Search Through Faith-based Grants in the U.S.

The Vision and Mission of the Adkins Family Foundation is to provide badly needed resources to change the circumstances and thus the lives of people of color and those in need, trapped in inner cities and under-served communities. Coming from a faith-based perspective, the goal is to promote and build self-esteem and facilitate the realization of individual dreams that will help transform the lives’ of at-risk children.  Thus,  reducing the inequities they face on a daily basis living in marginalized areas. 

The Adkins Family Foundation accepts proposals for projects supporting children programs, the arts and general operating support.

Book Buddies Program

Children from low-income families often grow up in “word deserts” – having few books in their classrooms and even fewer at home. Without access to words, it becomes very difficult for children and families to navigate the education and health care systems.

Through The Molina Foundation’s signature program, Book Buddies, we distribute new books to community agencies serving children and families in need. We have partnered with organizations to distribute more than 4 million books to help create word-rich and healthy homes.

We know many programs are in desperate need of resources – such as books and other educational and health resources. We work every day to find donations of books and resources to share with your program – and we share these opportunities as fast as we can.

What kinds of books do you have?

The books The Molina Foundation gives away are all brand new, and donated from publishers and other partners. Most of the books we receive are fiction, pleasure-reading titles. The books often feature popular characters, including many from television shows or movies. We also receive workbooks, activity books, coloring books, and other treasures to help children practice important skills at home. Most of the books we receive are for children of all ages (0-18); occasionally we have books for adults. Most of the books are in English, although we sometimes have books available in Spanish and other languages.

How much are the books?

The books are always free. Books may be shipped for a minimal shipping and handling charge.

How many books can a program request? Can we use the books to restock library shelves? Can we request specific titles?

Our goal is to help families start or grow their home libraries. We encourage programs to apply for 1-3 books for each child they serve. In some cases, a few of the books may be used to help enhance learning environments by restocking library shelves. Our team does their best to try to match the inventory we have with the needs of the program. At this time, we are not able to accommodate requests for specific titles.

The George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation was born from the shared vision of its founders, George and Sarah Buchanan, who believed in giving back to the community as a testament to their life’s blessings. Focusing on special needs, military, at-risk youth, education, and faith-based initiatives, the foundation aims to create a ripple effect of positive change across communities. The George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling our mission of providing help and support to those in need across all five of our focus areas. By providing grants and partnering with 501 c3 charitable organizations, we hope to improve the lives of all recipients.

Our Grants

The Foundation makes Grants to a wide variety of charitable organizations. Programs vary in grant size and funding priorities. Supporting nonprofit and 501c charitable organizations, we award grants to enhance impactful programs and initiatives, foster innovation, and bolster the capabilities of existing systems and organizations. Nonprofits are invited to apply for grants for these programs. The foundation concentrates its giving on several key areas:

• Military

Partnering with charities that provide essential support to military personnel, veterans, and their families during and after service. Charities supporting the Military community focus on aiding active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. These organizations offer a range of support services to address the unique challenges faced by military personnel, including transition programs for those re-entering civilian life, mental health support, and assistance for wounded soldiers. They also provide housing assistance for veterans and gold-star families. Additionally, they provide financial aid, scholarships for education, and family support initiatives to ensure the well-being of military families, honoring their sacrifice and service to the country.

• Special Needs

Charitable organizations within the Special Needs sector are dedicated to serving individuals with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. These nonprofits work tirelessly to provide a spectrum of services that enhance the quality of life, promote independence, and ensure equal opportunities in all aspects of life. From early intervention programs, therapeutic services, and inclusive education to vocational training and supportive housing, these charities aim to meet the comprehensive needs of those with special needs, advocating for their rights and well-being in society.

• At-Risk Youth

Organizations working with At-Risk Youth are committed to guiding young people who face various challenges, such as poverty, homelessness, family instability, and involvement in the juvenile justice system. These charities offer programs that include mentorship, education and literacy support, after-school and enrichment activities, and career readiness training. Their goal is to provide at-risk youth with the tools and resources they need to overcome obstacles, realize their potential, and build a positive future.

• Education

Charitable organizations in the Education sector strive to ensure equitable access to quality education for children and adults alike. These nonprofits work in diverse settings, from urban to rural communities, providing programs such as early childhood education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) initiatives, scholarship funds, and teacher training. They aim to close the education gap, foster lifelong learning, and prepare individuals for success in an increasingly complex world through vocational training opportunities.

