ST. PIUS X ENDOWMENTS

  • ST. PIUS X MINISTRY ENDOWMENT FUND
  • CALVARY CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE ENDOWMENT FUND
  • THE FR. STEVE TOKARSKI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
  • THE ST. PIUS X BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE ENDOWMENT
  • ST. PIUS X ENDOWMENT

The St. Pius X Development Committee was formed to create and care for two endowments: the Calvary Cemetery Perpetual Care Endowment Fund and the St. Pius X Ministry Endowment Fund. In 2011, a third endowment was formed in the memory of Fr. Steve Tokarski. A brochure describing all three may be viewed or downloaded by clicking here.

Endowment Funds are an integral part of any nonprofit community-serving organization. The principal balance can never be spent and will be augmented through donations from year to year. The interest or any other return on investment is the part that becomes an ever-growing segment of the operating budget or a specific designated project.

The Ministry Endowment was created to supplement underfunded programs or create new projects deemed desirable by the St. Pius X Catholic Community.

The Calvary Cemetery Fund was created to provide for the perpetual care of the burial sites and the cemetery grounds. Many of the members of St. Pius X parish remember the embarrassing appearance of the cemetery for 50 years, from when it was closed in the fifties to when it was re-opened in 1999. The fund will help ensure that the care necessary to keep the cemetery as a beautiful part of the St. Pius X campus will never burden the parishioners.

The Fr. Steve Tokarski Memorial Scholarship Endowment was created in 2011 following the death of Fr. Steve who had been pastor of St. Pius X for 18 years. The endowment was created to help defray tuition costs for students who are members of St. Pius X, to attend St. Francis Catholic School.

A fourth endowment, the St. Pius X Building and Maintenance Endowment, was started in 2019 to provide perpetual care for our beautiful facilities. Finally, the St. Pius X Endowment was created by a parishioner in 2024 to support the general needs of the parish. 

A planned gift can be made in many ways. The Development Committee has several unpaid, professional people serving on the committee and their sole purpose is to serve St. Pius X parishioners. If you have any questions on the best way to make a tax-deductible donation to either fund, please call the Parish Offices. An appointment will be set up with a qualified advisor to help you decide on the gift. Be assured that this meeting will be a low-key, no-pressure, confidential, and informative get-together.

It is hoped that you can find a way to remember St. Pius X Parish in your charitable giving. A gift to either Endowment Fund just keeps on giving. Please contact Karyn Haider at the parish offices if you have questions: 406-656-2522.

Pictured Below: On Saturday, February 8th, the Parish Life Commission used funds from the Ministry Endowment to offer a daddy-daughter dance called “Ties and Tiaras” to the parish and Billings community. Over 200 people danced the night away and celebrated the father-daughter relationship.