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The Generation Trust (Christian Grant)

Address: 
P.O. Box 1868
Toledo, Ohio 43603 United States

Phone: 
(419) 259-6806
Primary Contact: 
FifthThird Bank ,Trustee; John Beckett, Advisor; Marsha A. Manahan
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

The Generation Trust give to organizations that are national based for both interest areas nationally and internationally.

Funding Limitations: 

The Generation Trust does not give awards to individuals.  Meanwhile, the foundation does award churches and christian organizations that are active in the foundations interest areas.

Total Annual Giving: 
$2,185,000.00
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
70
Average Grant Range : 
$5,000.00 -
Areas of Interest Description: 

The Generation Trust is interested in youth, social services, health, education, media, spiritual and religious development.  Additionally, the foundation is interested in sustaining of organizations that have a Christian concentration.

Application Procedures: 

The foundation request only a letter of initial approach and one copy of a proposal for a grant.  Meanwhile, no application is required and there is no deadline.

Selected Grants: 

$5,000.00 - LEARN International; $10,000.00 - New Life Evangelistic Center, Inc.; $15,000.00 - Here's Life Inner City; $20,000.00 - Mercy Ships; $25,000.00 - Food for the Hungry; $50,000.00 - Campus Crusade for Christ Global Media Outreach

Mustard Seed Foundation (Christian Grant)

Address: 
3330 North Washington Boulevard #100
Arlington, Virginia 22201 United States

Phone: 
(703) 524-5620
Fax : 
(703) 524-5643
Primary Contact: 
Brian Bakke, Director of North American Foundation Sector
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Appears to be a global based Foundation.

Funding Limitations: 

The Foundation emphasizes its interest in funding people, rather than infrastructures and administrations.

The Foundation will not fund organizations for the sole purpose/perpetuation of ongoing operations, debt relief, land or building purposes, renovations, and short term missions within/from the United States.

Total Annual Giving: 
$5.7 million
Average Grant Range : 
$5,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

Christ and His Kingdom

Local Churches

Individuals Within the Community

Small/Humble Beginnings

Global Nature of the Body of Christ

 

Application Procedures: 

Before applying, all organizations based in the United States and Canada must contact the Foundation's office via email.  Contact can be initiated directly on the Foundation's web page; please refer directly to the web page for more information.

For the Foundation's Global grant guidelines, please refer to their website.

Selected Grants: 

Apostolic Faith Mission Living Word Ministries, Namibia 2003:  $10,000

Christ the Redeemer Presbyterian Mission, Maine 2003:  $15,000

Christ United Methodist Church, Tennessee 2003:  $10,000

Living Stones Foundation (Christian Grant)

Address: 
3000 Sand Hill Road Suite 1-145
Menlo Park, California 94025 United States

Phone: 
(650) 561- 0003
Total Annual Giving: 
$1,236,418
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
12
Average Grant Range : 
$50,000 to $200,000
Areas of Interest Description: 
The Living Stones Foundation usually receives and accepts grant proposals from organizations already listed in its IRS 990 form.
Selected Grants: 

$200,000 to CityTeam Ministries, $200,000 to Regent University, $55,000 to Harvest Evangelism, $20,000 to Silicon Valley Christian Community

Bill & Berniece Grewcock Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
2123 Mullen Rd
Omaha, Nebraska 68124 United States

Phone: 
(402) 342-2052
Primary Contact: 
W.L. Grewcock, President/Treasurer/Director
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

The Foundation only funds the following states:  Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

Total Annual Giving: 
$474,000
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
13
Average Grant Range : 
$5,000-$15,000
Application Procedures: 

$15,000 to the Alliance Defense Fund, $5,000 to Coral Ridge MInistries, $10,000 to Nebraska Christian Schools

The Servants' Charitable Trust (Christian Grant)

Address: 
2400 E. Katella Ave. #1200
Anaheim, California 92807 United States

Phone: 
(714) 456-0955
Fax : 
(714) 456-0960
E-mail: 
info@servantstrust.org
Primary Contact: 
Georgia Ware, Assistant to Director
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

The foundation awards grants nationally and internationally.

Funding Limitations: 

 

Grants are limited to Christ-centered parachurch organizations with a 501c3 tax determination letter.

