How much funding does SCFC Good Samaritan Grant provide?

SCFC Good Samaritan Grant provides US $7,500 - US $9,525 in funding.

When is the deadline for SCFC Good Samaritan Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

SCFC Good Samaritan Grant

Q: Who is eligible for SCFC Good Samaritan Grant?

Size limits: Organizations with annual operating budgets of under $100,000.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Community Health Grants Grants for Education Poverty Alleviation Grants

Funding Amount

US $7,500 - US $9,525

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Size & budget

Organizations with annual operating budgets of under $100,000

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Good Samaritan grants will not be awarded for:
Not eligible: Salaries, stipends, or other forms of compensation
Not eligible: Annual events or one-time efforts that have no lasting benefit and no ongoing program or service delivery components
Not eligible: The same program for more than four consecutive years, unless the program has begun to receive substantial, ongoing support from other sources

Overview

The SCFC Good Samaritan Grant aims to enhance the lives of the poor and underserved through community-driven initiatives. With grants of up to $10,000, it supports volunteer-led programs and small nonprofits with budgets under $100,000, focusing on health, education, and social services. This initiative emphasizes understanding poverty's root causes and fostering community growth, particularly in Stark County, Ohio, while also considering requests from surrounding counties.

In addition to its grantmaking, the Foundation serves as a convener, facilitator, and collaborator around community issues affecting the poor and underserved. The Foundation has three grantmaking and outreach categories:

Good Samaritan and Responsive Grants
Strategic Collaborations
Foundation-led Initiatives
Good Samaritan Grants

Good Samaritan grants of $10,000 or less are available to support community-based programs that are largely volunteer-driven or programs of nonprofit organizations with annual operating budgets of under $100,000.

Ineligibility

Good Samaritan grants will not be awarded for:

Salaries, stipends, or other forms of compensation
Annual events or one-time efforts that have no lasting benefit and no ongoing program or service delivery components
The same program for more than four consecutive years, unless the program has begun to receive substantial, ongoing support from other sources

What Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 46
Total given: $3.22M
Median grant: $24K
Range: $5,200–$375K

By dollars: Ohio 100%. Top recipient cities: Canton, OH; Alliance, OH; Wooster, OH.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
35% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.