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2023 Giving Circle Grant Application Is Now Open!
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The Catholic Community Foundation announced that their annual 2023 Giving Circle Grant Applications are now open.
The Giving Circle Grant Program awards grants to qualifying organizations and nonprofits. Qualifying organizations and nonprofits who meet the criteria of the application will receive the opportunity to “pitch” their granting needs directly to the Catholic Community Foundation Giving Circle Members. After all grant pitching is completed Giving Circle donor members will vote and decide which organizations will receive funding and how much funding will be granted. Up to $125,000 total will be granted in 2023!
The Giving Circle Grant Program will offer awards in the following three areas:
COMMUNITY FOREVER FUND. Supporting organizations wanting to make capital improvements to their infrastructure or programs that enrich educational opportunities, leadership, promotion of Christian virtue, and academic enhancement. Granting opportunities are also available through the Community Forever Fund for organizations looking to make improvements to their music ministry.
LIFE FOREVER FUND. Funding opportunities for ministries and nonprofit organizations dedicated to the protection of human life - from conception to natural death. Funding through the Life Forever Fund is also available to those organizations that help with mental health and those that help overcome addiction so individuals can live the quality of life that God wants them to have.
CARE FOREVER FUND. Supporting those organizations that focus on the Corporal Works of Mercy. These include solutions to the issues of poverty (such as homelessness), lack of basic medical care, or provides for outreach and direct care for the poor. The Care Forever Fund also has opportunities to award to organizations serving vulnerable populations and addressing any of the following needs: food insecurity and/or access to healthy foods, preventative health and wellness, health education, access to health resources, and recreation and physical activity.
All Giving Circle Grant applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible:- The organization must be 501(c)(3) public charity registered with the Federal Internal Revenue Service
- The organization must serve primarily within the geographic region of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, which includes Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservation), and the Gila River Indian Reservation in Pinal County.
- The organization’s values must align with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
- Grant winners of the 2022 Giving Circle Grant Program are not eligible to apply to the 2023 Giving Circle Grant Program. Recipients awarded during the 2022 grant must take a one-year hiatus before reapplying to the Giving Circle for a new grant request.
- Past winners must submit an Impact Report prior to applying for a new grant after their hiatus.
About The Catholic Community Foundation: The Catholic Community Foundation is an independent 501c(3) entity and a Canonical institution. We offer multiple, flexible ways to meet your financial and philanthropic goals while granting funds back into our community.