For a Catholic Organization outside of the United States which is NOT an Arch/Diocese, parish, church, school, university, hospital, religious order or congregation:
The Raskob Foundation will consider applications from other Catholic organizations outside of the U.S., if the following step is taken:
The organization must first obtain a letter from the Diocesan Ordinary or its official Episcopal Moderator, attesting to the fact that the organization is formally Catholic, not-for-profit, and located within the Diocese. Such a letter must first be received by the Raskob Foundation before an application for funding is sent to the organization seeking a grant. This letter may be faxed or sent via postal mail. (This preliminary letter would also fulfill the requirement of a Letter of Verification by the Diocesan Bishop that is formally required as part of the application package.)
The Raskob Foundation will then send an application package which must be completed and returned during one of the Foundation’s funding cycles. Our Board of Trustees meets twice a year (May and November) to act upon requests. Applications are accepted only between December 8-January 15 for our Spring (May) Meeting, and only between June 8-July 15 for our Fall (November) Meeting.
If the Foundation decides to fund the application, the grant will be transmitted through the Arch/Diocesan Ordinary, a Papal Nuncio, or through the department of the Holy See of the organization’s official Episcopal Moderator.