The Standard CBG grants are intended to help nonprofits within the MMF focus areas make long-term improvements in their management, governance, or organizational capacity.
Donor Name: Marillac Mission Fund
State: Missouri and Illinois
County: Selected Counties
City: St. Louis
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Applications for capacity building activities could include:
- Strategic planning
- Financial assessment, planning & management, including cash flow, budget development, financial controls
- Evaluation assessment and planning
- Program Development
- Communications and marketing, including Website development, public relations, brand development, use of social media
- Resource development and fundraising
- Human resources, including professional development, succession planning, staffing structure, assessment, and retention
- Information systems management, including technology enhancements – not hardware
- Board development including assessment, recruitment, training, and structuring
- Restructuring and building relationships with other nonprofit organizations to strengthen service delivery, merge/closure, share resources, etc.
- Leadership development including executive coaching.
Focus Areas for Funding
In support of concern for persons experiencing poverty and vulnerability, they provide funding for projects in these focus areas:
- Immigrants & Refugees
- Older Adults Living Independently
- Veterans
- Human Trafficking Prevention
- Advocacy & Coalition-Building
Funding Information
The CBG award limit is up to $25,000 for a one year grant period. This can be combined with a responsive grant application, however, the total amount requested of MMF in one year must not exceed $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any applicant organization must:
- Have 501(c)(3) or other nonprofit status.
- Be located in the 16-county St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- Be willing to avoid participating in, contributing to, or promoting activities contrary to Catholic Church Moral Teachings.
- Follow MMF Outcome Indicators and Activities.
- Support one of the Fund’s focus areas of Immigrants & Refugees, Older Adults Living Independently, Veterans, Human Trafficking Prevention, or Advocacy & Coalition-Building (within one of four previous focus areas).
For more information, visit MMF.
