Partnership Grants

Cardinals Care developed the Cardinals Care Partnership Grants to fund larger and long-term needs identified in the community through longstanding relationships with local nonprofit organizations that share the foundation's mission of caring for kids in the community. These grants are made possible in part due to the generous support of fans through fundraising platforms, including the Winter Warm-Up, 50-50 Raffle and Silent Auctions.

The Cardinals Family Room at Ronald McDonald House

The Cardinals Family Room at the Grove Ronald McDonald House opened in June of 2024. Cardinals Care funded the baseball-themed space where families can gather and enjoy amenities, including a Nintendo Switch generously donated by the Children's Starlight Foundation and MLB, while their child receives treatment at a local hospital. Approximately 1,300 families will benefit annually from the Cardinals Care Family Room.

Cardinals Care Bookmobile

Cardinals Care donated $200,000 to the St. Louis County Library to fund an addition to their Bookmobile fleet. The Cardinals Care Bookmobile made its debut at Bierbaum Elementary School in the Mehlville School District in December of 2024. The unit features a collection of 5,000 items and a dedicated Cardinals shelf featuring book selections made by Cardinals players, alumni and Fredbird. The Cardinals Care Bookmobile visits 15 Elementary schools in seven different St. Louis County School Districts and will make 140 visits to these sites until the end of the school year. The bookmobile will serve 30,000 students and circulate 100,000 books.

Cardinals Care / Eye Thrive Mobile Vision Clinic

Cardinals Care announced its extension of support of Eye Thrive in October of 2024 with a $500,000 donation to their capital campaign for a second Mobile Vision Clinic. Scheduled to hit the road in June 2025, the new clinic will help Eye Thrive reach thousands more children who lack access to critical vision care. Eye Thrive's comprehensive service model includes school vision screenings, comprehensive eye exams onboard the clinic for kids who fail their screenings, and prescription glasses made on-the-spot, all at no cost to families or schools.

When the Mobile Vision Clinic is unveiled in June 2025, it will:

Make an additional 150 visits to schools and community centers
Screen an additional 15,000+ children
Provide Comprehensive Eye Exams to an additional 4,500+ children
Provide an additional 6,000+ prescription glasses
Provide an additional 1,500 no-questions asked prescription glass replacements