The Standard CBG grants are designed to help nonprofits within the MMF focus areas make long-term improvements in their management, governance, or organizational capacity through engagement with an outside consultant.
Donor Name: Marillac Mission Fund (MMF)
State: Illinois, Missouri
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Applications for capacity building activities could include:
- Strategic planning (must have completed some form of prior organizational assessment, including but not limited to COAR)
- 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
- Older Adults living independently
- Immigrants & Refugees
- Rural Well-Being
- Human Trafficking prevention
- Advocacy & Coalition Building
- Improved Economic Mobility.
Funding Information
Minimum request amount is $5,000 and maximum request amount is $50,000.
Grant period
Grant awards are available for a 12-month period.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible organizations must have completed at least one year of MMF grant funding:
- The Standard CBG Program is intended to provide “pass-through” funding support for consultant fees and directly related costs, e.g., material resources, travel, and overnight lodging that is essential to the project. Support can include training fees, information technology, and other costs directly related to capacity building activities.
Eligibility Criteria
Any applicant organization must:
- Have 501(c)(3) or other nonprofit status.
- Be located in the 15-counties they fund.
- Be willing to avoid participating in, contributing to, or promoting activities contrary to Catholic Church Moral Teachings.
- A final status report for a previous grant must be received and approved before an application can be submitted for a new grant.
For more information, visit MMF.
