SC Ministry Foundation will not normally consider grant pre-applications for:
- Major capital expenditures such as construction, acquisition or renovation of facilities, equipments or technology
- Ongoing operations, overhead, operational deficits or debt reduction
- Endowments, scholarships or tuition assistance
- Projects where the Foundation would be the principal source of support
- Programs in public schools including colleges and universities, as well as programs in Catholic schools or parishes that do not have a current association with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
- Grants to individuals, units of government or government agencies
- Annual appeals, membership drives, sponsorships, fundraising campaigns
- Partisan political advocacy or for lobbying purposes
- Programs or projects that result in duplication of services