Incarnate Word Foundation

Report to the Community 1999 - 2000

LISTENING TO VOICES THAT CHALLENGE

Incarnate Word Foundation Follows Sisters' Mission

For more than 100 years the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word have cared for the people of St. Louis and the surrounding communities. When the sisters' Incarnate Word Hospital, a part of Deaconess Incarnate Word Health System, was sold in 1997, the foundation was established, with an endowment of $33 million, to continue their mission of caring in the area.

Since its inception, the foundation has "listened to voices that challenge"--individuals and communities, as well as the human services agencies that call us to help them make a lasting difference in the lives of people.

Thus the foundation has supported community organizations that address the root causes of problems with the goal of building healthy communities. In awarding grants, the Incarnate Word Foundation has focused on programs that serve the economically poor, women and children, and the elderly, and whose mission and values are compatible with those of the foundation.

In its first year of operation, the foundation awarded 106 Annunciation Grants (grants of less than $10,000) to area agencies and groups, as well as one "extraordinary" grant of $100,000 to Catholic Charities to establish a computer networking system. In the years since, it has awarded 163 Annunciation Grants and three Incarnate Word Grants (grants of more than $10,000) to agencies interested in partnership.

A driving belief of the foundation is that collaboration among community organizations is essential if they are to maximize their financial and human resources. Thus the foundation has actively pursued opportunities to bring groups and individuals together. In summer 1999, 56 leaders participated in six roundtables on issues in caring for young people. Children of Promise, a recently published resource, summarizes these discussions.

The foundation provides a variety of educational opportunities for its grantees and prospective applicants. In 1999 these included grantwriting workshops and workshops on program evaluation conducted in conjunction with the Saint Louis University School of Public Health.

Believing that it can achieve more by working with other foundations, the Incarnate Word Foundation joined with six other St. Louis health foundations in 1999 to fund Nurses for Newborns and Abraham's Children, a partnership that seeks to reduce infant mortality.

The foundation serves as a voice for the disadvantaged and for the foundation's grantees. In that role, it has highlighted the activities of Catholic and other faith-based agencies in its communications with other funders, agencies, and the public.

In 2000, we will continue to listen to the voices that challenge us and all of society to foster the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health of individuals and the communities in which they live.

Grants

Cardinal Ritter Institute
EnergyCare
Archbishop's Commission on Community Health
United Way of Greater St. Louis

At-Risk Youth

Carver House
Catholic Community Services (Midtown)
Christian Activity Center
Episcopal City Mission #1
Girls, Inc.
Good Samaritan Service Center
Guardian Angels Settlement Association
Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club
Mentor St. Louis
Shelter the Children

Child Abuse and Neglect

Our Little Haven
Salvation Army
St. Louis Crisis Nursery

Community Health and Wellness

Clifton Heights Senior Center
Family Care Health Centers
Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church
Gault Foundation
St. Mary Magdalen Parish

Day Care

Catholic Day Care Center

Developmentally Disabled

Holy Family School
Vogelweid Learning Center

Domestic Violence

Catholic Family Services
Woman's Place

Education

Cardinal Carberry Senior Living Center
Vincent Gray Alternative High School

Employment

Carondelet Community Betterment Federation
Fr. Tolton Catholic Community Center
Women in Charge

HIV/AIDS

Family Wellness Program
St. Louis Effort for AIDS
Vincent House

Hospice

Whole Health Outreach

Housing

Habitat for Humanity
Holy Angels Shelter
Jefferson County Rescue Mission
Places for People
St. Joachim and Ann Care Service

Immigration

Immigrant and Refugee Women's Program
Resurrection Church
St. Louis Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America

Incarceration

Project COPE

Maternal and Child Health

Almost Home
Our Lady's Inn

Mental Health

Hopewell Center
Lutheran Family and Children's Services

Neighborhood Revitalization

St. Matthew Parish
WomanSpirit

Spirituality

Incarnate Word Academy
Pallottine Renewal Center

Violence Prevention

Institute for Peace and Justice

Discretionary Grants

Sisters of Loretto
Cardinal Ritter Institute

At-Risk Youth

BREM Catholic Social Ministry
Griffin Center
Pilgrim Temple Human Development Outreach Center
Youth in Need
YWCA, St. Clair County

Community Health & Wellness

Alzheimer’s Association
CSJ Care
EnergyCare
Jewish Family and Children’s Services/Hadassah
Lutheran Ministries Association
Mercer County Health Department
Randolph County Health Ministry
Redemptorist Center
Sarah Community
Senior Home Security
Truman Koch Welfare Association

Day Care

St. Engelbert FOCUS Daycare
St. Martin’s Child Center

Developmentally Disabled

Gateways

Domestic Violence

Fortress Outreach
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Lydia’s House

Education

Holy Rosary School
Loyola Academy
Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center
University of the Third Age

Employment

Maria Droste Center

Health Care Access

Citizens for Missouri’s Children

HIV/AIDS

Coalition Empowering Families Affected by AIDS
Doorways

Housing

Cardinal Ritter Institute/Rosary House
Peter and Paul Community Services
St. Patrick Center

