Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Fraudulent Grant Award Emails and Letters

October 11 2007

Media Contact

Kristin Ortman
(312) 655-7019

Catholic Charities has been made aware of a fraudulent email which states that its recipients are benefactors of large grant awards from our agency. This email has been reported to the proper authorities. It is a hoax. Please do not respond. Catholic Charities is grateful to all of our constituents who have made us aware of the letters in order to protect the agency’s mission of service to people in need.

Now in its 90th year, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is the largest private, not-for-profit social service agency in the Midwest, annually assisting 1.1 million persons in Cook and Lake counties without regard to religious, ethnic or economic background. Catholic Charities fulfills the Church's role in the mission of charity by providing compassionate, competent, professional services that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities