“Charity is certainly
greater than any rule.
Moreover, all rules
must lead to charity.”

St. Vincent de Paul

 

Funding Priorities, Eligibility Requirements and Limitations

Organizations must meet our Funding Priorities as well as our Eligibility Requirements and Limitations in order to be considered for funding. See details below.  

Funding Priorities

  1. Nonprofit organizations where Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati serve as staff, board or committee members, or as volunteers.
  2. Nonprofit organizations with national, regional, or local efforts whose missions are congruent with the mission of the Sisters of Charity.

The Foundation considers grant requests from organizations demonstrating good stewardship and measurable outcomes. Areas of particular focus include education, healthcare, social services and empowerment of women in today’s world. Examples of issues recently supported by grants include:

  • Care for Creation
  • Immigration Reform
  • Abolishment of the Death Penalty
  • Abolishment of Human Trafficking
  • Community Redevelopment of Price Hill, Cincinnati

 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Funding is restricted to organizations who can provide evidence of their tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.
  • The mission, programs and services of the organization requesting funds must be consistent with the mission of the Sisters of Charity.
  • We look for programs which avoid duplication of services, have multiple funding sources and demonstrate financial sustainability.
  • Annual grant requests must provide evidence of past success and a plan for measuring the ongoing impact of the program.
  • Annual grant requests for new programs that require adding staff, or that result in significantly increasing organizational expenses, must include a business plan that demonstrates sustainability

 

Limitations

Requests for funding from SC Ministry Foundation are usually not considered for the following:

  • Major capital expenditures such as construction, acquisition or renovation of facilities, equipment or major technology.
  • Operational deficits or debt reduction.
  • Grants to individuals, endowments or scholarships.
  • Projects where the Foundation would be the principal source of support.
  • Programs within units of government or government agencies.
  • Programs in public schools including colleges and universities.
  • Annual appeals, membership drives, fundraising campaigns or fundraising events.
  • Partisan political advocacy and lobbying.
  • Programs or projects that result in duplication of services.
  • Projects or programs that fall outside the ethical and religious directives of the Catholic Church.

SC Ministry Foundation reserves the right to approve or decline all requests.

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4
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Directed Spirituality Retreats
Jun 4 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 10 @ 12:00 pm

S. Judith Bonini, IHM, has been involved in retreat/spiritual direction for more than 20 years. Presently she is pastoral services director at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse in Monroe, Michigan. Her deep love is spiritual direction and retreat ministry. S. Judith invites the person to name God’s invitation, to reverence and to respond to this mystery as it unfolds in one’s life experiences.

S. Maureen Heverin, SC, received formal training in spiritual direction at the Jesuit Renewal Center in Milford, Ohio, in 1990. Her ministry experience includes elementary and adult education, social service work, spiritual formation, and leadership in the Sisters of Charity. Presently, S. Maureen’s ministry in the Spirituality Center includes spiritual direction, directing retreats and facilitating various spiritual programs.

S. Mary Ann Humbert, SC, participated in the summer Institute in Spiritual Direction out of Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, and studied in the Christian Spirituality program at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. She completed her internship in retreat and spiritual direction at Milford Spiritual Center where she subsequently worked as part of the internship training team. She has conducted prayer classes, retreat opportunities and adult educational sessions for men and women from diverse religious traditions. She is trained in bio-spirituality and focusing and has been journeying with others as a spiritual director since 1973.

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S. Marie Vincentia Roney

Sister Marie Vincentia Roney died June 1, 2023 at the age of  90 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility for the Sisters of Charity, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sister Marie Vincentia was born on July 8, 1932 to Edward M. and Josephine (Lerch) Roney in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was one of 13 children, six girls and seven boys. She was a Sister of Charity for 71 years. READ MORE.