The Catholic Foundation of Michigan is accepting applications for its grant program.
Donor Name: Catholic Foundation of Michigan
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/26/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Catholic Foundation of Michigan inspires charitable giving and assists donors in investing in the future of Catholic parishes, schools and nonprofit organizations.
Focus Areas
The Catholic Foundation grants in three major focus areas.

Empowering Social Outreach

The Gospel call is to respond to vital social service needs such as food, shelter, medicine for the sick, and hope for those in despair within the community. Examples include but are not limited to:

Sustaining Archdiocesan, religious or parish-sponsored nonprofit organizations
Leveraging local nonprofit organizations in line with Catholic Social Teaching.

Building Vibrant Parish Life

The parish is where they encounter Christ – in the sacraments, as well as in the people of the faith community. It’s where they worship, learn, and serve. It’s the home, and it is the privilege to create a strong parish environment. Examples include but are not limited to:

Building welcoming and attractive Catholic parishes in Michigan
Supporting resource equipment, materials, technology development for communications and outreach related to parish community development
Encouraging training opportunities and new staff positions related to parish community development.

Fostering Catholic Education and Formation

Catholic education encompasses all types of faith formation for people of every age. They encourage all stages of educational and spiritual development to enhance vibrant discipleship. Examples include are but not limited to:

Supporting innovative faith formation
Fostering high quality young adult, youth or senior ministries
Improving access to parochial schools
Promoting leadership development for religious order ministries.

Eligibility Criteria 
Before submitting an online LOI, please review the following requirements:

Nonprofit entities in Michigan that serve communities primarily in Michigan.
The organization’s mission, values and behaviors are in line with Catholic Teachings.
Organization is a U.S. 501(c)(3) with audited financial statements.
Project addresses one or more of the funding focus areas: social outreach, education/formation, and parish life.

Foundation will not likely consider funding the following:

Individuals
Requests designated for endowment funds, deficit financing, capital campaigns, or loans
Programs operated to benefit for-profit organizations
Organizations that discriminate based on any federally protected status.

For more information, visit CFM.