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Grant Application

Intro

In addition to your completed Common Grant Application (the following short form), Cardinals Care requests six required attachments, including:

  1. One page summary of program & organization using this narrative template including:
    • Amount requested
    • Mission and general description of organization
    • Proposal description, including the following information:
      • Community needs program is seeking to address
      • Components of the program
      • Specific program outcomes
      • Populations and number served
      • Significant partnerships with other organizations
    • Brief summary of program and/or organizational budget (this summary is in addition to completed budget templates attached to this application)
      • Total expenses
      • Total revenues
        • Amount committed
        • Amount pending
    • Description of other organizational support you are currently receiving
      (including long term funding plan)

       

  2. One page summary of additional information using this narrative template including:
    1. Other information pertinent to program
    2. Program evaluation
  3. Program budget using this budget template

    Provide an itemized list of costs for this grant proposal. This list should show precisely how your organization plans to spend the amount requested.

  4. Organization’s current budget using this budget template

     

  5. List of current board of directors, including their professional affiliations 
    (name of organization of employment)

     

  6. IRS Letter of Determination


If your organization previously received a Cardinals Care grant, you will be required to upload two additional documents:

  1. A copy of the acknowledgement letter from Cardinals Care informing you of the grant

  2. Receipt(s) for the purchase(s) that the grant funded (preferably in a single PDF document

What we fund
Consideration for regular grant cycle submissions will only be given to funding requests that benefit children for:

  • Tangible items
  • Special supplies or purchases
  • Average amount for a cash grant from Cardinals Care is between $1,000 to $5,000, subject to available funds.

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
  • Reimbursement of already purchased items
  • Third-party requests
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