The Marilyn Brummer Fund
The Marilyn Brummer Fund concentrates its efforts on working with entities that are involved in anti-human trafficking assistance, assistance for single mothers, and the Catholic Charities Children’s Center, which is dedicated to enhancing the lives of children in the Dunbar community located in Fort Myers. Programs, projects, and entities must be located in, and associated with, the Diocese of Venice in Florida.
The 2026 Marilyn Brummer Grant Cycle opened March 17, 2026. All applications are due by May 4, 2026. To be considered by the Board of Directors for a grant, the project must clearly be seen as a service to anti-human trafficking assistance, assistance for single mothers, and the Catholic Charities Children’s Center.
Fund for the Care of the Migrant Poor
The Foundation for the Care of the Migrant Poor concentrates its efforts on working to improve the health, education, and welfare of the migrants in the Diocese of Venice.
Contributions to the Foundation are used to provide help and support to many worthwhile causes within this community. Recent grants awarded by the Foundation include funding requests for literacy training, affordable housing, and food distribution. Under current economic conditions and high unemployment, the need to support the community is greater than ever.
The 2026 Foundation for the Care of the Migrant Poor Grant Cycle opens February 2, 2026. All applications will be due by Friday, April 3, 2026. To be considered by the Board of Directors for a grant, the project must clearly be seen as a service to the migrant poor or new immigrants within the Diocese of Venice in Florida. Preference will be given to those projects under Catholic auspices.
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The Carey Family Grant provides up to $4,000.00 in support for critical needs that might go unfunded within the Diocese of Venice in Florida at Catholic Parishes, Catholic Missions, Catholic Schools, and programs and ministries of the Diocese of Venice.
The Grant Application opened March 17, 2026. And all applications are due by May 4, 2026. To be considered by the Board of Directors for a grant, the project must clearly be seen as a service to a Catholic Parish, Catholic Missions, Catholic School, or a program or ministry of the Diocese of Venice.
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