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Grants

Grants – Impacting Our Community

 

492
Grants Distributed

$2.9M+
Total Grants Distributed

$323,000
Competitive Grants Distributed

101
Competitive Grants Distributed

$24.1M+
Grants Distributed since 1997

Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021

 

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 The Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan. The Grants Program directly impacts non-profits, 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. 497 grants were distributed from the Catholic Foundation in fiscal year 2020-2021.

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: February 1st – 28th. Catholic schools and parishes may apply during the spring grant cycle.

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. The application will not be live in the portal until the grant cycle opens.

Catholic Community Grants

Grant Process

Grant Guidelines

Parish Enrichment Grants

Grant Process

Grant Guidelines 

 Grants Portal & Application

Questions about your parish deanery? Click HERE.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Links

Information for Grant Recipients – Follow Up Reports
Past Grant Press Releases
Meet Our Grantees
Frequently Asked Questions

 

Non-Competitive Grants (Designated)

Conrads Family Education Fund

The Conrads Family Education Fund provides an automatic annual grant to every Catholic school in The Archdiocese of Atlanta, thanks to a significant bequest from Jinny and James Conrads in 2010.

Designated Endowment Fund Grants

Designated Endowment Fund Grants are pre-determined by the donor at the time the fund is created. Most are given to Catholic organizations in the archdiocese. Distributions are eligible once a year from funds.

Donor Advised Fund Grants

Donor Advised Fund Grants are provided out of designated donor advised funds. Most of these grants are given to Catholic organizations in the archdiocese, but some grantees reflect the interest of the donors and are located elsewhere. These grants are recommended by the donor who established the fund.

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