Grants
Grants – Impacting Our Community
505
Grants Distributed
$3.1M+
Total Grants Distributed
$393,900
Competitive Grants Distributed
146
Competitive Grants Distributed
$27.1M+
Grants Distributed since 1997
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022
The Grants Program at the Catholic Foundation helps ensure that organizations in the community have the financial resources to serve and make a real difference – now and in the future. The Grants Program reflects what is important in the Catholic faith, and is guided by Catholic social teaching and local and great church priorities. The Grants Program directly impacts nonprofits, parishes, and schools serving the general community within the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Grants are distributed in the following areas:
Grant Types & Recipients
The Catholic Foundation distributes four types of grants: Competitive Grants – Catholic Community Grants and Parish Enrichment Grants, and Non-Competitive Grants – Donor Advised Fund Grants, and Designated Endowment Fund Grants.
Our grants support nonprofit organizations which are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code, and whose mission, values and behaviors are not in conflict with Catholic teachings. 505 grants were distributed from the Catholic Foundation in fiscal year 2021-2022.
Competitive Grants
When to Apply for Competitive Grants
Our grant cycles are open during August and February and applications are due on 5 PM on the last day of the month. Please see the chart below for when your organization should apply for a grant.
Next grant cycle: August 1 – 31. Nonprofits, ministries, Catholic centers, and parishes may apply for Catholic Community Grants during the fall grant cycle (August applications). Parishes and missions may apply for a Parish Enrichment Grant during both spring and fall grant cycles. Only Catholic school applications are accepted for Catholic Community Grants during the spring grant cycle (February applications).
How to Apply for Competitive Grants
You are invited to apply for Competitive Grants online. To apply for a grant, you will need to register as a user in the grants portal. Please click on the “Grants Portal and Application” button below. Note: the application will not be live in the portal until the grant cycle opens.
Click here for a walkthrough on how to register and use the grants portal. If you are a nonprofit grant writer, the organization applying for the grant should add you as a collaborator. Please click here for instructions.
Catholic Community Grants | Parish Enrichment Grants |
We have upgraded our user experience. Starting with the August 2022 grant cycle, all applicants (new and returning) will need to create a new login. Please use the button above to access the new portal and create a new account if your organization has not applied since August 2022.
Questions about your parish deanery? Click HERE.
Links
Grantee Follow Up Reports
Past Grant Press Releases
Meet Our Grantees
Frequently Asked Questions
Non-Competitive Grants (Designated)
Conrads Family Education Fund
Designated Endowment Fund Grants
Donor Advised Fund Grants
Alex and Betty Smith Donor Advised Fund
Support Future Grant-Giving
In order to better serve our Catholic community, the Catholic Foundation is currently seeking funds to meet needs in the area of “Growing Our Catholic Faith”:
- Parishes and Parish Missions
- Parish Schools of Religion
- Young Adult and Campus Ministries
- Youth Ministries
- Hispanic and Immigrant Ministries
If you are interested in creating an endowment fund or donor advised fund to provide grants for one of these purposes, please click here or contact us.
“At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity”
– St. John of the Cross
