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Cardinals Care (St. Louis Cardinals)
Mission:
Children of our community have benefited from Cardinals Care
with the consistent commitment from the St. Louis Cardinals Ownership Group,
Cardinals players, Cardinals sponsors and thousands of Cardinals fans.
Cardinals Care is the team's community foundation that cares for kids. Since
1997, Cardinals Care has cared for kids by building youth baseball fields,
supporting youth baseball, and funding children's organizations and youth
agencies. Over $9.7 million dollars have been distributed to help kids,
primarily in the areas of health, education, mentoring, recreation, and the
arts.
In 2004, Redbird Rookies was formed to allow kids to play
baseball free of charge. Rawlings, a major contributor and supporter of
Cardinals Care, donates and discounts most of the equipment and uniforms for
any child who wants to play in Redbird Rookies. In addition, Cardinals Care
provides training so that coaches and organizers can learn innovative
coaching/character building techniques that are essential to the program.
Parents also take part in workshops that teach the philosophy of the league so
that there is support on every level.
Central to Redbird Rookies is instructional play. Keeping
score and winning are secondary to the life lessons that can be learned as part
of a team on the ball field. Redbird Rookies works to instill the values of
teamwork, integrity, self-esteem and leadership in the "classroom" of
a baseball setting.
It's more than just baseball! In an effort to support kids
off the field, Cardinals Care works to build partnerships between the baseball
organizations and non-profit organizations that support kids in the areas of
health, education, mentoring and the arts. In 2005, Cardinals Care established
the Saigh Foundation, Redbird Rookies Scholarship. This college scholarship
will be held for the recipients until after they graduate from high school, and
then the recipient will use the scholarship to aid them in attending the school
of their choice. The Redbird Rookies Readers Program, partners with area public
libraries to encourage kids to read during the summer. Depending on how many
books each team reads there is the chance for kids to earn the chance to play a
game on the field at Busch Stadium, an experience that a kid will never forget.
Grantmaking Objectives:
Thank you for your interest in Cardinals Care, the team's
community foundation. In order to
qualify for consideration for a grant, the following criteria must be met by
your organization:
- Serve or support youths under 20 years old
- Operate in "Cardinals Country"
- Be a 501 (c) (3) with a Federal tax exempt letter
- Must be up and running as a 501 (c) (3) for a least 1 year
- Budget for entire organization not to exceed $2,000,000
- Administration/fundraising expenses not to exceed 30 percent of total budget
Organizations can only apply and receive funding once a year.
What we fund
As part of our focus from this year forward, consideration
for regular grant cycle grants will only be given to funding requests for:
- tangible items
- one-time, capital expenses
- special supplies or purchases
Average amount for a cash grant from Cardinals Care is
$3,000.
What we do not fund
- Annual program costs or salaries
- Operating expenses
- Individuals
- Fundraising event sponsorships (golf, walks/runs, dinner galas, etc.)
- Scholarships/Endowment funds
- Multiple-year pledges
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Geographic Areas Served: |
St. Louis, MO (metro region)
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Revenues: |
$1,811,335 |
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Grants Disbursed:
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$1,351,631 |
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Net Assets: |
$3,624,787 |
Read SPP's case study on the Redbird Rookies Program
Cardinals Care Website
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