Grey Nun Community Fund
The Grey Nun Community Fund was established to perpetuate the mission, values, and philosophy of the Grey Nuns by making grants to organizations in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan that are devoted to improving and protecting the health and welfare of people. The Community Fund prefers to partner with organizations and make proactive grants through an open application process for eligible nonprofit organizations.
The Fund has established its funding priorities to reflect those of the Grey Nuns founder, Marguerite d’Youville, to include:
The Fund especially encourages applications from organizations:
The Grey Nun Fund does not generally fund organizations whose primary mission is education, nor does it generally fund multi-year proposals. The Fund’s grant-making is limited-awards typically range from $5,000 - $50,000.
Applying to the Grey Nun Community Fund
Organizations that believe they meet the criteria described above are invited to contact the Mercy Health Foundation-Greater Toledo and discuss an application prior to submission, however, an invitation is not needed to apply.
Potential applicants are also encouraged to familiarize themselves with the application prior to submission. Please click here to download a Grey Nuns Community Fund Application.
Grey Nuns Community Fund applications are submitted online. Click here to initiate a new application.
If you have started an application and wish to return to complete it, click here.
Proposals are reviewed quarterly:
Proposals Submission Date |
Anticipated Month of Review |
September 1 - November 30, 2022 | February 2023 |
December 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023 | May 2023 |
March 1 - May 31, 2023 | August 2023 |
June 1 - August 31, 2023 | November 2023 |
September 1 - November 30, 2023 | February 2024 |
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If you would like to discuss your interest in donating to Mercy Health Foundation Greater Toledo but would like more information, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at (419) 251-2117 or e-mail us at fdntoledo@mercy.com.
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