Grants – Impacting Our Community

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.

• Catholic Community Grants – February 1-28
  Applications open to Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta only
  Approximately 20 grants awarded to Catholic schools in the archdiocese ranging in amounts from $3,000 – $20,000. Funding provided by the Conrads Family Education Fund.

• Catholic Community Grants – August 1-31
  Applications open for parishes, nonprofits, and Catholic ministries
  Grant awards vary ranging from $2,000 – $10,000 to benefit parishes, other Catholic ministries, and nonprofits. Funding for projects in alignment with Catholic Social Teachings and Works of Mercy are provided by endowment funds that support organizations’ work honoring the sanctity of life, serving the disabled, caring for the elderly, serving the homeless, and other community service programs such as health and mental health programs.

• Parish Enrichment Grants – February 1-28 and August 1-31
  $20,000 available in funding each cycle for archdiocesan parishes and missions
  $1,000 grants offered to parishes and missions during the spring and fall grant cycles for future small parish projects or programs. Funding provided by the Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Dillon Fund.

To support the competitive grants program by giving to an endowment fund that provides these grants, please click here.

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 or the bullet points above for when your organization should apply for a grant.

Next grant cycle: Fall

August 1-31, 2026. The current fall grant cycle opened August 1 and closes at 5 PM on the 31st. Click here to go to the grants portal.

Fall Catholic Community Grant Guidelines:

For all fall applicant organizations:

• Grant requests cannot exceed $10,000
• Organizations must be established for 3 or more years

Additional requirements for non-Catholic organizations:

• If the organization has been awarded 2 consecutive grants within 2 years, they must wait one grant cycle before applying again (i.e. if you were awarded a grant in fall 2024 and fall 2025, you must wait until fall 2027 to apply again)
• A recommendation form (linked here) from a Catholic associated with your organization (such as a board member, staff member, volunteer, client, donor, or local parishioner) must be provided as part of the application

How to Apply for Competitive Grants

Competitive grants are submitted through an online application. 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.