We do philanthropy Differently
The Apostles Fund helps serious Catholic donors and proven Catholic ministries generate the “Return on Souls” that generously-given capital should produce. We help your gift reach the leaders, structures, and missions that can bring more people to become missionaries of Christ.
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Michael Gentile
Michael Gentile spent 20+ years in investment management, co-founding Bastion Asset Management and raising over $200M in capital. He started the Apostles Fund to bring that same discipline to evangelization.
Why your capital matters
If you care about your children, grandchildren, families, Catholic education, vocations, and the future of the Church, there is no greater investment than evangelization. With evangelization, every transformed life transforms countless others.
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Capital efficient philanthropy
Every donor that has given to evangelization efforts often feels their gift didn’t do much. The problem is, most missionary apostolates don’t have the systems, resources, or guidance they need to grow to their fullest and increase the Return on Souls.
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We bring the venture capital model to evangelization
As philanthropists ourselves, we’ve felt the exhausting cycle of giving without ever seeing the change we’d hoped for. Our rigorous model ensures a measurable “Return on Souls” for every dollar invested in mission.
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A working board and veteran team you can trust
The Apostles Fund is guided by Catholic investors, operators, founders, engineers, philanthropists, and evangelization leaders who understand capital, execution, and mission.
Michael Gentile
Investor; co-founder of Bastion; $200M+ raised.
Dwayne Miller
Engineer and entrepreneur; two exits; former U.S. Air Force.
Justin Schneir
Founder of Tractor Beverage Co.; entrepreneur and operator.
Ellie Cau
Catholic convert; foundation co-founder; evangelization leader.
Kevin Bailey
Financial services leader; former Special Forces; Catholic renewal advocate.
Andy Szocs
Founder of Norpac Controls; philanthropist; Catholic board member.
David Costanzo
International Executive Director
Ryan Petrillo
VP of Mission Advancement
Tim Hunt
VP of Apostolate Services
Colleen Kolobow
Director of Executive Operations
Our Values
The Apostles Fund is not simply a funding vehicle. We are a community of Catholics committed to putting mission first, stewarding capital faithfully, and helping fruitful ministries become strong enough to carry the God-sized dream God is asking of them.
Zeal for Souls
We invest in ministries that proclaim the Gospel and form disciple-makers. If you care about justice, evangelize. If you care about families, evangelize. If you care about the future of the Church, evangelize. Disciples build everything else.
Intentional Accompaniment
We do not just write checks. We accompany ministry leaders with formation, support, and accountability, inviting them to dream again and helping them become who God is calling them to be.
First In
We are the first to commit financially, relationally, and spiritually because leadership without sacrifice is not leadership. We never ask donors or ministry leaders to risk what we are unwilling to risk ourselves.
God-Sized Dreams
God gives talents to multiply, not to hide, protect, or play safe. We resist scarcity and fear, and we invite everyone we encounter to recover the adventure and generosity that come when everything is placed in God’s hands.
Accountability
Evangelization is hard to measure, hard to diligence, and easy to get wrong. That is why we do the diligence, stay close, ask uncomfortable questions, and track fruit, health, leadership, and sustainability so generosity can flow confidently toward mission.
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The Apostles Fund gives serious Catholic donors a trustworthy way to place capital behind evangelization. We are seeking cornerstone families to help deploy funding for Catholic evangelization.