Hunger

Food Outreach
Resurrection Parish Food Pantry
Trinity Food Ministry

Immigration

CCVI Project – Mid-Missouri
Catholic Community Services
St. Louis Area Women Religious Collaborative Ministries

Incarceration

Center for Women in Transition
Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Manasseh Ministry

Maternal and Child Heath

Birthright of Hillsboro
Family Support Network
Nurses for Newborns
Whole Kids Outreach

Neighborhood Revitalization

Metropolitan Congregations United for St. Louis
Reform Organization of Welfare (ROWEL) REA
St. Louis Partnership for Children and Youth

Spirituality

Criminal Justice Ministry of St. Vincent De Paul
Life Is for Everyone Unlimited

Subacute Care

Ranken Jordan

Violence Prevention

Family Center, East St. Louis
St. Engelbert FOCUS School

At-Risk Youth

Child Center of Our Lady of Grace
Epworth Children's and Family Services
Faith House
Hoyleton Youth and Family Services
Shelter the Children

Community Health and Wellness

Centennial Christian Church
Family Care Health Center
Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church
Grand Oak Hill Community Corporation
Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri
Maplewood Richmond Heights Community Church Cluster
St. Mary Magdalen Parish
St. Mary's Hospital of East St. Louis
YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis

Day Care

Catholic Day Care Center, East St. Louis
South Side Day Nursery

Deaf

St. Joseph School for the Deaf

Developmentally Disabled

Vogelweid Learning Center

Domestic Violence

Women's Safe House
Women's Support and Community Services

Education

Adventures in Motivation
Carver House
Intercommunity Educational Association
Jackie Joyner Kersee Youth Foundation
Our Lady of Guadalupe School
Shiloh Adult and Children's Basic Education Center
St. Joachim School
St. Louis Association of Community Organizations

Elderly

Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Mid-East Agency on Aging
St. Andrew's At-Home Services
St. Louis Cathedral

Health Care Access

Huntington Disease Society

HIV/AIDS

Vincent House
Washington University--Helena Hatch Center

Homeless

Good Samaritan Service Center
Holy Angels Shelter
Our Lady's Inn
Places for People

Housing

Ecumenical Housing Production Corporation
Intercommunity Housing Association
Interfaith Housing Help
St. Louis Reinvestment Corporation
Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Services

Hunger

Feed My People
FISH of St. Charles County

Immigration

Immigrant and Refugee Women's Program
International Institute
St. Elizabeth Academy

Incarceration

Episcopal City Mission
Living Faith Foundation
Residents Encounter Christ

Maternal and Child Health

The Olive Branch

Neighborhood Revitalization

Carondelet Community Betterment Foundation
Franciscan Connection

Spirituality

Pallottine Renewal Center

Violence Prevention

Institute for Peace and Justice

 Incarnate Word Grants

Fall

Catholic Community Services
St. Louis Partnership for Children and Youth (Guardian Angel Settlement Association, Kingdom House, Wyman Center)
Whole Kids Outreach

Discretionary Grants

Alexian Brothers Sherbrooke Village
Catholic Community Services
Churches Committed to Community Concerns
Community Health in Partnership Services
Interfaith Partnership
Jamieson Memorial Church
Nurses for Newborns
St. Charles County CCS
St. Engelbert FOCUS School
St. Louis Clergy Coalition
St. Louis University

Extraordinary Grant

Catholic Charities of St. Louis

Total grants, 1999: $862,002

Proposals for Annunciation Grants (grants of $10,000 or less) should include a completed proposal summary form. This form contains a narrative section that addresses the following:

• Organization’s mission, goals, and accomplishments
• Population to be served
• Project description, including goals and objectives
• Anticipated outcomes, and how those will be measured

The application should include a line item budget for the project, including a descriptive narrative and all project expenses. It should identify all current and pending funding sources for the project .

Supporting materials should include an IRS tax determination letter indicating that the project is tax exempt; current year's operating budget; the board of trustees, including officers, or a list of members of an advisory group; and two letters of support for the project. Two complete copies of the proposal should be sent to the foundation along with one copy of the supporting materials.

For accountability, Annunciation Grant recipients are required to complete a final evaluation form. In addition, foundation representatives may conduct a site visit to observe the project.

The Incarnate Word Foundation will review grants for both programs semiannually. Applications must be postmarked by the submission date in order to be considered during that funding cycle. Applications submitted by fax or e-mail are not accepted.

Application deadlines are October 1 and April 1; recipients are notified December 15 and June 15.

The foundation focuses its activities in the City of St. Louis and the Missouri counties in the St. Louis metropolitan area, rural Missouri, and East St. Louis. It does not make awards for individuals, endowment funding, biomedical or clinical research, political activities, or fundraising events.

Sr. Cathy Vetter, CCVI, chairperson

Linda M. Allin

Patrick J. Cacchione

Sr. Bernice Coreil, DC

Peter J. Genovese

Sharon M. Homan, PhD

Sr. Mary Kay McKenzie, CCVI

H. C. Milford

Sr. Mary Pezold, CCVI

Sr. Yolanda Tarango, CCVI

Thomas A. Villa

Joseph K. Burke

Catherine A. Dulle

June McAllister Fowler

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