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Doorstep Ministry Foundation, Inc. (Christian Grants)

Address: 
c/o WFG PO Box 710
Riderwood, Maryland 21139 United States

Phone: 
(410) 494-1130
Primary Contact: 
Walter F. Galbraith
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Doorstep Ministry Foundation, Inc. geographical limitations is with in the United States except educational scholarships/grants may be available globally. Meanwhile, please contact the foundation for more information about geographical liminations.

Funding Limitations: 

 Doorstep Ministry Foundation, Inc. has no funding limitations except that they only award their grants to organizations and institutions.   Please contact the foundation for more information.

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$200,122.00
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
35
Average Grant Range : 
$300.00 - $6,000.00
Areas of Interest Description: 

Doorstep Ministry Foundation, Inc. is interested in awarding grants to Christian non-profit organization that are working in the areas of education, social services, media, liturature, and the arts.  Along with that the foundation is focused on helping support forthing the message of the gospel of Christ in financially awarding grants to churches, missions and Christian faith based non-profits.

Application Procedures: 

All applicants should contact  Doorstep Ministry Foundation, Inc. via mail with a letter of intent.

Selected Grants: 

$400 - Cross Current Ministries; $824 - Bayfront Christian Church; $2,000 - Baltimore Intergroup Council of AA; $2,500 - Fellowship of Christian Atheletes; $3,500 - Messiah College; $3,500 - Peter and John Radio Fellowship; $5,000 - Baptist Evangelical Missionary Association; $5,000 -Sacred Heart of Mary School

Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust (Grant)

Address: 
106 Del Court
Laredo, Texas 78041 United States

Phone: 
(956) 725-5393
Primary Contact: 
J.C. Martin, Trustee
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

The foundation primarily supports organizations in Laredo, Texas.

Funding Limitations: 

The foundation does not award grants to individuals.

Total Annual Giving: 
$2,629,373
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
18 grants
Average Grant Range : 
$10,000 to $150,000
Areas of Interest Description: 
The Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust seeks to support organizations that focus on education and the arts as well as children, youth and social services.
Application Procedures: 

An application form is not required.

Selected Grants: 

$500,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Laredo; $75,108 to Christ Church Episcopal; $20,000 to United Way of Laredo; $10,000 to Sacred Heart Children's Home

 

 

Ten Talents Foundation, Inc. (Christian Grants)

Address: 
P.O. Box 43547
Baltimore, Alabama 21236 United States

Phone: 
(410) 256-6316
Primary Contact: 
Robert P. Dushel, Treas.
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Ten Talents Foundation, Inc. focuses on giving grants to organizations in the United States that represent the foundation’s mission statement guidelines.

Funding Limitations: 

Ten Talents Foundation, Inc. stipulates that organizations and missions adhere to the foundation’s mission statement.  

Total Annual Giving: 
$750,000.00
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
16
Average Grant Range : 
$5,000.00 - $45,000.00
Areas of Interest Description: 

Ten Talents Foundation, Inc. awards funds to churches and Christian organizations that are working considerably in the interest areas of youth, education, human and social services, health and the arts.

Application Procedures: 

All applicants should contact Ten Talents Foundation, Inc. via mail with a letter of intent.

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.

Alan B. Slifka Foundation, Inc. (Grant)

Address: 
477 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022 United States

Phone: 
(212) 303-9458
E-mail: 
ssilver@halcyonllc.com
Primary Contact: 
Alan B. Slifka, President/Treasurer/Board Member
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Primarily funds organizations based in New York, but has a history of funding organizations located in the following states:  Pennsylvania, Connecticut, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Montana, Illinois, Vermont, Ohio, South Carolina, Florida, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Hampshire, Alabama, and Arkansas.

The Foundation has also funded organizations based in the countries of Israel and England.

Funding Limitations: 

Please contact the Foundation for more details.

Total Annual Giving: 
$4,109,548
Areas of Interest Description: 

Zionist

Seminary

 

Application Procedures: 

Please contact the Foundation for more information.

Selected Grants: 

Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York 2004:  $2,000

Colel Chabad, New York 2004:  $500

Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, New York 2004:  $1,000

Hartford Seminary, Connecticut 2005:  $25,000

Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
P.O. Box 1570
Modesto, California 95353-1570 United States

Phone: 
(209) 209) 724-4408 or (209) 658-9101
E-mail: 
swyan@ucmerced.edu
Primary Contact: 
Sheryl Lichtig Wyan
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Emphasis on California, but not limited to area

Funding Limitations: 

Please contact Foundation for more information.

Total Annual Giving: 
$6,618,939
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
42
Average Grant Range : 
$100,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

Health

Education

The Arts

Application Procedures: 

Please contact the Foundation for more information...

Selected Grants: 

Sacred Heart School, California 2006:  $16,000.00

Central Catholic High School, California 2006:  $25,000.00

Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Sacred Hear, California 2006:  $5,000.00

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;

Laffey-McHugh Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
P.O. Box 2207
Wilmington, Delaware 19899 United States

Phone: 
(302) 658-9141
Primary Contact: 
Mr. Thomas A. Connolly, Treasurer
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Appears to primarily provide funding for organizations based Delaware, but has a history of allocating funds to organizations in the following states:  Maryland, California, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, and Texas.

Funding Limitations: 

Grants are not allocated, nor considered for individuals.

Total Annual Giving: 
$3,519,420
Areas of Interest Description: 

Lutheran

Animal Rights and Advocacy

 

Application Procedures: 

All applicants must submit a descriptive and specific two page letter.

All applicants should include background information about their organization, as well as the goals of their organization's project and the amount requested.  In addition, the applicant should include a listing of the organization's other funding sources and proof of their IRS tax exemption status. 

Selected Grants: 

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware 2006:  $25,000

Christ Church Christiana  Hundred,  Delaware 2005:  $10,000

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, 2005:  $10,000

Wege Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
P.O. Box 6388
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49516 United States

E-mail: 
info@wegefoundation.org
Primary Contact: 
Peter M. Wege, Chairman of the Board
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Appears to grant funding in the Michigan area, but has a history of granting funding in the following states:  New York, Illinois, Washington D.C., and Georgia.

Funding Limitations: 

Generally fund organization's located in the Western Michigan area; preference given to projects in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.

Will generally consider capital projects that seek LEED certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s guidelines

Must complete and submit a preliminary grant form

The Foundation may conduct a site visit to the organization to determine if they meet their foundation's eligibility requirements

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$14,429,514
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
60
Average Grant Range : 
$10,000-$100,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

Health Care

Human Services

Art and Culture

Environment

 

Application Procedures: 

Must submit a preliminary application

Selected Grants: 

Saint James Mercy, MI 2005:  $10,000

Saint Francis Xaviar Church and School, MI 2005:  $25,000

Saint Marys Doran Fund, MI 2004:  $65,000

 

Baton Rough Area Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
402 North Fourth Street