Previous Grants

Fall FY2026 Cycle

Made possible with funding from the Marillac Mission Fund & CPPS Mission Fund

as of 11/1/2025


Older Adults Living Independently

Oral Care for Older Adults Program - A.T. Still University

To provide older adults in St. Louis City with oral health education and screening while addressing common barriers to accessing treatment.

$35,000

Aging Advantage Inc 

To support care management services for older adults in the Metro St. Louis area.

$25,000

Circle of Care St. Louis

To strengthen the Social Services team in order to enhance older adults' health and social needs, enabling them to live independently.

$40,000

Claudie's Urban Gardens 

To establish a community garden at a low-income senior housing facility in north St. Louis.

$25,000

Criminal Justice Ministry

To provide formerly incarcerated older adults with affordable transitional housing and wrap-around services as they transition toward independence.

$40,000

Deaconess Faith Community Nurse Ministries

To expand case management and health screening services to low-income older adults through food pantries in Jefferson County.

$35,000

Gateway Housing First

To support low-income, older adult tenants with increased physical activity and reduced social isolation with intergenerational programming.

$40,000

ITNGateway

To provide affordable transportation to low-income older adults living independently in St. Charles County and St. Louis County.

$30,000

L’Arche St. Louis

To support specialized programming for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to age in place.

$28,000

Northside Youth And Senior Service Center

To provide affordable transportation to low-income older adults living on the northside of St. Louis City.

$40,000

Project Present

To facilitate improv sessions with older adults experiencing early stages of dementia as a way to teach communication strategies to both professional and family caregivers.

$25,000

Provident Behavioral Health

To provide telephonic support to older adults experiencing loneliness and social isolation to help reduce their anxiety and depression symptoms.

$15,000

Rebuilding Together-St. Louis

To provide minor home repairs for low-income older adults living independently across St. Louis City and County.

$50,000

Rustic Roots Sanctuary Co.

To support the distribution of free, locally grown produce weekly to homebound older adults in the Spanish Lake area of St. Louis County.

$40,000

St. Andrew's Charitable Foundation

 To help low-income seniors remain independent in their own homes by providing physical and emotional assistance, home repair, and healthy food options.

$40,000

St. James St. Vincent DePaul Society

Supporting monthly food distributions and emergency utility assistance for rural older adults and their caregivers.

$25,000

St. John's Healing Community Board

To provide adult day care onsite and community support to older adults with dementia and adults with disabilities living in the Metro-East community.

$40,000

St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program (HELP)

To promote independence by growing a network of community-based sites to increase access and availability of free home medical equipment for older adults.

$30,000


Immigrants & Refugees

Casa de Salud

To deliver healthcare, behavioral health, and case management to under and uninsured immigrants and refugees across the region with cultural and linguistic sensitivity.

$50,000

Forai

To expand refugee artisan training, home-based employment opportunities, English classes, and promotion into administrative roles.

$25,000

Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club of St. Louis

To expand place-based afterschool programs at St. Frances Cabrini Academy and St. Cecilia Catholic School.

$20,000

Girls on the Run St. Louis

To provide youth development programming that promotes physical wellbeing, leadership, and community-building, for immigrant and refugee girls within targeted school districts.

$25,000

International Institute of St. Louis

To provide English language instruction, workforce development and job placement, case management and basic needs assistance, healthcare navigation, and small business lending for refugees in the St. Louis region.

$50,000

Kindness Begins with Me 

To support permit and practical driving and English classes for refugees.

$25,000

Migrant and Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project

To provide pro bono legal services, case management, and community education for immigrants and refugees in the St. Louis region.

$50,000

Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry 

To support culturally appropriate food purchases for immigrant and refugee families in the Ritenour School District.

$10,000

St. Francis Community Services 

To deliver immigrant-focused programs designed to help participants  overcome barriers to stability and well-being.

$50,000

Vitendo 4 Africa 

To provide health education, mental health support, and culturally relevant wellness practices for African immigrants in the St. Louis region.

$30,000

Women in Charge

To expand the English as a Second Language (ESL) program for adults, offering 1:1 instruction and mentorship, and reducing barriers to participation.

$20,000


Improved Economic Mobility

 

St. Louis Internship Program (SLIP) & Workforce Readiness 

Comprehensive career readiness programming that equips high school students in St. Louis with work readiness training, paid internships, and year-round career development activities.

$50,000

Tabernacle Community Development Corporation 

Advancing neighborhood revitalization and economic mobility in North St. Louis City through new home construction, co-location of supportive services, and increased corporate presence. This support allows the organization to transform the neighborhood while inviting long-term residents to participate, fostering long-term stability and generational opportunity.

