Fr. Charles L. Ganley Grant for Retired Priests and Seminarians
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Applications accepted year-round”
Overview
Purpose:
- Assist the retirement needs of priests not covered through traditional sources
- Assist the educational and necessary incidental expenses of seminarians not covered through traditional sources
Geographic Scope: Diocese of Saginaw
Focus Areas: Retired priest support, seminarian education and expenses
Eligibility: Retired priests and seminarians of the Diocese of Saginaw
Contact Information:
- Endowment Manager: Chad Cook
- Phone: 989.303.9202
- Email: chad.cook@ccfmm.org
- Address: 5800 Weiss Street, Saginaw, MI 48603
- Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
How to Apply
Grant Application Process
- Download the Fr. Charles L. Ganley Grant application from ccfmm.org/grants/
- Complete the separate application form
- Submit to the Catholic Community Foundation
- Applications accepted year-round
Note: This fund has a separate application process and year-round deadline, distinct from the standard June 30 deadline grants.
What Catholic Community Foundation of Mid-Michigan actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 35
- Total given
- $1.44M
- Median grant
- $17K
- Range
- $5,008–$380K
- By dollars: Michigan 100%. Top recipient cities: Saginaw, MI; Bay City, MI; Midland, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Bay Area Catholic Schools · Bay City, MI
School operation
$380K
Catholic Diocese of Saginaw · Saginaw, MI
Diocesan programs
$283K
Nouvel Catholic Central Schools · Saginaw, MI
School operation
$94K
Sacred Hearth Parish · Gladwin, MI
Religious education
$77K
St Brigid School · Midland, MI
School operation
$63K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Religious
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