St. Paul's United Church of Christ

Westminster, Maryland

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Foundation Grant Program

Our Mission: To pursue our vision of justice and peace for all God's creation, the St. Paul's United Church of Christ of Westminster, Maryland Foundation (hereinafter termed the “Foundation”) will provide financial support for regional, national, and global organizations that work toward systemic improvement relative to the root causes of major societal issues such as poverty and hunger, homelessness and healthcare.

General Information/Guidelines:

  • Why: Why are we able to offer these charitable outreach grants? One of our longtime, devoted members willed his estate to St. Paul's. This gift allows us to assist people in promoting social justice in God's world.
  • What: What will we award? St. Paul's will award grants up to $10,000 each (disbursement amounts and schedule to be determined at the Foundation’s discretion) for proposals that address the goals of our mission. These grants will be awarded specifically toward "root-cause" programs or those that address underlying social problems, according to the following designated yearly focus:

Year
Focus
Primary
Secondary
2010
Health care
Homelessness/Housing
2011
Hunger
Health care
2012
Children
Hunger
2013
Elderly
Children

(Note: the secondary focus represents the previous year's primary focus and will be funded only if this year's monies are not used in their entirety for the current year's primary focus.)

  • Who: Who is eligible? Any group or organization that meets our mission statement.
  • How: How do you apply? Complete the attached application (must be typewritten) and return to:
The Foundation Grant Application
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
17 Bond Street
Westminster, MD 21157

Questions may be directed to us by contacting the Foundation through the St. Paul’s email address (office@stpauls-ucc.org) or by calling the church office at 410-848-5975 and leaving a message.

  • When: When to apply? Each year, grant applications for the targeted focus will be accepted if they are postmarked or received via email by August 31. Any applications arriving after that date will not be processed, returned, or retained for future consideration. Successful applicants* will be notified by November 1 and listed on our web page. The disbursement of funds (amounts and schedule to be determined at the Foundation’s discretion) will begin after November 1 and will be completed by December 31 of each year.
  • Amount: How much can you apply for? Grants will be awarded amounts up to $10,000 each (disbursement amounts and schedule to be determined at the Foundation’s discretion).
*Applications will be competitively judged by The Foundation committee, and grants will awarded based on the criteria of the committee.
Foundation Application

 

 

 

St. Paul's United Church of Christ

of Westminster, Maryland Foundation

Grant Application
 

1. DATE OF APPLICATION: 

 

2. 2010 FOCUS: Health care:

 

3. GENERAL INFORMATION:
  • Organization name:
  • Address:
  • Telephone #:
  • Fax #:
  • Email address:
  • Is this a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization? (Provide documentation)
  • Contact person and title:
  • Amount requested:
  • For what period of time will the grant be in use?
  • Type of request: (check one)
____ regional (MD, VA, WV, PA, DE, NJ, and Washington DC)

____ national (all other states and territories of the US)

____ global (all countries outside of the US)

 

  • How will the requested funds be used?
  • Total organizational budget for current year (attach if available): Provide an itemized budget and a copy of your most recent auditor’s financial statement.
  •  Summarize your organization's mission: 
 
 
4. SPECIFIC DETAILS: Please address these questions as succinctly as possible.

a. Organizational Structure/Administration:
  • Describe your organization and its structure. Attach an organizational chart (list board members, term limits, etc.).
 

 

  • Briefly describe your organization’s history and major accomplishments.
 


  • Briefly describe your current programs and activities.
 

b. Funding Request:
  • Describe the project for which you are requesting funding. 
  • What are the goals and objectives?
     
  • Identify the social problem(s) you seek to address and how the project will impact the root cause of this problem.
 
 

  • Identify any other funding/matching sources for this request.
 


  • Identify any community partners or other participating organizations.
 

  • How do you anticipate this project will sustain itself?
 


c. Evaluation and Accountability: Describe your plan for evaluating the success of the project or for your organization's work. Who will be involved in evaluating this work (staff, board, constituents, community, consultants)? How will the evaluation results be used? In addition, you will be required to submit quarterly reports of your internal evaluation/progress and accountings of how the grant funds have been used.





 
d. Other Supporting Material: Please attach other materials that you feel are pertinent to your organization and/or this funding request.
 
 

 

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St. Paul's United Church of Christ

17 Bond Street (at the corner of Green) • Westminster, Maryland • Office Telephone: (410) 848-5975