Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland

In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 44 grants totaling $1,589,000. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $202,500, with a median of $20,000. The largest awards included $202,500 to Women Religious Archives Collaborative, $185,000 to A Place 4 Me Collaborative, $130,000 to Enterprise Community Partners Inc, and $84,000 to Family Connections of Northeast Ohio. Other notable grants included $80,000 to Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, $67,500 to OhioGuidestone, and $61,000 to Funders Together to End Homelessness.

The foundation’s website says funding inquiries begin with a letter of inquiry (LOI) submitted through its online grantmaking portal. Staff respond to an LOI within two weeks; organizations whose requests align with the foundation’s mission and guidelines may be invited to submit a full application. Staff review applications and prepare a written summary for the board, which votes on whether to fund the request and at what level. Newer nonprofits and organizations with budgets under $100,000 have a $10,000 request limit; other requests have no stated limit, and amounts are assessed using factors including project cost, the project budget’s scale relative to the organization’s budget, and other potential funding sources.

The foundation generally will not fund annual appeals or membership drives, capital requests, computers, debt reduction, endowments, grants to individuals, scholarships, or vehicles. It accepts LOIs on a rolling basis. The published schedule lists LOI dates of December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1, followed by application dates of January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1, with decisions by the end of April, July, October, and January, respectively. Applicants may submit another LOI after a declined request; a grantee may apply for another grant to begin after the current grant period ends and all reports are finalized. Continued funding is not guaranteed.