In addition to your completed Common Grant Application (the following short form), Cardinals Care requests six required attachments, including:
- 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)
- One page summary of additional information using this narrative template including:
- Other information pertinent to program
- Program evaluation
- 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.
- Organization’s current budget using this budget template
- List of current board of directors, including their professional affiliations
(name of organization of employment)
- IRS Letter of Determination
If your organization previously received a Cardinals Care grant, you will be required to upload two additional documents:
- A copy of the acknowledgement letter from Cardinals Care informing you of the grant
- Receipt(s) for the purchase(s) that the grant funded (preferably in a single PDF document
What we fundConsideration 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