• Faith-Based Organizations

Faith-based charitable organizations operate on the foundation of Christian values and beliefs, serving communities through a wide array of social, educational, and humanitarian efforts. These charities provide services such as food banks, homeless shelters, disaster relief, and international development projects. Beyond physical aid, they also offer spiritual support and community building activities, aiming to uplift individuals and families.

Mission

The mission of the Henry E. Niles Foundation is to help in the nurturing and uplifting of people in need. The Foundation strives to support humanitarian efforts, including faith-based endeavors, that:

• strengthen education including special education, literacy and others; 
• fight economic hardships through self-help opportunities;
• enhance public health and sanitation on a global basis.

Primary Program Interests

The Board is currently highlighting the following areas:  

Education – Included in this interest area are primary, secondary and higher education for those motivated individuals who are unable to obtain the benefits of quality education without assistance.

Economic Self-Sufficiency – This program area includes but is not limited to: job training, the encouragement and support of entrepreneurialism, mentoring, and micro-credit initiatives.

Health & Independence – Special interests here include medical and public health assistance for the elderly, the poor, the disadvantaged and the disabled.

Guiding Principles & Considerations

• Favors programs addressing long-term solutions to the causes of problems, as distinguished from programs that simply treat the symptoms.
• Added emphasis on programs and organizations that address the intersection of its various program interests.
• Encourages pilot initiatives that test new program models.
• Particular interest in organizations that promote collaborative efforts among groups and organizations.
• Qualities sought by the Foundation in its grantee organizations are: effective and dynamic personnel; passionate leadership; a bias against bureaucracy; prudent management & governance practices; and commitment to results and overall assessment of program impact.

Grants range from $2,500 up to $50,000. In unique circumstances, the Foundation does consider a more significant grant for a program having a major impact in one or more of its areas of interest.

Parkinson Family Foundation Grant

The Parkinson Family Foundation chooses to pursue its mission by concentrating on three main areas of focus: Food & Water, Faith & Evangelism, and Health & Humanitarian Efforts. The Foundation also recognizes the power and potential in education & community outreach and may be able to engage in grantmaking in these areas, though such efforts will be very targeted. 

Admittedly, there is a good deal of overlap in all these areas and a tremendous amount of philanthropic and charitable activity is covered. Therefore, the Foundation must be extremely selective in choosing with which organizations it will partner. Those groups with whom the Foundation has been able to develop a relationship will often receive greater consideration.

Declinations are not a slight, but a sign of the tremendous need worldwide and a result of determined priority for the Foundation, its members and its particular efforts in light of very limited resources. What drives our mission is the Greatest Commandment, but it does not limit our consideration of organizations that are not faith-based.

Funding

Grants may range from $1,000 up to around $5,000. In unique circumstances, the Foundation does consider a more significant grant for a program having a major impact in one or more of our areas of interest, however these would be grantees with whom we have already partnered. First-time requests exceeding $10,000 will be automatically declined, as this will show us that those applicants did not bother to review the specifics of our foundation. We defer to the expertise of the applicants to educate us on the funding needed to run a successful program and how they expect to raise those required funds.

Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with a focus on outcomes and impact. The request amount must reflect the effectiveness of the proposed program and consider the specific needs and challenges of the communities involved, as well as the foundation's goals, guidelines and limited resources. The Foundation does not, generally, fund 100% of a program or organization. The foundation generally will not approve a grant for more than a three-year commitment. The vast majority of our funding is for one-year commitments.

Versacare Foundation

We are an independent foundation which has been serving Seventh-day Adventist ministries and a select few other humanitarian efforts with financial grants since 1990. We are a self-funded lay organization, and our board is comprised of both lay Adventists and present and former Adventist church employees, all committed to furthering the Kingdom of God and to restoring the “image of God” in those in need. 

Versafund Grant Program: Catalyst Grant

The Versafund Grant Program offers three levels of potential funding.

• Catalyst Grant: $2,500 to $10,000

The Catalyst Grant is Versacare Foundation’s smallest grant. It is designed to give programs and projects a financial boost as needed. It is also for applicants not accustomed to applying for grants who may find the information required by the typical grant application process daunting.