Funds are not allocated for individuals or endowments.

The foundation does not match another foundation’s challenge grant

Funds are not allocated to provide funding for legislation or public elections.

There is a one-year waiting period between grants or submission of applications.

Funds will not be sent outside of the United States.

CPA audited financial statements are required.

Total Annual Giving: 
$1,701,000
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
38
Average Grant Range : 
$10,000 to $75,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

The foundation awards grants to Christian service projects.

Application Procedures: 

 

Applicants should contact the foundation by email regarding funding.  In this email submit a brief summary of the project, dollar amount to be requested and a copy of the organization’s 501c3 tax determination letter or include the 501c3 tax number in the email.  If there is interest in the project, a grant application will be emailed back to the prospective grantee.  Grant information must be submitted on the foundation’s application form along with requested supporting documents.       

 

Please send to:  info [at] servantstrust [dot] org

Selected Grants: 

$78,500 to WorldServe Ministries; $70,000 to the Justice Foundation; $54,000 to Church Resource Ministries; $25,000 to Urban Promise (Camden, NJ); $20,000 to the Christian Community Development Association; $5,000 to Campus Crusade

The Ford Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
320 E. 43rd St.
New York, New York 10017-4801 United States

Phone: 
(212) 573-5000
E-mail: 
office-secretary@fordfound.org
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

The Ford Foundation awards grants nationally and globally (including Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Russia, Latin America, and the Caribbean).

Funding Limitations: 

The foundation does not provide support for programs that already receive substantial support from the government.  The Ford Foundation does not award grants for routine operation costs, building construction or maintenance, educational scholarships (undergraduate), graduate fellowships, nor personal or local needs.

 

The foundation also does not award grants to organizations that emphasize religious sectarian programs or activities.

 

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$652,091,000 (for the 2000 year)
Areas of Interest Description: 

The Ford Foundation is interested in providing support for organiations devoted to strengthening democratic values, reducing poverty and social injustice, supporting human achievement and international cooperation. The foundation's grants focus on three categories: 1) community development and asset building; 2) knowledge, creativity, and freedom; 3) social justice and peace initiatives.

Application Procedures: 

The foundation asks that all applicants should review the official website for guidelines. From there, applicants will then be asked to apply through a letter or an online submission through the foundation website.


An application form is not required.

Applications written in French, Spanish, and Russian can also be accepted.
 

Selected Grants: 

$2,000,000 to Living Cities (New York, NY for 3 years); $1,100,000 to Urban Habitat Program; $400,000 to Ecclesia Ministries, Inc; $300,000 to Faith Partnerships, Inc.; $250,000 to Catholic Relief Services; $150,000 to Erase Racism, Inc.; $120,000 to Jubilee USA Network; $75,000 to Camden Churches Organized for People, Inc.

Marin Community Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
5 Hamilton Landing #200
Novato, California 94949-8263 United States

Phone: 
(415) 464-2500
Fax : 
(415) 464-2555
E-mail: 
info@marincf.org
Primary Contact: 
Fred Silverman, V.P., Mktg. and Comms.
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

The Marin Community Foundation limits their giving to organizations in the Marin County, CA area. However, they do give nationally and internationally with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area.

Funding Limitations: 

The Marin Community Foundation does not award grants to individuals, unless they are scholarship recipients. For more limitations, please refer to the foundation's website.

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$21,324,176
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
1,500
Average Grant Range : 
$1,000-$20,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

The Marin Community Foundation is interested in organizations focused on religion, art, education, community development and other human and environmental needs.

 

Application Procedures: 

The Marin Community Foundation requires an application form from all applicants. For application resources and procedures, please see the foundation's website.

 

Selected Grants: 

$1,000 to Zion Church in Jesus Christ, $5,000 to Trinity Church, $1,100 to the Inner City Scholaship Fund-Archdiocese of New York, $5,000 to City Harvest Inc.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
140 S. Dearborn Street #1200
Chicago, Illinois 60603-5285 United States

Phone: 
(312) 726-8000
Fax : 
(312) 920-6258
E-mail: 
4answers@macfound.org
Primary Contact: 
Richard J. Kaplan, Assoc. V.P., Institutional Research and Dir., Grants Mgmt.
Funding Limitations: 

Funds via the following areas and departments:

Program of Global Security and Sustainability

The Program of Human and Community Development

The General Program that is responsible for supporting public interest related items such as the media (i.e.--public radio, documentary programming, etc.) and work that explores the use of digital technologies that aid in reaching and engaging the public.

