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I do want to support my parish, but I do not wish to support those CCHD/CSA funds at all.

Can anyone give me any ideas on how to donate money just to support the Church, without also supporting these anti-Catholic groups through these various funds (given what the local Pastor plans on arbitrarily doing without asking with our weekly offerings)?

Thats enough for me to either not donate to that Church very often or not at all or seek another parish. the closest parish to my house is a liberal 'social justice' parish, I dont go there too often, but I dont give either...its a rich parish with extravagant Sunday bulletins and newly printed music missalettes every sunday. I'm not giving to defray heavy printing costs or support this church which if American Catholics split in 2 Churches, then this church would go the wrong way.

I sometimes give to, in lieu of the parish, St Vincent DePaul(helps the homeless), Catholic Relief Services(CRS) and even the Salvation Army because of the commendable work they do.

That's a great idea. I like to support things like St. Vincent DePaul.

If I remember correctly, someone on FR (I believe "Salvation") once said something on another thread (and in a different context) that we are supposed to also support the "upkeep of the local Church" (or something like that), as that is somehow related to one of the "precepts of the Church".

I guess one could say that charity donations (like St. Vincent's) do contribute to the support of the Church in a certain sense, so that probably would cover that "precept", unless I misunderstood that whole idea.

You can tie your donation to specific purchases: textbooks for RCIA or for Children’s religious education. Some people choose to forego the weekly donation envelope for a larger 2-month ( 6-month, yearly) donation also earmarked for something specific.

PS. Check the textbooks you might be donating...as some are not very good. You can get together with others who are like-minded and donate better textbooks. Even MORE effective in this case is to offer to teach as well. ;-)