Project Priorities: Versacare Foundation funds projects that address the following needs:

• Church community engagement
• Disadvantaged or underserved communities
• General education and science education
• Health and wellness
• Humanitarian efforts
• Social justice
• Women and children’s efforts
• Youth and young adults

Our Work

Vitamin Angels improves nutrition and health outcomes for pregnant women, infants, and young children worldwide.

We Bring Essential Healthcare to Underserved Communities

As a public health nonprofit we are committed to reaching the most underserved, nutritionally vulnerable populations—pregnant women, infants, and children—with the right solutions. Overcoming barriers to nutritional access takes teamwork.

US-Based Programs

Vitamin Angels (VA) supports the delivery of evidence-based nutrition interventions by providing commodities and technical assistance. For programs based in the United States, prenatal multivitamins, also known as multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS), can be provided as in-kind donations to qualified organizations. Prenatal multivitamins are a daily nutritional supplement of vitamins and minerals, and serve as an excellent way to meet the increased need for nutrients experienced during pregnancy. Prenatal multivitamins granted by Vitamin Angels are to be distributed in a targeted manner to women of reproductive age who experience barriers to accessing prenatal multivitamins.

Our grant opportunities are best suited to organizations that can add our nutrition interventions to their existing programming with limited cost implications.

Miller Family Foundation Grant

The Charles E. and Carol J. Miller Family Foundation, dba. The Miller Family Foundation, was founded in December 2014. Modeling the philanthropic legacy and faith-based beliefs of both Charles and Carol Miller, The Miller Family Foundation’s core purpose is investing in “The Common Good” initiatives, causes, and programs that build towards a better tomorrow for our community, nation, and world.

A non-profit can apply for Angel Fund consideration which is designated for a non-profit in need of immediate financial assistance. If approved by the board of directions, funds will be issued within 30-days of the request.

Spark Good: Strengthening Community 

Small actions can lead to big impact, and Spark Good is the force multiplier.

Walmart Spark Good brings together all of Walmart and Sam’s Club’s community giving programs under one brand and puts customers and associates in the driver’s seat, making it easier to give to the causes they care most about.

Spark Good includes programs like local grants, round up, registry, space tool and associate giving and volunteerism.

Local Grants

Walmart believes that strengthening local communities creates value for business as well as society. That’s why we empower each Walmart store, Sam’s Club and distribution center to strengthen and support local communities through local donations, fundraising outside of facilities and participation in corporate cause-marketing campaigns.

Each year, our U.S. stores and clubs award Spark Good Local Grants ranging from $250 to $5000. Spark Good local grants are designed to address the unique needs of the communities where we operate. They include a variety of organizations, such as animal shelters, elder services, and community clean-up projects. 

We are an independent foundation which has been serving Seventh-day Adventist ministries and a select few other humanitarian efforts with financial grants since 1990. We are a self-funded lay organization, and our board is comprised of both lay Adventists and present and former Adventist church employees, all committed to furthering the Kingdom of God and to restoring the “image of God” in those in need. 

Versafund Grant Program: Venture Grant

The Versafund Grant Program offers three levels of potential funding.

• Venture Grant: $10,001 to $40,000

The Venture Grant is designed to assist projects and programs in reaching clearly stated goals and objectives. It is also intended to help projects and programs become self-sustaining. Venture Grant applicants are expected to provide information based on objective assessments of their programs. 

Project Priorities: Versacare Foundation funds projects that address the following needs:

• Church community engagement
• Disadvantaged or underserved communities
• General education and science education
• Health and wellness
• Humanitarian efforts
• Social justice
• Women and children’s efforts
• Youth and young adults

Grantmaking

Since its founding, the Foundation has developed trusted working relationships with grantees, building sustained engagement. 

The George Family Foundations supports programs, organizations and initiatives that transform lives by working to change the systems affecting those lives.

Spirituality and Inner Life

We Believe:

We believe in open-hearted spirituality that recognizes the vital, diverse pathways for finding peace and fulfillment, both individually and in community with others. We believe that an intentionally developed inner life provides the grounding and ongoing renewal of our creative spirit and sense of wellbeing. 

Our Aspiration:

• Foster a society characterized by respect, empathy, and compassion, with a resolve to reach across divides in service of justice, equity, and civil discourse. 
• Empower people of all backgrounds and experiences to embrace mindfulness and inner-life practices that nurture mental wellbeing and personal healing.
• Increase access for people to experience reflection, imagination, and contemplation — providing time and space to explore questions of meaning, individually and in community.

