Funding Areas

FOUNDATION FOCUS
All grants support the Roman Catholic Church. Capital projects, clergy formation, and Catholic education are the focus areas of The Frost and Margaret Snyder Foundation. Grants to Religious Orders will be given preference.

TYPES OF GRANTS
The following outlines categories of grant requests that will be considered with examples for each category.

CAPITAL
New Construction
Remodel / Upgrade
Playgrounds and Site Amenities
Furniture and Equipment

PROGRAM SUPPORT
Catholic Education
Catholic Social Ministries
Catholic Religious Vocations

CAPACITY BUILDING
Spiritual Training
Leadership Training

ENDOWMENTS
Catholic education scholarship endowments for schools supporting marginalized communities

OPERATING FUND GRANTS
The Frost and Margaret Snyder Foundation only considers operating fund grants for a maximum of 2-years for projects that show documented support from the Catholic Church, are targeted toward a specific special project, exhibit plans for financial sustainability once the grant ends, and do not become part of a general operating fund.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Preference will be given to projects in the Archdiocese of Seattle, with the majority of our grants supporting projects in Pierce County, Washington.

PAST GRANTEES
All Saints Elementary School
Archbishop Thomas Murphy High School
Archdiocese of Seattle Seminarian Fund
Bellarmine Preparatory High School
Bishop Blanchet High School
Cabrini Training Ministry
Catholic Community Service
Catholic Extension
Catholic Newman Center
Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School
Discerning Deacons
Eastside Catholic High School
Franciscan Health System
Fulcrum Foundation
Gonzaga University
Gregorian University Fund
Holy Family Elementary School
Holy Names Academy
Holy Rosary Bilingual Academy
Ignatian Spirituality Center
Jesuit Volunteer Corp
Jesuits West
Kennedy Catholic High School
L’Arche Tahoma Hope
O’Dea High School
PACE
Palisades Retreat House
Pope John Paul II High School
Pope St. John XXIII STEM Academy
Sacred Heart Parish
Seattle Nativity School
Seattle Preparatory High School
Seattle University
Seton Catholic High School
Sisters of St. Francis
Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
South Seattle Rainbow Schools
Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL)
St. Bernadette Convent
St. Charles Borromeo School
St. Frances Cabrini Elementary School
St. Leo Church
St. Leo Food Connection
St. Martin’s University
St. Nicholas School
St. Patrick School
St. Vincent de Paul
Washington State Catholic Conference