The MacArthur Fellows Program which awards five year, unrestricted fellowships to individuals that show strong merit and promise in academia

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$216,757,656
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
1,651 grants; 127 grants to individuals; 16 loans/program-related investments
Average Grant Range : 
$50,000-$500,000 for organizations; $25,000-$100,000 for individual grants
Areas of Interest Description: 

International issues (i.e.--human rights, international justice, peace and security, etc.)

Issues that primarily affect the United States such as community and economic development and housing

Interest media such as public radio, documentary based programming, and works that explore the use of digital technologies that reach and engage the public

Fellowship based funding for students that exhibit great promise and potential

Application Procedures: 

The foundation asks that all letters of inquiries should NOT be sent by fax. Send it by mail to the office of Grants Management or by E-mail. Direct applications for MacArthur Fellows programs are also not accepted. Grants increasingly initiated by the board.
Application form not required.

Must submit a letter of inquiry that includes a cover sheet.  According to the MacArthur foundation website, the cover sheet should have the following information:

  • Information regarding who will carry out the work
  • Name of your organization (and acronym if commonly used)
  • Name of parent organization, if any
  • Name of chief executive officer or person holding similar position
  • Organization’s address (and courier address if different)
  • Organization’s phone number, fax number, and e-mail address, if any
  • Name and title of the principal contact person, if different from the above
  • Address (and courier address if different), phone number, and fax number of principal contact
  • E-mail address of principal contact
  • Web address, if any.

 

Selected Grants: 

$5,000,000 to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; $160,000 to the Child In Need Institute; $70,000 to the OneWorld International Foundation;

John Templeton Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
300 Conshohocken State Road Suite 500
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428 United States

Phone: 
(610) 941-2828
Fax : 
(610) 825-1730
E-mail: 
info@templeton.org
Primary Contact: 
Not listed
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Global emphasis

Funding Limitations: 

Will not fund individual requests for grant funding

Will provide challenge grants, specifically if there is an expectation that there support will be matched by other funding sources

The Foundation will not fund direct-service programs

The Foundation does not provide scholarships, fellowships, nor dissertation support

The Foundation does not provide funding for building renovation, nor for capital campaigns

It will not provide General Operating support to organizations

The Foundation does not provide funding for disaster relief

Visiting the foundation is heavily discouraged

There is an Online Funding Inquiry form that should be used for funding request; this form is reviewed by the foundation

All proposal submissions are done based on an invitation only basis; if the foundation becomes interested in a tentative project, they will send an invitation to submit a Full Proposal via email.  Along with this invite, they will also provide the Foundation's Proposal Application form

Total Annual Giving: 
$55,968,276
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
500
Average Grant Range : 
$5,000-$50,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

 

 

Application Procedures: 

Before submitting a proposal, the Foundation requires the submittance of an Online Funding Inquiry.  The Online Funding Inquiry allows potential grantees to briefly describe the proposed project.

Selected Grants: 

The following grants are generally awarded to universities that are examining faith-based genres:

Scientific Understanding of the Role of Worship Grant

The Scientific Study of Prayer Using Cognitive and Textual Methods

Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence:  Science, Practice, and Field Formation

Science, Theology, and the Ontological Quest

 

 

 

The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071-1406 United States

Phone: 
(213) 486-9907
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Office Locations are in the following areas:  Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Geneva, Switzerland; Hampton Roads, Virginia; Hong Kong; Indianapolis, Indiana; London, UK; Los Angeles, California--Downtown and West; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; Phoenix, Arizona, Reno, Nevada; San Antonio, Texas; San Francisco, California; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan; Toronto, Canada and Washington, D.C.

Funding Limitations: 

Appears to not offer individual funds

Total Annual Giving: 
$20,600,732
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
5,200
Areas of Interest Description: 

Education

Animal Rights and Protection Efforts

Health Issues

Application Procedures: 

The foundation provides support for pre-selected organizations.

Selected Grants: 

Salvation Army, CA 2006:  $15,197

San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry, TX 2006:  $25,000