The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland directs the majority of its funds to our focus areas, particularly our strategic initiatives of ending homelessness, reducing health and education disparities in Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood, supporting women religious and their ministries in Northeast Ohio, and serving as the lead partner in the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood initiative.
The foundation typically invites organizations to apply for grants in these focus areas:
Read our grantmaking guidelines.
Current grantees can manage their forms through our our online system for grant applications and management.
Contact Ursula Craig at ucraig@socfcleveland.org or 216-357-4472.
Our mission also calls us to devote a portion of our funds to responding to our community needs. Our responsive grantmaking includes the:
Saint Ann Legacy Grants, which reflect our ongoing support to the Catholic community and women religious, with priority given to the sponsored ministries of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
The foundation engages in many strategies to build our community’s capacity to help people overcome the challenges of poverty beyond grantmaking.
This includes:
– Evaluation
– Collaboration
– Convenings
– Policy work