Ideas for Sources of Funding for Lutheran Congregations in New England

Provided by Lutheran Social Services of New England 5/3/2011

Faith-Based Funders - Lutheran

Thrivent Lutheran Community Foundation

Link
http://www.thelcf.org/; https://www.thrivent.com/foundations/ http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Vocation/RosteredLeadership/Deaconess-Community/Resources/Mission-Grants.aspx http://www.elca.org/Our-Faith-In-Action/Justice/PovertyMinistries/Domestic-Hunger-Grants.aspx http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/ChurchwideOrganization/Mission-Investment-Fund-of-the-ELCA.aspx http://www.wheatridge.org http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=3992 http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Partner-RelatedOrganizations/Social-Ministry-Organizations.aspx http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Partner-RelatedOrganizations/Social-Ministry-Organizations.aspx http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Women-of-theELCA/Engage-in-action-and-support-one-another-in-ourcallings/Grants.aspx www.lwml.org

Notes

Deaconess Community of the ELCA Mission Grants ELCA Domestic Hunger Grants

ELCA churches community organizing, sustainable development, relief ELCA churches; capital/building needs LCMS churches LCMS churches ELCA churches ELCA churches
ELCA churches; funds women's emotional, physical, and spiritual health. LCMS churches; various programs, local & national LCMS churches; 3 programs: Mission Grants; Short Term Missionary Trip Scholarships; Church Worker/College Scholarships

ELCA Mission Investment Fund Loans & Grants Wheat Ridge Ministries LCMS World Relief & Human Care Domestic Grants Lutheran Services for the Elderly Endowment (ELCA) Lutheran Services for Children Endowment (ELCA)

Women of the ELCA Lutheran Women's Missionary League

Lutheran Women's Missionary League - New England District

www.lwml-ned.org

Faith-Based Funders - Other than Lutheran

Burgess Urban Fund of the Episcopal City Mission Presbyterian Hunger Program http://www.episcopalcitymission.org/programs/burgess-urban-fund/ http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/hunger/grants/ funds interfaith efforts, limited to Massachusetts funds interfaith efforts - national & international support social ministries in Worcester that connect congregations to their neighborhoods funds Christian faith-based organizations focused on at-risk youth ages 0 to 12 supports Christian programs throughout the U.S. & world; including housing, food, medical assistance to the poor & Christian Prepared by Ellen Gugel, Grants Manager, LSS education
egugel@lssne.org; 781-997-0865

Greater Worcester Community Foundation - Community Ministries Fund

http://www.greaterworcester.org/grants/Community-Ministries.htm

For Kids Only - Dare to Dream

http://www.fko.org/GrantProgram.html

Harry J. Lloyd Charitable Trust

Mr. Russell Brown; 913-851-2174; 7200 West 132nd Street, Suite 190;Overland Park, KS 66213

Lilly Endowment Cora Foundation

http://www.lillyendowment.org/ http://www.corafoundation.org/

Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation

no web site

clergy renewal, theological education supports Christian-based nonprofit ministries; funds nationally focus on Christian evangelism through church building, family building, and youth programming; funds nationally supports Christian ministries and other general areas; funds nationally Christian foundations and faith friendly foundations

Dale and Edna Walsh Foundation Urban Ministry Grants "Connecting Communities for Social Justice" (free Christian Grants Directory) Church Grants

http://www.dewfoundation.org http://www.urbanministry.org/grants http://www.churchgrants.org/

Other Funders & Resources

Project Bread Community Foundation in your area food pantries, meals programs; http://www.projectbread.org/site/PageServer?pagename=fundedagenc limited to Massachusetts; usually due ies_grants in February Check locally limited to Rhode Island churches; http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/champlin/champlin_2010_chur capital grants for building ch_policy.pdf improvements (exterior only) funds for historic preservation http://www.mainecf.org/belvederehistoric.aspx including church buildings in Maine supports local efforts to assess and restore church steeples of historic, cultural, and community significance to cities and towns in Maine funds small organizations throughout New England for small capital or equipment needs; does not fund organizations more than one year normally; grants $1,000 to $3,000 on average many programs and funds - social justice, grassroots, community organizing, etc. Massachusetts churches listed in the State Register of Historic Places are eligible planning, seed money, up to $5,000

The Champlin Foundations Maine Community Foundation - Bellvedere Historic Preservation Grant Program

Maine Community Foundation - Maine Steeples Project

http://www.mainecf.org/steeplesfund.aspx

George A. Ramlose Foundation

http://ramlose.org

Peace Development Fund

http://www.peacedevelopmentfund.org

Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund National Trust Preservation Funds

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/grants/

Prepared by Ellen Gugel, Grants Manager, LSS egugel@lssne.org; 781-997-0865