What We Fund:

To support achievement of our aspirations, we seek to fund an intentional mix of Spirituality and Inner Life endeavors, including:

• Progressive Faith-Based Endeavors
  • We support efforts that draw on shared values that exist across faiths in order to encourage people to come together to achieve a more just, empathetic, and connected society.
• Inner Life
  • We invest in programs that increase access to and individual capacity for personal reflection, restoration, self-awareness, self-development, and resilience.

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grants

YSA is excited to announce the launch of the 15th Annual Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grants! With the generous support of the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, we are again offering project grants to youth changemakers—aged 5 to 25—to lead awareness, direct service, advocacy, and philanthropic projects that focus on ending childhood hunger in their communities.

“Why focus on hunger?” you may ask. According to the latest estimates, nearly 1 in 5 children (19.2%) in the US is living at risk of hunger, an increase from around 12.8% in 2021. While this may be the result of kids skipping meals, families living in food deserts, an increase in the cost of food, parents having to choose between buying food and paying bills, or a whole host of other factors, one thing remains the same: 13.8 million children live in food-insecure households in the wealthiest country in the world.

This year, youth may apply for grants of $500 for projects that engage at least 50 other youth as volunteers (project planners, project leaders, and day-of volunteers) in activities designed to help end childhood hunger in their community.

James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Foundation

Enriching Lives. Making an Impact.

The James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Foundation is dedicated to enriching the lives of our fellow citizens. We are committed to building a better society and believe in the potential for positive change.

We seek to:

• Make a significant impact
• Promote personal involvement  and seek active leadership
• Stress accountability
• Enrich our respective communities

We support people and agencies that use resources wisely, invest time and money in developing good business practices, monitor their success and stay focused on their vision. These partners must support family unity and share our values and beliefs.

Grant Request Guidelines

We concentrate our resources in the following areas:

• Enhancing education and health care
• Supporting faith-based organizations
• Providing opportunities for the poor and under-served
• Developing the arts
• Promoting environmental responsibility

Hillman Emergent Innovation Program

The Hillman Emergent Innovation (HEI) program provides grants to accelerate the development of bold, nursing-driven interventions that improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. ​​These populations include Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), the economically disadvantaged, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, rural populations, immigrant and refugee populations and other groups that encounter obstacles to accessing quality healthcare services.The HEI program seeks proposals for innovative, early stage nursing-driven interventions that:

• Challenge conventional strategies for delivering and improving care to marginalized populations in the United States
• Demonstrate potential as a best-in-class intervention
• Narrow gaps in health equity
• Show potential for scalability

National Council on Aging

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) delivers the resources, tools, best practices, and advocacy our nation needs to ensure that every person can age with health and economic well-being.

Vision

A just and caring society in which each of us, as we age, lives with dignity, purpose, and security

Mission

Improve the lives of millions of older adults, especially those who are struggling

Coordinating Efforts on Falls Prevention and the Aging Network

This funding opportunity is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). ACL’s mission is to maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan, and their families and caregivers. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) received funding from ACL to disburse up to 12 subawards to state falls prevention coalitions or entities that are developing or have the intent to develop a coalition in a state that currently does not have an active coalition as referenced here: State Falls Prevention Coalitions. The grants aim to cultivate the development and enhancement of collaborative efforts of state falls prevention coalitions to reduce falls and/or the risk of falls among older adults and their families and caregivers.

State Falls Prevention Coalitions

Coalitions are a recognized mechanism for communities to maximize resources they already have and develop sustainable new approaches to societal problems while deterring duplication of effort. For this funding opportunity, a coalition is defined as a group comprised of multiple sectors that work together to solve community problems, in this case, the issue of falls among older adults. This funding opportunity also considers a coalition to include task forces and collaborative groups that address a broader topic (e.g., injury prevention, age-friendly, or healthy aging) and include a focus on falls prevention.

Because no single individual or entity is responsible for addressing all aspects of falls prevention, coalitions should involve all members of a community who can play a role in reducing falls and falls risks among older adults. This includes but is not limited to older adults themselves, their families, and caregivers; clinical and community-based service providers; health care, aging, and public health professionals; researchers; policy makers; community leaders; and advocates. The intent is a joint effort among multiple partners to implement an effective, coordinated approach to preventing older adults’ falls.

