OSV CHALLENGE – ALUMNI

The OSV Challenge is as much about the innovators as it is about innovation. We aren’t just looking to fund projects, we want to invest in people — emerging innovators, seasoned trailblazers, and saints-in-the-making.

Your ideas matter, but so do you. We emphasize grit over perfection. We seek long-term impact over short-term success. We empower curious, passionate creators. Most of all, we work with people who have heard the call from God to create a better world.

Meet our OSV Challenge Finalists & Winners from past years…

2022 OSV CHALLENGE WINNERS

SAINTS ALIVE

MELISSA AND ALEX DEE

Saints Alive is a radio theater podcast for kids on the lives of the saints. Our mission is to redeem art and inspire the next generation through truth and beauty.

DIARY OF A GOD-MAN

THE DICKINSON FAMILY

Diary of a God-Man is a graphic novel style Children’s Liturgy for the Mass. The illustrations were Created by KIDS for KIDS with the goal of engaging children with scripture.

MY GUARDIAN DEAR

JUAN CARLOS CARREDANO

CCC of America presents an innovative app, designed specifically for children so they may find peace, joy and tools for being closer to God and help with their emotions.

VCON

MIKE DAY

VCON harnesses VR technology to transform any room into a personalized sacred space. This immersive new faith experience offers an unprecedented opportunity for spiritual nourishment and renewal.

2021 OSV CHALLENGE FINALISTS

MARCAM

DANIEL AND EMILY HUSSEM

Marcam provides an engaging, modern kids TV show completely in line with Catholic values that will help educate, entertain, and get children excited about the beauty and depth of Catholicism.

TRUTH CHARTING

JOHN DONAHUE

Truth Charting aims to show 13-24 year olds that Catholicism is not boring through engaging and high stakes video content.

BRIDGES AND BOUNDARIES: BUILDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT

MONICA ASHOUR

Bridges and Boundaries: Building a Safe Environment will disrupt the market of Safe Environment, bringing a dual purpose training for children and youth: safety and formation based on JPII’s TOB.

THE HILDEGARD COLLECTIVE

CECILIA LESKOWICZ

The Hildegard Collective provides Catholic musicians with the community and resources necessary to integrate their faith with their profession. We welcome all musicians, but particularly musicians working in secular environments.

LEAP FOR JOY, INC.

KAELA BEUGNET

Leap for Joy, Inc., is a free, virtual, & personal mentorship program for expectant mothers in unplanned pregnancies. By empowering women, we seek to support a culture of life.


2021 OSV CHALLENGE WINNERS

CATHOLIC IN RECOVERY

Serving individuals, families, and communities impacted by addiction by blending the wisdom of 12-step recovery with the sacramental life of the Catholic Church.

FEMCATHOLIC

Bringing feminism and Catholicism together: A campaign for the promotion of women through education, encouragement and empowerment.

RED BIRD MINISTRIES

Systematically guides individuals and couples through the complexity and trauma that happens with the loss of a child from pregnancy through adulthood.

2021 OSV CHALLENGE FINALISTS

BENDECIDA XV

Encourages and inspires young Catholic Latinas embarking on a coming of age faith journey. The personalized bilingual Quinceañera preparation programs support pastoral ministers as they accompany families to celebrate and participate in the liturgy.

CYCLE PREP

Programs allowing parents and daughters to learn about cycles and periods at various stages together, by providing sound science, upholding the dignity of the body, and honoring parents as primary educators.

DRAGON SLAYERS

Striving to inspire and equip parents to raise the next generation of saints through sacramental retreats, interactive resources, high adventure camps, and our Saints in the Making University.

FIAT PROJECT

An 8-month discernment program that equips young adult women to discover God’s plan for their lives through prayer, formation, accompaniment, and community.

MYCATHOLICDOCTOR

Making Catholic healthcare accessible to everyone through telehealth and a national network of faithful healthcare professionals, the mission is to build a virtual hospital that is pro-life and pro-eternal life.

PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR

A project by Life-Giving Wounds ministry to develop media outreach and online courses on dating and marriage prep for young adults from divorced or separated families.

