• Catholic ministries provide specific needs within a community, such as outreach pregnancy support, food pantries, mission work, youth and adult ministries and other opportunities. Although they may receive funding from an affiliated Catholic Church, it is often difficult to maintain funding through donations, especially in poverty stricken areas. Grants for Catholic ministries provide an opportunity for Catholic programs to offer programs and continue their work.
  
  

Catholic Community Foundation

• The Catholic Community Foundation provides a competitive grant program for Catholic schools, Christian formation and communication opportunities. The grant opportunity is limited to the state of Arizona and grant recipients must have a representative attend the annual luncheon in October to receive the grant funding. Recipients should submit a letter of acknowledgment for funding received and consent to sign a photo and/or video release. The grant program does not provide funding for salaries or capital improvements.
  
  Catholic Community Foundation
  400 East Monroe Street
  Phoenix, AZ 85004
  (602) 354-2400
  Ccfphx.org
  
  

Catholic Extension Society

• The Catholic Extension Society provides grants for areas that have a lack of resources throughout the United States. The Catholic Extension provides grants to provide funding for dioceses and parishes, evangelization and faith formation, development of staff and volunteers, church construction, and capacity or operating support to cover salaries and other daily operations.
  
  Catholic Church Extension Society
  150 South Wacker Drive
  20th Floor
  Chicago, IL 60606
  (800) 842-7804
  Catholicextension.org
  
  

Catholic Youth Foundation USA

• The Catholic Youth Foundation USA provides financial assistance to promote youth ministry in Catholic communities by offering scholarships, providing grants for ministry projects, assisting new programs, offering outreach and training youth ministers to enter the workforce or continue their education. Since Hurricane Katrina, they also started the emergency or special grants program to offer money for youth ministry programs in disaster effected regions. The grants provide funding for parish, diocesan, and national youth ministry initiatives, providing funds for activities, strategy implementation, and campaigns that can help youth and ministry coordinators. Funding is restricted to the United States.
  
  Catholic Youth Foundation USA
  415 Michigan Avenue NE, Suite 40
  Washington, DC 20017-4503
  (202) 636-3825
  Cyfusa.org
  
  

Catholic Foundation

• The Catholic Foundation, founded by Bishop Griffin in 1985 provides grants for parishes, schools and Catholic social service agencies. Focus grants provide unrestricted funds for Catholic education, social service and the parish cycle. The application forms or guidelines may be requested from The Catholic Foundation grant office.
  
  The Catholic Foundation
  1071 South High Street
  Columbus OH 43206-3412
  (614) 443-8893
  Catholic-foundation.org