State falls prevention coalitions can use state and local data to identify their unique priority needs and design strategies to address them. Coalitions are well-positioned to solicit insight from older adults and caregivers on gaps in services and barriers they have encountered to accessing falls prevention programs. Coalitions can assess what programs and partnerships already exist, identify leaders to engage, and foster effective partnerships between health care providers, aging services network, and other organizations. State falls prevention coalitions also provide a framework, infrastructure, and guidance that can be shared with local coalitions and communities collaborating to implement falls prevention interventions.

As a coordinated organization, a coalition can assist in streamlining opportunities for older adults who have been assessed as a high falls risk. A state coalition can provide opportunities for individuals in areas where there may not be falls prevention interventions by connecting them to available resources. A coalition can also connect organizations that have not traditionally collaborated on falls prevention strategies and activities. For instance, participants in an evidence-based falls prevention exercise class may be connected to organizations offering home safety interventions.

Project Goal

The goal of this funding opportunity is to cultivate the development and enhancement of state falls prevention coalitions’ efforts to reduce falls and/or the risk of falls among older adults and their families and caregivers. It aims to support joint efforts among a range of stakeholders to implement effective, coordinated approaches to preventing older adults’ falls statewide and at the community level.

The funding opportunity will support up to 12 state falls prevention coalitions or organizations that aim to:

• Develop a coalition in a state that currently does not have an active coalition (for states with inactive or in development coalitions
• Enhance an existing state falls prevention coalition to significantly improve and/or expand falls prevention activity on a statewide and/or local level

Hillman Serious Illness and End of Life Emergent Innovation

The Hillman Serious Illness and End of LIfe Emergent Innovation (HSEI) Program provides up to thirteen $50,000, 12-18 month grants to accelerate the development of bold, nursing-driven interventions targeting the needs of groups and communities who have historically struggled against oppression, discrimination and indifference. These populations include the economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, low-income rural populations, and other groups that encounter obstacles to accessing quality health care services.

We seek creative, early stage (untested or minimal-evidence) innovations that address health and health care problems in new ways. 

The annual program—a complement to the Hillman Innovations in Care initiative—will award up to thirteen 12-18 month grants of $50,000 each.

2021 Focus on Racism and Health

Hillman Innovations in Care Program

The Hillman Innovations in Care (HIC) Program was established in 2014 to advance innovative, nursing-driven models of care that target the health and healthcare needs of groups and communities who have historically struggled against oppression, discrimination and indifference. These populations include Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), the economically disadvantaged, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, low-income rural populations, and others.

This year the HIC program is issuing a special call for submissions that address racism and its impact on health. Racism has been, and remains, the root cause of serious health inequities that unjustly affect communities of color. These disparities include increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, obesity and mental illness; inequitable access to high quality care; inordinately negative outcomes such as infant and maternal mortality rates for Black mothers and babies that are twice as high as those for white populations, and life expectancy that can be as much as ten years shorter than white counterparts living a short drive away. 

The disproportionate harm of the COVID-19 pandemic in Black, Indigenous and other communities of color and police killings as part of a long history of police brutality are other manifestations of structural racism and societal inequities. Addressing and dismantling racism in its myriad forms—structural, interpersonal, and institutional—is a critical and constructive approach to advancing health equity and improving population health.

Goals

The goal of the HIC program is to advance leading-edge, nursing-driven models of care that will improve the health and health care of vulnerable populations, including the economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ people, the homeless, rural populations, and other groups that encounter barriers to accessing health-care services.

We seek bold, creative, patient- and family-centered approaches that challenge conventional strategies, improve health outcomes, lower costs, and enhance patient and family caregiver experience.

Program Priorities

The 2021 HIC program seeks proposals for bold, nursing-driven interventions that:

• Seek to mitigate the effects of racism on health and/or narrow gaps in health equity
• Identify and address sources of racism that affect health
• Challenge conventional strategies for delivering and improving care to populations affected by racism 
• Build trust and credibility in programs or systems of care
• Are informed by anti-racism practices
• Present strong preliminary evidence
• Show potential for broad replicability

The Foundation seeks proposals that address the health care needs of the vulnerable populations in the following areas:

• Maternal and child health
• Care of the older adult
• Chronic illness management

 Types of Proposals

• The adaptation of proven nursing-driven models to new or expanded settings or patient populations. The adaptation should be past the pilot phase and demonstrate significant preliminary evidence.
• The expansion of emerging nursing-driven models with early evidence suggesting a strong likelihood for achieving Triple Aim-like outcomes on a broad scale.

