Charity Alive Fund

• Proof of tax-exemption status

• The applicant must be a designated charitable entity.
• The applicant must provide proof of tax-exemption status.
• The request must support a project focused on education, healthcare, or the empowerment of women and children.
• The project must align with the Congregation’s Chapter Statement priorities (responding to the cries of the poor, racial justice, and the climate crisis).

Who is eligible?

• Designated charitable organizations with tax-exempt status
• Members of the Sisters of Charity Federation
• Organizations in the Vincentian family

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Alignment with education, healthcare, or the empowerment of women and children.
• Alignment with the Congregation’s priorities: responding to the cries of the poor, racial justice, and the climate crisis.
• Priority consideration for requests from areas where the Sisters serve and minister.
• Priority consideration for members of the Sisters of Charity Federation and the Vincentian family.

• After each application deadline, submissions are reviewed by the Charity Alive Fund committee.
• Applicants are generally notified of the decision within 90 days of the application deadline.
• Successful applicants are notified by mail.
• Declined applicants are notified by email.

• Applications are reviewed after each deadline, with decisions typically communicated within 90 days.
• Successful applicants are notified by mail, while declined applicants are notified by email.