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
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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 |
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To support care management services for older adults in the Metro St. Louis area. |
$25,000 |
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To strengthen the Social Services team in order to enhance older adults' health and social needs, enabling them to live independently. |
$40,000 |
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To establish a community garden at a low-income senior housing facility in north St. Louis. |
$25,000 |
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To provide formerly incarcerated older adults with affordable transitional housing and wrap-around services as they transition toward independence. |
$40,000 |
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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 |
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To support low-income, older adult tenants with increased physical activity and reduced social isolation with intergenerational programming. |
$40,000 |
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To provide affordable transportation to low-income older adults living independently in St. Charles County and St. Louis County. |
$30,000 |
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To support specialized programming for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to age in place. |
$28,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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To provide telephonic support to older adults experiencing loneliness and social isolation to help reduce their anxiety and depression symptoms. |
$15,000 |
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To provide minor home repairs for low-income older adults living independently across St. Louis City and County. |
$50,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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St. James St. Vincent DePaul Society Supporting monthly food distributions and emergency utility assistance for rural older adults and their caregivers. |
$25,000 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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To expand refugee artisan training, home-based employment opportunities, English classes, and promotion into administrative roles. |
$25,000 |
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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 |
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To provide youth development programming that promotes physical wellbeing, leadership, and community-building, for immigrant and refugee girls within targeted school districts. |
$25,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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To support culturally appropriate food purchases for immigrant and refugee families in the Ritenour School District. |
$10,000 |
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St. Francis Community Services To deliver immigrant-focused programs designed to help participants overcome barriers to stability and well-being. |
$50,000 |
| To provide health education, mental health support, and culturally relevant wellness practices for African immigrants in the St. Louis region. |
$30,000 |
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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
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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 |
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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
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To support community education programs, individual and group therapy, and a residential home. |
$15,000 |
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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
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To strengthen food pantry operations and meet rising demand for food assistance across St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren counties. |
$50,000 |
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To sustain comprehensive food pantry services while also advancing urgent facility improvements that will ensure safety, efficiency, and long-term sustainability. |
$50,000 |
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Senior Support Team responding to older adult victims of the recent tornado |
$5,000 |
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Northside Resilience Fund for tornado relief |
$25,000 |
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Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Tornado relief legal clinics |
$15,000 |
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Tornado Assistance |
$5,000 |
Rural Well-being
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Supporting trauma assessments and trauma-informed occupational therapy services Jefferson County. |
$18,500 |
Organizational Capacity Building |
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FIA Collinsville: Faith in Action To refresh the existing Strategic Plan and complete an organizational rebrand. |
$14,300 |
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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 |
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| Kerengende Foundation To prevent human trafficking and child sexual abuse in the Metro East through outreach, prevention education, and individual support. |
$25,000 |
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| 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 |
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Rural Well Being
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Advocacy & Coalition-Building
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Consumers Council of MO |
$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 |