All proposals must address the potential for:

• Improving health, lowering costs, and enhancing patient and caregiver experience
• Scalability
• Sustainability

Grant Awards

The program will award two grants of up to $600,000 each, distributed over a 36-month period.

Supporting Historic Sacred Places

A program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Fund for Sacred Places provides financial and technical support for community-serving historic houses of worship across America.

What We Offer

The National Fund for Sacred Places provides matching grants of $50,000 to $250,000 to congregations undertaking significant capital projects at historic houses of worship, along with wraparound services including training, technical assistance, and planning support.

What We’re Looking For

The National Fund for Sacred Places assesses applicant eligibility according to the core criteria shown below, while also striving to build a diverse participant pool that reflects a broad range of geographic, cultural, and religious identities.

Historic, Cultural, or Architectural Significance

We are looking for buildings that have historic, cultural, or architectural significance—and sites that have important and relevant stories to tell. Many of our participants are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the state register, or the local register. Your building does not have to be on one of these lists, but eligibility for one or more of these lists is a good benchmark for National Fund eligibility.

As part of the National Trust’s commitment to telling the full American story, we particularly encourage congregations to apply that illuminate a unique or overlooked aspect of American history and that expand our understanding of our shared national heritage. We encourage submissions related to historic sacred places of importance to historically and contemporaneously underrepresented communities including, but not limited to, women, immigrants, Asian Americans, Black Americans, Latinx Americans, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and LGBTQIA communities.

Successful applicants are able to demonstrate their place in history by answering questions such as:

• Does the building tell a story relevant to our history—either cultural or religious?
• Does the history highlight previously underrecognized communities, stories, or locations?
• How has the building served the community over time? Does the building have a great physical presence in its community due to its location or programming?
• Is the building the work of a notable architect? If so, is it a high-quality example of their body of work?
• Is the building an exceptional example of its architectural style or building technology?
• Does the building embody the congregation’s resilience over time?

Community-Serving Congregations

We are looking for congregations that are engaged in their communities and that are serving others. Engaged congregations operate and host programming that serves vulnerable, at-risk, and diverse populations; share space with non-affiliated groups and organizations (often at subsidized rates); work with other congregations, faith-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and/or municipalities; and have a widespread reputation for being a welcoming center of community life.

Project Scope and Need

We fund historic preservation projects addressing urgent repair needs and/or life safety. We also fund projects that increase congregations’ ability to open their buildings to new populations or to serve greater numbers of people. All projects must adhere to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, which is a universally accepted framework for doing work to older and historic properties.

We prioritize congregations/projects where there is a demonstrated need (meaning that the congregation cannot raise the funds alone) or where it is clear that our grant will have a catalytic effect (meaning that our grant is likely to lead to additional monies being contributed to the project).

Readiness

Once-in-a-generation capital projects require a great deal of planning. We are looking for applicants that understand their buildings’ needs and that are ready to undertake a capital campaign. National Fund congregations typically have a history of successful capital campaigns, which demonstrate an ability to raise significant funds and complete a project.

Successful congregations come to us with a realistic fundraising goal, which has been generated with the help of qualified preservation professionals and is not too far beyond the congregation’s fundraising capacity.

Healthy Congregations

The National Fund prioritizes healthy, stable congregations so that our investment is truly impactful and lasting. We look for the following, although this is not an exhaustive list of characteristics that indicate healthy congregations: tenured, well-respected clergy; capable lay leadership; stable or growing membership; financial strength and stability; support of the judicatory or governing body, if applicable; and a history of weathering any congregational conflict or trauma with resilience.

Center for Dementia Respite Innovation Grant (CDRI)

The Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation funds new respite care innovation projects across the country. Over the course of five years, the CDRI will award up to $20 million in competitive grants to local respite care providers to improve and increase the delivery of person-centered dementia care, with a focus on innovation, collaboration, outcomes, accessibility, affordability, and sustainability.

Progam Objective

The Alzheimer’s Association has been awarded a $25 million grant from the Administration for Community Living, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services division, to enhance respite services for dementia caregivers. This funding established the CDRI to fund new respite innovation projects nationwide. The CDRI will award approximately $20 million in competitive grants to respite care providers that propose to improve the quality of their services. Grant recipients will be supported with online training and ongoing technical assistance to ensure that respite services are dementia-capable. The CDRI will collect data and study the outcomes of these improvement projects to inform public policy.