$50,000


Human Trafficking Prevention

Eden's Glory

To support community education programs, individual and group therapy, and a residential home.

$15,000

Healing Action Network, INC.

To hire a Training Specialist to increase access to high-quality, trauma-informed human trafficking prevention education and expand professional development capacity across Missouri.

$40,000

 Response to Human Need

The Care Service 

To strengthen food pantry operations and meet rising demand for food assistance across St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren counties.

$50,000

St. Anthony's Food Pantry 

To sustain comprehensive food pantry services while also advancing urgent facility improvements that will ensure safety, efficiency, and long-term sustainability.

$50,000

St. Louis City Senior Fund 

Senior Support Team responding to older adult victims of the recent tornado

$5,000

Invest STL 

Northside Resilience Fund for tornado relief

$25,000

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri 

Tornado relief legal clinics

$15,000

St. Peter Claver Parish 

Tornado Assistance

$5,000


Rural Well-being

Family Forward 

Supporting trauma assessments and trauma-informed occupational therapy services Jefferson County.   

$18,500

Organizational Capacity Building

 

FIA Collinsville: Faith in Action 

To refresh the existing Strategic Plan and complete an organizational rebrand.

$14,300

The Care Service 

To develop a fundraising plan.

$25,000


Grand Total                42 Grants               $1,320,800



Spring FY2025 Cycle

as of 5/1/2025


Older Adults Living Independently

Cardinal Ritter Senior Services 
To offer case management services to low-income seniors living independently in the community.

 $30,000

Five Star Senior Center  
To enhance meals, transportation, and social services for older adults and adults with disabilities..

 $30,000

Housing Options Provided for the Elderly, Inc (HOPE)   
To expand the case management and relocation assistance program for older adults.

 $35,000

Independence Center
To provide individualized and group occupational therapy that equips aging adults with serious mental illness to continue living independently.

 $20,000

EverTrue, formerly Lutheran Senior Services
To expand care management to assist older adults living independently by evaluating their needs and linking them to community resources.

 $25,000

Paraquad
To provide minor home modifications to older adults with a disability to safely age in place.

  $25,000

Rebuilding Together South West Illinois  
To provide home repair for low-income older adults to safely and independently live in their homes in the Metro East as long as possible.

 $25,000

Senior Services Plus
To provide home repair for low-income older adults to safely and independently live in their homes in the Metro East as long as possible.

 $22,500

The Macoupin Art Collective 
To provide an opportunity for older adults to forge community, maintain friendships, and practice artistic self-discovery in rural Illinois.

 $13,000

The Youth and Family Center
To keep older adults active both mentally and physically and provide intergenerational social experiences.

 $20,000

Workday Ministry
To provide home repair for low-income older adults to safely and independently live in their homes as long as possible.

 $25,000


Immigrants & Refugees

Eye Thrive
To improve access to quality vision care for children in immigrant and refugee communities.

$25,000

Immigrant Connection North County
To help meet the growing need for immigration legal services.

$22,000

iFM Community Medicine
To enhance and expand primary health care and supportive services for immigrants and refugees.

$30,000

Immigrant & Refugee Ministry
To train volunteers to support immigrants as they navigate the U.S. immigration system.

$35,000

Monarch Immigrant Services (formerly BIAS)
To support direct mental health, social, and legal services to immigrant and refugee families in the St. Louis area.

$35,000

Nurses for Newborns
To provide culturally competent community health workers for immigrant and refugee families.

$15,000

 

Human Trafficking Prevention

Crisis Aid International
To combat exploitation and human trafficking through prevention, identification, intervention, and responsive services.

$25,000

Kerengende Foundation
To prevent human trafficking and child sexual abuse in the Metro East through outreach, prevention education, and individual support.

$25,000

Opportunity House
To address the housing needs of marginalized young people, addressing one of the most common risk factors of youth sex exploitation.

$23,000

   

Rural Well Being

Addiction is Real
To help parents take a proactive approach in discussing the dangers of substance use with their child.

$25,000

Child Care Aware of Missouri
To provide telehealth and mental health coverage to rural child care educators.

$15,000

The Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network
To provide non-emergency medical transportation for individuals in Washington County, MO with no other resources and in need of necessary mental health care.

$15,000

   
 

Advocacy & Coalition-Building

Consumers Council of MO
To support knowledge transfer and succession planning for the organization's advocacy experts.

$28,000


Organizational Capacity Building

Criminal Justice Ministry
To develop a comprehensive business systems renovation plan to improve operational efficiency and organizational sustainability.

$12,500


Grand Total                25 Grants               $601,000