CCFPHX: Giving Circle Grants

The Catholic Community Foundation's Giving Circle Grant Program empowers local nonprofits by allowing them to present funding needs directly to donor members. Grants are awarded in three key areas: Community Forever Fund for capital improvements, Life Forever Fund for human life protection, and Care Forever Fund for addressing poverty. Priority is given to well-planned projects with sustainable outcomes that align with the Church's mission, promoting both innovation and efficiency in funding usage.

The Giving Circle Grant Program awards grants to qualifying organizations and nonprofits. Qualifying organizations and nonprofits who meet the criteria of the application will receive the opportunity to “pitch” their granting needs directly to the Catholic Community Foundation Giving Circle Members. After all grant pitching is completed Giving Circle donor members will vote and decide which organizations will receive funding and how much funding will be granted.
Areas of Grantmaking
The Giving Circle Grant Program will offer awards in the following three areas:

• Community Forever Fund

Supporting organizations wanting to make capital improvements to their infrastructure or programs that enrich educational opportunities, leadership, promotion of Christian virtue, and academic enhancement. Granting opportunities are also available through the Community Forever Fund for organizations looking to make improvements to their music ministry.
Life Forever Fund
Funding opportunities for ministries and nonprofit organizations dedicated to the protection of human life - from conception to natural death. Funding through the Life Forever Fund is also available to those organizations that help with mental health and those that help overcome addiction so individuals can live the quality of life that God wants them to have.
Care Forever Fund
Supporting those organizations that focus on the Corporal Works of Mercy. These include solutions to the issues of poverty (such as homelessness), lack of basic medical care, or provides for outreach and direct care for the poor. The Care Forever Fund also has opportunities to award to organizations serving vulnerable populations and addressing any of the following needs: food insecurity and/or access to healthy foods, preventative health and wellness, health education, access to health resources, and recreation and physical activity.
Funding Priorities
Presently, priority is being given to grant applicants who can show:
The project is a well-planned approach to addressing a clearly identified need with clearly stated goals, objectives, and means of measuring outcomes.The project helps fulfill the primary mission of the applicant organization.The proposed project is likely to continue and expand after the grant period, becoming self-sustaining.The proposal provides innovative and creative solutions and demonstrates efficiency in its use of funds.The project supports the mission of the Church and its ministries.

Eligibility

All Giving Circle Grant applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible:The organization must be 501(c)(3) public charity registered with the Federal Internal Revenue Service
The organization must serve primarily within the geographic region of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, which includes Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservation), and the Gila River Indian Reservation in Pinal County.
The organization’s values must align with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

Ineligibility

Grant winners of the 2023 Giving Circle Grant Program are not eligible to apply to the 2024 Giving Circle Grant Program.