Funding

• Start-Up Awards: $100,000 total ($50,000 per year for two years)
  • Start-up awards allow an organization or provider not already providing dementia-specific respite services to plan and launch a respite program and implement a small innovative program.
• Pilot Awards: $100,000
  • Pilot awards allow an existing community-based organization/respite provider to enhance their program by adding innovative components.

Awarded providers or organizations must contribute a match of 25%, including 2.5% in indirect costs. These costs can include time and effort, volunteer hours, supplies and materials.

Memorial Lutheran Church of Afton has established an Endowment Fund to focus the donation and gifts of its members and the surrounding community. 

The fund is overseen by the Endowment Fund Committee whose responsibility it is to wisely apply annual grant awards to religious, charitable, or educational efforts.  This is done by receiving grant requests and giving awards grants each spring.

All are welcome to submit a grant request, both church members and non-church members. The one-page application form asks for the requester to describe how the project or ministry fits into the three categories of Endowment Fund giving:

• Religious
  • The Endowment Fund is able to award grants to faith-based organizations nearby and around the world. 
  • The fund is also able to award gifts that support the ministry of Memorial Lutheran by funding efforts or programs that are above and beyond the day-to-day ministry and budget needs of the church. 
  • These gifts can enable churches and other organizations to teach, serve and equip disciples of Jesus Christ and support people in their own journey of faith.
• Charitable
  • The tradition of generous giving is as old as Lutheranism itself. 
  • Long ago, Martin Luther called upon the newly reformed church to establish a common chest from which food, clothing, and other necessities could be distributed to people in need.
  • The Endowment fund has given gifts to support many area and international charities in hopes to help with the needs of God’s people around the world.
• Educational
  • The Endowment fund has two avenues from which support can be given to people seeking education. 
    • First, from the general Endowment fund monies may be given to those seeking a Lutheran seminary education in hopes of serving the church of Christ as their profession. 
    • Second, the Endowment fund has established a tuition support policy.
      • This policy allows the Endowment fund committee to set aside 10% of that year’s disbursement people pursuing education advancement. 

We welcome your ideas which will allow the church to expand the ways in which it shares the love of God through our congregation, community, and around the world.

Community Connect Program

What is the Community Connect Grants Program?

The purpose of the Community Connect Program is to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that will provide, on a “community -oriented connectivity” basis, broadband service that fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and public safety benefits. 

Program Benefits

The Community Connect Program helps rural communities extend access where broadband service is least likely to be commercially available, but where it can make a tremendous difference in the quality of life for people and businesses. The projects funded by these grants help rural residents tap into the enormous potential of the Internet for jobs, education, healthcare, public safety, and community development.

Rural Development Key Priorities:

The Agency encourages applicants to consider projects that will advance the following key priorities (more details available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/​priority-points):

• Creating More and Better Markets.
  • Assisting rural communities to recover economically through more and better market opportunities and through improved infrastructure.
• Advancing Racial Justice, Place-Based Equity, and Opportunity.
  • Ensuring all rural residents have equitable access to RD programs and benefits from RD funded projects.
• Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Justice.
  • Reducing climate pollution and increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change through economic support to rural communities

Welcome

Throughout their lives, Charles and Dorothy McClure set aside time for family and community and have supported many nonprofit organizations. The McClures believed it is responsible, prudent and the obligation of everyone to contribute to their community and especially those who were capable of filling leadership roles. The McClure Family have a firm belief in the power of an individual to have a positive impact on the community, the country and the world. This Foundation honors these basic values and principles by creating opportunity for others to contribute to maintaining our basic freedoms and traditional American way of life.

Over the years, the McClure Family have observed that family cohesiveness is the backbone of America and is strongest in families that seek to enliven the hearts of others. This Foundation encourages endeavors that strengthen families and communities by advancing individuals to become more productive and responsible citizens.

The McClure Family Foundation Mission

The mission of the McClure Family Foundation is to honor and continue the legacy of Charles and Dorothy McClure by giving to our communities and our nation by supporting organizations which contribute to maintaining our basic freedoms and traditional American way of life.

