GRANT INFORMATION

The Foundation awards Regular, Partnership, and Emergency Grants:

Regular Grants are the Foundation's primary grant program. They are available to any congregation or non-profit organization within a 10–county area in northeast Indiana. Presently, Regular Grants are awarded four times a year. The Foundation will consider funding of one-time grants, single-year grants, and multi-year grants that do not exceed three years.

Partnership Grants are a special category of grants available to each of the Foundation's Member Congregations. They are designed to assist congregations with their outreach ministries and also to enrich the internal life of their own membership.

Emergency Grants are designed to address unforeseen circumstances that disrupt the ongoing ministry or service provided by churches and organizations. The amount and availability of these funds is limited.

All grant applications and reports can be downloaded from the Downloads tab.

In addition, the Foundation manages a variety of restricted funds, with disbursements made regularly according to the funds' established guidelines.

The Foundation is limited to funding ministries located in 10 counties in northeast Indiana. They are: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties.

When the Foundation receives a grant request, it is reviewed thoroughly by staff. After all information has been gathered through paperwork, telephone calls and site visits, staff prepares evaluations to be reviewed by the Program and Grants Committee.

The Committee's responsibility is to make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding all programs and grants and to do so according to the stated mission and published guidelines of the Foundation. The Board of Directors is responsible for the approval or declination of most grant requests.