Grants
Grants are just one way that we work to support Catholic-aligned nonprofits in the Philadelphia area. We prefer to invest in efforts with multiple funding channels, and we use the following criteria to process all grant applications:
Sustainability
An organization’s strength and credibility, its overall financial condition, and the expertise and experience of its personnel.
Feasibility
A clearly demonstrated need, achievable objectives and methodology, and multiple funding sources.
Impact
A clear and real benefit for the community, an innovative project concept, and measurable outcomes.
Learn about our open granting cycles
Our Grants
Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor (ADROP)
$2,750 for ADROP and St. Anthony of Padua School’s after school enrichment program.
Casa Del Carmen
$5,000 grant for their on-site Elena Santora Food Pantry that purchased two new refrigerators and one new freezer.
Catholic Social Services - Montgomery County Family Service Center
$2,000 grant towards the Center’s Martha’s Choice Marketplace “Shop N Chop” Program.
Christ the King (Philadelphia)
$2,000 grant for live streaming equipment.
Church of St. Kevin (Springfield)
$6,000 grant for metal kneelers in the parish.
Community Center at Visitation
$10,000 grant for general support and operations of the Center and its community programs.
Community Center at Visitation
$7,500 grant for general operating support.
Community Center at Visitation
$5,000 grant for the Center’s Youth Sports Program.
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
$5,000 grant for the Center's Women Veterans Retreat Program.
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
$5,000 grant for the School's Kairos Retreat Program.
Deaf Apostolate, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
$6,000 grant for Camp Overbrook.
Deaf Apostolate, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
$5,000 for Camp Overbrook IN SIGN, a local summer camp for deaf and hard of hearing children.
Faith in the Future Foundation
$6,000 for reading materials to support the four Catholic Schools of Special Education within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Gianna Center of Philadelphia
$6,000 grant for lab materials and medical devices for their newest location in Philadelphia.
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
$3,972.50 to help implement a Theology of the Body Program into the School’s curriculum.
Holy Innocents Parish (Philadelphia)
$2,500 grant for religious education enhancement program.
Holy Name of Jesus (Philadelphia)
$2,500 grant for general operating support and emergency electrical upgrades.
IHM Center for Literacy
$5,000 to purchase whiteboards for their Farragut Street site.
Little Sisters of the Poor, Holy Family Home
$12,500 grant to purchase a new heating system for the nursing home residents.
Maternity BVM (Philadelphia)
$4,376 grant for door video surveillance and alarm system.
Mercy Career and Technical High School
$6,898 to purchase AED’s for student safety and career training.
Mother Teresa Regional Catholic School
$5,000 grant to support the school’s Science,Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Program.
Mothers’ Home
$4,800 grant that purchased bed bug covers, pillows, blankets and baby monitors for expectant mother’s in the organization’s residential program.
Operating Base Cecilia - Supportive Services for Veterans and Families
$5,000 grant for a private shower and changing area for homeless veterans.
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Doylestown)
$2,500 grant for live streaming equipment.
Our Mother of Sorrows/St. Ignatius of Loyola School
$8,000 grant for laptops - a part of the School’s Technology Lab renovation.
Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center
$4,180 grant for the purchase of a microfilm reader printer used for archiving.
Providence Center
$15,000 grant to implement the Power Youth Middle School Program.
Providence Center
$5,000 grant for general operating support.
School Safety Grant (9)
$75,215 was granted out to nine Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as part of a foundation-led school safety initiative.
Sisters of St. Francis
$5,000 grant for a security system for Assisi House.
St. Ann (Phoenixville)
$2,000 grant for live streaming equipment.
St. Athanasius Parish (Philadelphia)
$7,500 grant for COVID-19 response initiative to support the parish and its school.
St. Augustine (Philadelphia)
$2,000 grant for equipment to live stream Mass.
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
$9,825 grant for parish communications in pastoral and apostolic formations.
St. Christopher (Philadelphia)
$5,000 for parish evangelization project.
St. Francis de Sales School
$13,000 grant to support the School’s SAILOR (Science and Art Innovative Learning On the River) STEM Program at the Independence Seaport Museum.
St. Gabriel School
$5,5000 grant for the purchase of a security and surveillance system.
St. Helena (Philadelphia)
$5,000 grant for upgrades to ventilation system at the parish.
St. Hilary of Poitiers (Rydal)
$2,000 grant for the parish's live streaming project.
St. Laurence (Upper Darby)
$5,000 grant for capital improvements to enhance parish safety.
St. Martha School
$2,400 grant for technology support and infrastructure.
St. Martin de Porres School
$2,619 grant to support their Extended Day Program.
St. Peter Parish (Coatesville)
$2,000 grant for the parish media ministry and media room.
St. Raymond of Penafort (Philadelphia)
$5,000 grant to build a handicap ramp at the parish.
St. Teresa of Calcutta (Schwenksville)
$2,000 grant for live streaming equipment.
St. Thomas Aquinas (Philadelphia)
$2,000 grant for live streaming equipment.
St. Timothy (Philadelphia)
$2,000 grant for live streaming equipment.
St. Veronica School
$2,474 grant for the School’s Remedial Reading Learning Support Center expansion.
St. Vincent de Paul (Philadelphia)
$2,000 grant for live streaming equipment.
St. William (Philadelphia)
$5,000 grant for elevator installation at the parish.