | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $72,842 |
| Rita Lampe | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sister Julie Fertsch | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sister Barbara Battista | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Meg Olson | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Mariana Amescua | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Amanda Steepleton | ASSOCIATE CH | 2 | $0 |
| Carol Fendt | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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