FSC Foundation

About FSC Foundation

In partnership with the De La Salle Christian Brothers, and as a way of making the Lasallian charism visible throughout the world, the FSC Foundation resumed making grants in 2016. Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS) remains the Foundation’s primary benefactor.

The Foundation is grateful to CBIS for its generous support.

The FSC Foundation (A title taken from the three first letters of Fratres Scholarum Christianarum - Brothers of the Christian Schools) was established by seven provinces of the De La Salle Christian Brothers in the United States together with Manhattan College (N.Y.). Resources of the Foundation are provided by CBIS – the company has committed, since its founding, a significant portion of its profits to be used to support and advance educational services for the poor, especially victims of systemic injustice.

About Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS)
CBIS is a global investment management firm that has been a trusted partner for Catholic institutions and their consultants worldwide for over four decades. The firm manages more than $12.8 billion (as of September 30, 2025) across a broad range of Catholic organizations, including dioceses, schools, hospitals, and religious institutes. Specializing in Catholic Responsible Investments, a distinct investment approach that combines research-driven stock exclusions with active ownership, CBIS helps Catholic organizations align their investments with Catholic social teaching. Using Catholic Responsible Investments as an overlay, CBIS actively blends complementary institutional managers to sub-advise its diverse investment strategies. CBIS is a Registered Investment Advisor owned by the De La Salle Christian Brothers in the United States and the Center of the Institute in Rome. Headquartered in Chicago, CBIS also has an office in the Generalate of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Rome.

The FSC Foundation invites proposals to initiate and/or support educational projects which will serve the poor, the handicapped, and others victimized by society. It hopes that ultimately such projects will become self-reliant and their participants will be enabled to help themselves.

This is the principal goal of the foundation. It represents yet another effort to continue and expand the three-hundred-year-old Lasallian tradition of serving the poor through education, extending the caring vision of St. John Baptist De La Salle into the future.

Funding Approval Criteria
Through a clear, concise and objective presentation the application should show how the project:

• Reflects the philosophy and objectives of the FSC Foundation.
• Can achieve the specific goals and objectives envisioned in the service(s) to be offered.
• Evidences the need for financial support while it documents requests from other funding sources.
• Explains that there is an administrative or organizational structure, adequate for the success of the project.
• Involves the project’s participants in planning and implementing it.
• Includes the possibility of replication by other individuals or groups.
• Attempts to network with other fitting agencies, groups, businesses, etc., in the delivery of services.
• Will expand the Grant funds being requested and describe briefly its methods of financial record keeping and reporting.
• Envisions the time frame for initiation and duration of services, and the process of evaluating its success in achieving stated goals.

Philosophy and Objectives
The FSC Foundation has been established to promote and support educational services directed to the poor and disadvantaged.

The FSC Foundation seeks to discover and support "new and adapted forms of education for those poor who are most neglected."

The FSC Foundation hopes to encourage and energize through financial assistance organizations which wish to accept the challenge to assist the poor and marginalized in our societies by providing effective educational services for them.

Project Parameter Guidelines
The FSC Foundation will support educational activities, projects and services that attempt to respond creatively to the needs of these poor and/or handicapped in the following ways:

• Structured educational training centers, such as schools, community service centers, vocational training centers, etc.
• Alternative educational services such as training for independent living, counseling and personal support services, family training and employment skills training, etc.
• Making small grants not to exceed $4,000.
• Making grants to help projects get started.

The FSC Foundation will accept proposals from organizations that are in accordance with its philosophy and objectives, and that are in compliance with its guidelines. The FSC Foundation will NOT consider:

• Making grants for salaries, administrative expenses, tuition scholarships or endowments
• Multiple proposals from the same organization within the same year. Applicants are asked to limit themselves to one proposal per year.
• Proposals for capital campaigns

Board of Directors
Brother Johnathon Emanuelson, FSC
Chairman of the Board
Minneapolis, MN

Brother Thomas Hetland, FSC
Chicago, IL

Sister Margaret Dempsey, RSM
Brooklyn, NY

Brother John Montgomery, FSC
Yakima, WA

Sister Barbara Nelson, CJ
Wheaton, IL

Sister Karen Nykiel, OSB
Lisle, IL

Brother Raymond Papenfuss, CSC
Notre Dame, IN

2026 Welcome Letter

Dear Applicant,
Through the continuing generosity of Christian Brothers Investment Services, the FSC Foundation is again able to invite applications for its Foundation Grants Program. Although the Foundation's funding is limited, the impact of the many grants made since its beginning has been very significant.

The FSC Foundation makes grants only to Roman Catholic organizations, and primarily to those who are clients of Christian Brothers Investment Services.

In addition to the guidelines stated in the "About Us" section of our website applicants will adhere to the following:

• Proposals must have an educational orientation.
• Proposals must be submitted by August 31, 2026. NO PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE.
• The FSC Grant Application Form is an on-line form and must be used to apply for funding. Please limit your application to the space provided on the form. There is no way to submit additional supplementary material and it will not be reviewed.
• It is necessary for a Foreign Catholic applicant to secure a United States Catholic organization to act as its fiscal agent and follow the procedure outlined in the application form. The fiscal agent must be listed in the Official Catholic Directory of the United States.

