John Schlageter, Interim Executive Director
John Schlageter is a licensed attorney and founding partner of JKT Group, a boutique consulting firm in Washington, DC that specializes in the operation and growth of charitable organizations.
Mr. Schlageter is an expert in the administration and development of religious charitable trusts and foundations. He earned his B.A. from the Catholic University of America and his J.D. from the Catholic University Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. From 2007-2016, he served as the General Counsel of the Archdiocese for the Military Services and from 2016-2020 as the first Executive Director of the Bethlehem University Foundation. Mr. Schlageter has served on numerous boards of directors and currently sits as a Director and Board Secretary of La Salle International Foundation, the Commissariat of the Holy Land, and is a Trustee of the Eparchy (diocese) of Saint Maron of Brooklyn.
Mr. Schlageter is a member of the Bar Associations of the District of Columbia and the State of Florida. He is the 2018 recipient of the Chaminade-Madonna Founder’s Award and is a Knight Commander with Star of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
The Endowment for Long Term Stability
Safeguarding the financial future of the Friends of the Vatican is essential to carrying out its mission long-term, and gifting to the Foundation’s Endowment is the best and most impactful way to safeguard that future. Each year, the Board of Directors takes a percentage of the investment income from the Endowment to make grants towards its mission of ensuring the preservation of Vatican City.
Gifts to the Endowment are perpetual, as the Board of Directors never draws from the corpus of the gift, but rather only uses a portion of the investment income generated to make grants while continuing to compound the fund. This ensures long-term financial stability and growth for the Friends of the Vatican.
Donating to the Foundation’s Endowment is a gift for the future, as its impact will continue to be realized forever. Investing in the Foundation’s Endowment helps to create a sustainable future for the Friends of the Vatican’s initiatives and for the preservation of Vatican.