As a foundation, we acknowledge the gift of family and seek to support programs in the areas of:

• The arts
• Historic preservation
• Education
• Faith-based initiatives
• The well-being of mankind

The Global Pluralism Award celebrates and supports efforts and achievements that advance pluralism. The Award is given every two years to individuals, organizations, government bodies and private sector actors, from any country, that demonstrate exceptional and sustained achievement in building more inclusive societies in which human diversity is protected and valued.

Three Award winners will share a total prize pool of CAD $150,000. The monetary prize will be equally divided among the three Award winners (CAD $50,000 each).

In addition to the financial Award, the Centre will work with Award winners to develop a program of in-kind support and engagement. This may include communications support, opportunities to engage in activities of the Centre and other organizations, residency/internships at the Centre,  inclusion in the Centre’s pluralism education and training initiatives, etc.

Candidates need to demonstrate an exceptional and sustained contribution to pluralism. The Centre defines pluralism as an ethic of respect for human differences. Pluralism is a positive response to diversity, grounded in mutual recognition and respect. Pluralism results from the daily decisions taken by state institutions, civil society organizations and individuals to recognize and value human differences. Belonging is the goal of pluralism. In pluralist societies, choices are made to ensure the full participation of all people in political, economic and socio-cultural life. Every person becomes a valued member of society – regardless of gender, sexual orientation, nationality, ability, racial, ethnic, religious or cultural differences. Inclusive societies are promoted by a wide range of actors from multiple disciplines including, but not limited to, legal reform, human rights, democracy promotion, social cohesion, education, ethnic relations, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, migration and integration, media, arts and culture, etc.

The mission of the Yass Prize and STOP Awards Initiative is to identify and support more best in class education providers who can tackle the big education challenges of the day and deliver an education for students that is Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless. It’s more than an awards program or a philanthropic endeavor. It’s a movement intended to transform education for everyone.

The Yass Prize & STOP Award Initiative

It began In August of 2021, when the STOP Award – standing for Sustainable, Transformational Outstanding and Permissionless education was established to honor and advance the work of education providers who delivered a best-in-class experience during the Covid pandemic, initially by offering a $1 million prize. But the launch of the award uncovered hundreds of inspirational and innovative education entrepreneurs, and twenty were chosen to go through a robust evaluation, business accelerator and pitch process. In their generosity, Janine and Jeff Yass decided that all were deserving of a $100,000 semi-finalist STOP Award, and the Discovery Center of Springfield, put its $1 million grand prize to work expanding its new full-time education program to more students. After seeing the progress, we knew we couldn’t just “stop” there.

Today it’s known as the Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education, and it is a rapidly growing effort to find, reward, celebrate and expand best-in-class education organizations from every sector, in every state, and to create unprecedented partnerships that accelerate impact with the speed and urgency our students deserve.

Our Purpose

The GreenPoint Foundation was established in 2022 with a mission to enhance the quality of life where our team members and customers live and work by assisting organizations operating within and surrounding those specific communities. Our efforts focus primarily on becoming effective, long-standing partners in the advancement of agriculture, food security, community enhancement and education.

Greenpoint Foundation Grant

Grants may be awarded to an organization’s general operating budget or for specific programs/projects and can be submitted at any time during the year. Organizations may submit more than one application per calendar year. Please allow up to 120 days from the date of submission for a response from the GreenPoint Foundation.

Organizations awarded grants by the GreenPoint Foundation are expected to provide an Impact Report within six months of the completion of project-specific grants and within 12 months of the awarding of grants applied to general operating expenses. Failure to provide impact reports may affect an organization’s subsequent GreenPoint Foundation grant applications.

The GreenPoint Foundation is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and will not support organizations that discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or age

NAILBA Charitable Foundation Grant

The NAILBA Charitable Foundation is more dedicated than ever to providing grant funding to small, well-run charities that may not otherwise have access to additional funding. Since 2002, NAILBA Charitable Foundation grants have helped worthwhile philanthropic organizations plant seeds of change in their communities. We welcome grant applications from NAILBA members, partners, and corporate sponsors, and appreciate your efforts to improve conditions for those less fortunate.

Robert and Mary Jane Smith Foundation Grant

Founded in 2017, The Robert and Mary Jane Smith Foundation is dedicated to supporting nonprofit institutions based in the United States. Our foundation prioritizes support for the development and education of young people, medical institutions and research, cultural and faith-based organizations, and humanitarian efforts.