We suggest that, when writing your application, you first download the fillable-form Word document on the website, enter your text into the Word document, and then copy and paste entries to the online application. This is a safeguard in case there is an error in the on-line submitting process. You will then have all your information in a saved Word document as a backup and will not need to retype everything.

Board decisions will be made in November, 2026. Decisions referring to each applicant will be sent prior to January 31, 2027. Affirmative decisions will be accompanied by grant funds.

Grants will be limited to $4,000 or less. Applicants are urged to specify the exact amount requested and to indicate the specific use of the funding.

Sincerely,

Brother Johnathon Emanuelson, FSC
Chairman, Board of Directors

Grants by the FSC Foundation in 2025

In 2025, the FSC Foundation distributed $137,600 in small assistance units to 47 recipients. Nineteen were for programs in the United States, while 28 were for programs conducted overseas. They are as follows:

• Intervention Program “Multisensory Decoding and Spelling Program", Grades 4- Taylor, TX, USA
• Literacy Enhancement: Just Right Reader Decodable Library- Homestead, FL, USA
• Empowering Paths: ESL and GED Learning Materials for Disadvantaged Adults- Reading, PA, USA
• Post-Permanency Support Program: Educational/Tutoring Support for Youth who Exit Foster Care- Syosset, NY, USA
• English Language Education for Long Island's Immigrant Women- Brentwood, NY, USA
• La Salle University Summer STEAM Enrichment Camp- Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Science Education Supplies to Support STEM Curriculum for SMS Students- Tulsa, OK, USA
• Summer Spark Enrichment Program- Racine, WI, USA
• San Miguel School's Science Workbook Initiative- Providence, RI, USA
• Harnessing Faith and Sustainability: Solar Energy for DeLaSalle' s Students- Minneapolis, MN, USA
• NextGen Learning- Orlando, FL, USA
• Science Lab Equipment- Chicago, IL, USA
• Leadership Experience at Dunrovin (LEAD)- Marine on Saint Croix, MN, USA
• Mathematics in Motion- Fontana, CA, USA
• Hands-On, Minds-On: Next Generation Science Standards for the Whole Child- Freeport, NY, USA
• Adult Education for English Speakers of Other Languages- Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
• Empowering Digital Learners: Chromebooks for Underserved- San Antonio, TX, USA
• Updated Reflection Journals- Chicago, IL, USA
• The Community of Creation - Improved Environmental Sustainability at LSM- Plano, IL, USA
• Restoring Learning and Living Spaces at Chipole Primary School After Fire Damage- Songea, Tanzania
• Purchase of School Benches for St. Consolata Pre-Primary School- Mwanza, Tanzania
• Solar Energy for Lighting at St. Mary's Mbalizi Minor Seminary- Mbeya, Tanzania
• Computer lab for the youth of Kara in Togo.- Rome, Italy
• Purchase of Laboratory Equipment for Savelberg Boarding Primary School- Nairobi, Kenya
• Renovation of Classroom and Electrical equipment and tools- Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana
• Purchase of 20 sewing machines to facilitate the economic status of 20 youth with special needs who have completed their training in sewing and knitting. Mbarara, Uganda Uganda
• Buying of Textbooks to Facilitate Implementation of the New National Education Curriculum at St. LaSalle School, Karemeno- Nyeri, Kenya
• Equipping a Computer Lab at St. Ursula's School, Kitale- Nairobi-Kenya
• Powering Education: Generator Support for St. Bernard's School- Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Remedial Support Classes for Struggling Students, Bayadeya Region Egypt Beirut, Beirut Egypt
• Facility needs- Tsandi, Uukwaluudhi, Namibia
• Enhancing Water Accessibility with Renewable Energy: A Solar Solution for Lasallian Education in Naka, Benue State- Naka, Benue State, Nigeria
• School Funding Project- Prestea, Western Region, Ghana
• Caring for Children in Need- New York, NY, Middle East, Northeast Africa, India, and Eastern Europe
• Clean Water, Bright Futures: Borehole Water Access for St. Louis Nursery Primary School, Zonkwa Kaduna State, Nigeria.- Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
• Church Renovation- Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
• Solar Security Lighting at Sancta Maria College- Lukulu, Western Province, Zambia
• Computers for Asha Nilayam School for Speech and Hearing Impaired- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Bridging the Gap: Technical Equipment Support for Disadvantaged Students at Fundi Maendeleo Technical Institute- Democratic Republic of Congo
• Financial Assistance to Purchase Furniture for St. Mother Teresa School at Fathimanagar, Badvel, YSR- Kadapa, A.P., India
• Five New Computers and Renovation of Computer Room for La Salle Boys' High School- Malkhanwala Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
• Computers with Digital Smart Classroom- Napa, California, USA
• Sewing Machines for Livelihood: Supporting Brick Kiln Families- Faisalabad, Punjab Pakistan
• Providing Tools for Automobile Service Station and Furniture for Computer Lab to Enhance Learning Technical Skills at La Salle Skill Development Centre- Dokmoka, Assam, India
• Farming Project.- Vryheid, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
• Purchase of Classroom Furniture in the Form of Desks for Kyagalanyi Community Primary School, Ssese Island Kalangala District in Uganda East Africa.- Masaka, Kalangala, Uganda
• Art for Peace- Rumbek, Lakes State, South Sudan

The funds for the Foundation come from Christian Brothers Investment Services. Since 1988, the Foundation has distributed $4,539,965 in 1,764 grants selected from among 4,983 applications.