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Cardinals Care Grants

Applications for the spring 2012 grant cycle will be accepted from October 1st - December 2nd. The downloadable grant application materials can be found at the bottom of this page.

Thank you for your interest in Cardinals Care, the team's community foundation. In order to qualify for consideration for a grant, the following criteria must be met by your organization:

  • Serve or support youths under 20 years old
  • Operate in "Cardinals Country"
  • Be a 501 (c) (3) with a Federal tax exempt letter
  • Must be up and running as a 501 (c) (3) for a least 1 year
  • Budget for entire organization should not exceed $2,000,000
  • Administration/fundraising expenses should not exceed 30% of total budget
  • As noted below, if your organization received a Cardinals Care grant in 2010, you must attach both a) a copy of the acknowledgement letter informing you of your grant and b) a copy of the receipt(s) for the purchase the grant funded.
TIMELINE

Each year Cardinals Care has two grant cycles (spring and summer), as follows:

  • Spring - Applications are not currently being accepted for the spring 2012 grant cycle. The deadline for requesting funding in the spring of 2012 is December 2, 2011.
  • Summer - Applications are no longer being accepted for the summer 2011 grant cycle. The deadline for requesting funding in the summer of 2011 was Friday, July 1, 2011.
  • After a completed application is received, reviewed, and approved for further evaluation, a Cardinals Care representative will call to schedule a visit. If your organization submits an application for the spring grant cycle, you will be contacted beginning in February, with allocation announcements sent in March and funds distributed in late April. If your organization submits an application for the summer grant cycle, you will be contacted beginning in late July, with allocation announcements sent in August and funds distributed in late September.
  • If an application is incomplete or missing pertinent information, the application will be returned to sender for resubmission in a timely manner or for consideration in the next cycle.
  • Organizations can only apply and receive funding once a year.
WHAT WE FUND

As part of our focus from this year forward, consideration for regular grant cycle grants will only be given to funding requests for:

  • tangible items
  • special supplies or purchases

Average amount for a cash grant from Cardinals Care is between $1,000 to $3,000.

WHAT WE DO NOT FUND
  • Annual program costs or salaries
  • Operating expenses
  • Individuals
  • Fundraising event sponsorships (golf, walks/runs, dinner galas, etc.)
  • Scholarships/Endowment funds
  • Multiple-year pledges
GRANT APPLICATION MATERIALS

Cardinals Care is testing the new Missouri Common Grant Application (CGA) for its summer grant cycle. Below you will find the CGA materials as well one additional attachment that is required by Cardinals Care in addition to the requirements outlines in the CGA.

  • User Guide (Click here to download)
    This guide was created to help users better understand the purpose of the CGA and how to complete the CGA. It offers tips and suggestions as well as examples regarding how to complete each question on the application.
  • Missouri Common Grant Application (Click here to download)
  • Budget Template (Click here to download)
    The project budget template is required as part of the application.
  • Additional Attachment(s) Required:
    If your organization received a Cardinals Care grant in 2010 please be sure to attach both a) a copy of the acknowledgement letter from Cardinals Care informing you of the grant and b) a receipt(s) for the purchase the grant funded.
SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

Applications for the spring grant cycle must be postmarked from October 1st - December 2nd. Please mail to:

Cardinals Care
Attn: Michael Hall
700 Clark Street
St. Louis, MO 63102

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Cardinals Care at (314) 345-9418. We appreciate your interest and look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Michael Hall
Vice President,
Cardinals Care and Community Relations