The Catholic Foundation of the South Plains is a non-profit organization first created in 1987 by the Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, D. D., the first Bishop of Lubbock. The Catholic Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, comprised of both lay and clergy leaders, with a managing director and the whole-hearted endorsement of the Most Rev. Robert M. Coerver, Bishop of Lubbock. The Catholic Foundation of the South Plains exists to help Catholics live out the sacred mission of the Church by financially supporting the spiritual, educational and social needs of our Catholic community.