The Marillac Mission Fund is accepting applications for its Responsive Grant Program to protect the dignity of each person, especially those that are experiencing poverty and vulnerability.
Donor Name: Marillac Mission Fund (MMF)
State: Illinois, Missouri
County: Selected Counties
Grant Opens: (mm/dd/yyyy) 12/15/2024
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 02/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Focus Areas
Twice annually, online applications are accepted for consideration from eligible nonprofits through their Responsive Grant program. The application must be for support of a project in one of their focus areas of community need:

Immigrants & Refugees
Older Adults Living Independently
Veterans (existing grantees only)
Human Trafficking Prevention
Advocacy & Coalition-Building (must be working within one of the four previous focus areas).

Types of Grants
Responsive Grants fall into two types; applicants will be instructed to select one:

Program or Project: A Program is an organized set of services designed to achieve specific outcomes for a specified population that will continue beyond the grant period. A Project is a planned undertaking or organized set of services designed to achieve specific outcomes that are time-limited
General Operating Support: Grant funds are available to support the ongoing services, mission or goals of an organization within their focus areas. To be eligible, 100% of the organization’s programs must serve the selected focus area. This type of funding is not typically available to first-time grantees of Marillac Mission Fund.

Funding Information

Minimum request amount is $5,000 and maximum request amount is $50,000.
Grant awards are available for a 12-month period.

Eligibility Criteria
Any applicant organization must:

Have 501(c)(3) or other nonprofit status
Be located in the 15-county St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area in which they fund
Be willing to avoid participating in, contributing to, or promoting activities contrary to Catholic Church Moral Teachings
Support one of the Fund’s focus areas of Immigrants & Refugees, Older Adults Living Independently, Veterans (existing grantees only), Human Trafficking Prevention, or Advocacy & Coalition-Building (within one of four previous focus areas).

For more information, visit MMF.