The foundation concentrates on supporting faith-based senior housing and care in the St. Louis area, providing both capital (notably construction) and operating support to Catholic-affiliated residences. Giving is highly concentrated in a small number of local, mission-aligned organizations and emphasizes sustaining and expanding senior living facilities rather than broad philanthropic diversification.
Highly concentrated: very few, relatively large grants with repeat funding to the same local, faith-based grantees; majority of dollars flow to capital/construction projects with some operational support.
Cardinal Carberry Senior Living Center’s recent giving is centered on Catholic-affiliated senior housing in St. Louis, with construction support standing out as a defining thread. The largest grant on file went to Mother of Perpetual Help Residence Inc for construction, and that relationship appears again in a separate construction grant the prior year, suggesting a sustained capital commitment rather than a one-off award. The foundation also backs operating needs for faith-based elder-care residences, including Mary Queen and Mother Association and Our Lady of Life Apartments. Across the grants listed, the pattern is narrow and mission-specific: support for residences, apartment programs, and the infrastructure needed to keep them functioning. The recipient list is local and tightly aligned with senior living, with awards appearing to focus on facilities that serve older adults within a Catholic framework. That combination of construction funding and operating support points to a funder concerned with both building capacity and maintaining daily services for senior housing providers.
A clear priority is construction and expansion of senior housing facilities. In 2024, the foundation gave $1,983,802 to Mother of Perpetual Help Residence Inc for construction, and it had already awarded the same organization $1,596,896 in 2023 for the same purpose. Operational support is another consistent theme. Mary Queen and Mother Association received $825,673 in 2024 and $33,990 in 2023 for operations, indicating support for recurring expenses rather than only capital work. The foundation also made a $5,672 operating grant to Our Lady of Life Apartments in 2024. Taken together, the grants show a focus on maintaining faith-based elder-care residences and apartment programs in St. Louis.
Grant sizes vary widely, from a p25 of $33,990 to a median of $825,673 and a p75 of $1,596,896. That spread reflects a mix of smaller operating awards and much larger construction commitments. The recent record also shows repeat support for the same organizations across multiple years: Mother of Perpetual Help Residence Inc and Mary Queen and Mother Association each appear in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation’s giving is project-restricted and core-support oriented, with construction and operations both represented. The available data does not indicate an application process.
$2.8M
$3.2M
$3.3M
$6.4M
Most grants fall between $34K and $1.6M, with a median of $826K.
25th Percentile
$34K
Median
$826K
75th Percentile
$1.6M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Notable grantees: Mother of Perpetual Help Residence Inc, Mary Queen and Mother Association, Our Lady of Life Apartments
Grantmaking is fully concentrated in Missouri, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent recipients are all in St. Louis, including Mother of Perpetual Help Residence Inc, Mary Queen and Mother Association, and Our Lady of Life Apartments. The geographic pattern is local rather than regional or national, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
It supports faith-based senior housing and elder-care residences, especially Catholic-affiliated organizations in St. Louis. The recent grants go to residence and apartment providers, with funding used for construction and operations rather than individual assistance.
The grant-size distribution is highly skewed toward large awards: p25 is $33,990, median grant size is $825,673, and p75 is $1,596,896. That mix indicates both smaller operating grants and major construction commitments.
No. The grant data shown is fully local, with 100% of grants to recipients in Missouri. The recent grantees listed are all in St. Louis.
Yes. Mother of Perpetual Help Residence Inc appears in both 2023 and 2024 for construction, and Mary Queen and Mother Association appears in both years for operations. That points to repeated support for a small set of local organizations.
Both are important, but construction is a major part of the portfolio. The largest grant on file is a 2024 construction award of $1,983,802 to Mother of Perpetual Help Residence Inc, while operating support also appears in grants such as the $825,673 award to Mary Queen and Mother Association in 2024.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP RESIDENCE INC | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,983,802 | 2024 | GRANT-CONSTRUCTION |
| MARY QUEEN AND MOTHER ASSOCIATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $825,673 | 2024 | GRANT-OPERATIONS |
| OUR LADY OF LIFE APARTMENTS | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,672 | 2024 | GRANT-OPERATIONS |
| MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP RESIDENCE INC | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,596,896 | 2023 | GRANT-CONSTRUCTION |
| MARY QUEEN AND MOTHER ASSOCIATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $33,990 | 2023 | GRANT-OPERATIONS |
MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP RESIDENCE INC
$1,983,802GRANT-CONSTRUCTION
MARY QUEEN AND MOTHER ASSOCIATION
$825,673GRANT-OPERATIONS
OUR LADY OF LIFE APARTMENTS
$5,672GRANT-OPERATIONS
MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP RESIDENCE INC
$1,596,896GRANT-CONSTRUCTION
MARY QUEEN AND MOTHER ASSOCIATION
$33,990GRANT-OPERATIONS