Apply for a Competitive Impact Grant

Timeline

Before beginning your application process, we ask that you watch the video on the right and review the following items: 

1. Read the Grant Guidelines 
2. Review the Foundation’s Focus Areas
3. Review the Eligibility Requirements Click to Expand
    Our Foundation only provides grants to:

   • Nonprofit entities that serve communities primarily Michigan
   • Organizations with mission, values and behaviors in line with Catholic Teachings
   • U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations with audited financial statements
   • Addresses one or more of the Foundation’s grant-making focus areas: social outreach, parish life and Catholic education and formation

   Our Foundation does not fund the following:

   • Individuals
   • Funds 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
     

If you do not have web access or need assistance with the process, our staff is here to help and can be reached by calling 248.204.0332 or emailing Christina@CatholicFoundationMichigan.org. Please be sure to start the process early enough so that you can complete it before the deadline.

Stage One: Submit a Letter of Intent

Letters of Intent (LOI) online form will open on June 1 and will be accepted by the Catholic Foundation through June 30th. Once you have completed the online form for the LOI through our Online Grant System, you can expect to hear from us within 30 days.

All LOIs will be read, though not all may generate an invitation to apply for funding. The Foundation receives many compelling requests and regrettably, we cannot fund each one. This year’s process will be more competitive than year’s past, only the top grant projects will be invited.

Stage Two: Complete an Application

Once your Letter of Intent has been reviewed, you may be invited to submit an online grant application. The online application is due August 31. Applicants will hear a response from the Catholic Foundation by the end of November. Our staff is here to assist you with the application process. However, all funding decisions are made by the Catholic Foundation Board of Directors at the fall meeting.