QUO VADIS CATHOLIC

Recruiting, screening, and forming young adults to live in intentional, parish communities. Supporting parishes by leasing underutilized Church real estate and transforming it into sources of spiritual and financial capital.

SPRINGS IN THE DESERT

A Catholic community formed through the shared suffering of infertility and loss and to accompany those who also carry this cross.

TABELLA

A social app designed for Catholics to stay connected digitally to their churches and groups, and grow in their faith through access to Catholic content.


2020 OSV CHALLENGE WINNERS

CATHOLIC SPROUTS – DOMESTIC CHURCH PROJECT

The Domestic Church Project is a 6 week in-home experience to help parents set up and live in their Domestic Church. With content designed to engage the hearts of each family member, the Domestic Church Project will give parents the system and support for teaching the Faith that they so desperately need.

EDEN INVITATION

Eden Invitation is a movement for young adult Catholics experiencing same sex desires and gender discordance to thrive as disciples within the Church. Their “Hearth & Porch Initiative” will foster local hubs for community and formation, and create new evangelistic testimony videos.Eden Invitation: Hearth and Porch

JUAN DIEGO NETWORK

JDN creates, produces, groups, and distributes audio programs to help evangelize, train, pray, inspire, and entertain different segments and niches of Latinos around the world.

2020 OSV CHALLENGE FINALISTS

THE BALTHASAR INITIATIVE

Balthasar Media is producing St. Bernardine’s, a storytelling podcast on the complex interactions of race and religion in Baltimore’s historic Edmondson Village using the Catholic parish St. Bernardine as the anchor for the narrative.

FIERCE ATHLETE

The FIERCE Athlete Physical + Spiritual Training Clinic is a unique opportunity for high school students to grow both physically and spiritually. It combines strength & conditioning sessions with spiritual talks and applications concerning femininity, identity and the female body. The result is female athletes with an integrated understanding of who they are as daughters of God and how to both play their sport and live fiercely!

HARBOR

Harbor is helping young Catholics to discern God’s personal callings for their lives through establishing live-in houses of intentional discernment and co-working spaces.

GATHER (FORMERLY KOIN)

Gather solves the problem of Catholics being disconnected and missing out on manifold relationships, despite being so close to each other. It does this in the form of an app that gets all local Catholics on board and then lets them create or join interest-based groups that host in-person events, whether happy hours or holy hours.

MY PRAYER CORNER

My Prayer Corner is a program that offers an at-home altar and experience packs for families. With My Prayer Corner, a child and their family can experience God’s love, build a foundation of faith, and learn how to pray. We want every child to Pray, Act, Grow!

PASTORAL PARISH

Pastoral Parish is pastoral care and sacramental tool to serve pastors and their teams, helping them provide better pastoral care and sacramental formation. Designed by a priest, it helps us be the best at what makes us Catholic and bring Jesus to more people.

STRONG CATHOLIC DAD

Strong Catholic Dad exists to help fathers lead their families to heaven by inspiring conversations around viral YouTube videos to capture the imagination of the whole family. We equip dads to grow in their own relationship with the Lord, build fulfilling relationships with their wife and kids, and pass on the Catholic Faith to their children.

ECCE FILMS – TAKE ME HOME DOCUMENTARY

Take Me Home is a documentary series exploring our common search for ‘home’ through the lives of men and women moving off the streets into an innovative village for the homeless. In this ground-breaking community founded by Catholic visionary Alan Graham, the formerly homeless and other community seekers alike are discovering a solution to homelessness that will inspire local communities around the country and the world.

TILMA

Tilma is an ecosystem of digital tools that has the power to move diocese, parishes, and cities from maintenance to mission. Modeled on discipleship, the technology facilitates the sharing of content and data across multiple digital properties, to nurture individuals in their faith journey and unite the evangelization efforts of the diocese.

FEELING CALLED TO SUPPORT CATHOLIC INNOVATION?

Want to invest your time, talents, and treasures into sparking innovation in the Catholic Church? We want to collaborate with organizations and individuals that may be willing to serve as mentors or want to have a conversation on how to amplify innovation through investment.

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