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Ideas for Sources of Funding for Lutheran Congregations in New EnglandProvided by Lutheran Social Services of New England

5/3/2011

Faith-Based Funders - Lutheran Link NotesThrivent Lutheran Community Foundation http://www.thelcf.org/; https://www.thrivent.com/foundations/

Deaconess Community of the ELCA Mission Grants

http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Vocation/Rostered-

Leadership/Deaconess-Community/Resources/Mission-Grants.aspx ELCA churches

ELCA Domestic Hunger Grants

http://www.elca.org/Our-Faith-In-Action/Justice/Poverty-

Ministries/Domestic-Hunger-Grants.aspx

community organizing, sustainable

development, relief

ELCA Mission Investment Fund Loans & Grants

http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Mission-Investment-Fund-of-the-ELCA.aspx

ELCA churches; capital/buildingneeds

Wheat Ridge Ministries http://www.wheatridge.org LCMS churches

LCMS World Relief & Human Care Domestic Grants http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=3992 LCMS churches

Lutheran Services for the Elderly Endowment (ELCA)

http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Partner-Related-

Organizations/Social-Ministry-Organizations.aspx ELCA churches

Lutheran Services for Children Endowment (ELCA)

http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Partner-Related-Organizations/Social-Ministry-Organizations.aspx ELCA churches

Women of the ELCA

http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Ministry/Women-of-the-ELCA/Engage-in-action-and-support-one-another-in-our-callings/Grants.aspx

ELCA churches; funds women'semotional, physical, and spiritual health.

Lutheran Women's Missionary League www.lwml.orgLCMS churches; various programs, local& national

Lutheran Women's Missionary League - New England District www.lwml-ned.org

LCMS churches; 3 programs: Mission

Grants; Short Term Missionary Trip

Scholarships; Church Worker/CollegeScholarships

Faith-Based Funders - Other than Lutheran

Burgess Urban Fund of the Episcopal City Mission http://www.episcopalcitymission.org/programs/burgess-urban-fund/

funds interfaith efforts, limited toMassachusetts

Presbyterian Hunger Program http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/hunger/grants/

funds interfaith efforts - national &international

Greater Worcester Community Foundation - CommunityMinistries Fund http://www.greaterworcester.org/grants/Community-Ministries.htm

support social ministries in

Worcester that connectcongregations to their neighborhoods

For Kids Only - Dare to Dream http://www.fko.org/GrantProgram.html

funds Christian faith-basedorganizations focused on at-riskyouth ages 0 to 12

Harry J. Lloyd Charitable Trust

Mr. Russell Brown; 913-851-2174; 7200 West 132nd Street, Suite

190;Overland Park, KS 66213

supports Christian programs

throughout the U.S. & world;including housing, food, medicalassistance to the poor & Christian

educationPrepared by Ellen Gugel, Grants Man

ager, LSS

egugel@lssne.org; 781-997-0865

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Lilly Endowment http://www.lillyendowment.org/ clergy renewal, theological education

Cora Foundation http://www.corafoundation.org/

supports Christian-based nonprofit

ministries; funds nationally

Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation no web site

focus on Christian evangelism

through church building, family

building, and youth programming;

funds nationally

Dale and Edna Walsh Foundation http://www.dewfoundation.org

supports Christian ministries and

other general areas; funds nationallyUrban Ministry Grants "Connecting Communities for Social

Justice" (free Christian Grants Directory) http://www.urbanministry.org/grants

Christian foundations and faith

friendly foundations

Church Grants http://www.churchgrants.org/

Other Funders & Resources

Project Breadhttp://www.projectbread.org/site/PageServer?pagename=fundedagencies_grants

food pantries, meals programs;

limited to Massachusetts; usually duein February

Community Foundation in your area Check locally

The Champlin Foundations

http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/champlin/champlin_2010_chur

ch_policy.pdf

limited to Rhode Island churches;

capital grants for building

improvements (exterior only)Maine Community Foundation - Bellvedere Historic

Preservation Grant Program http://www.mainecf.org/belvederehistoric.aspx

funds for historic preservation

including church buildings in Maine

Maine Community Foundation - Maine Steeples Project http://www.mainecf.org/steeplesfund.aspx

supports local efforts to assess and

restore church steeples of historic,

cultural, and community significanceto cities and towns in Maine

George A. Ramlose Foundation http://ramlose.org

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

Peace Development Fund http://www.peacedevelopmentfund.org

many programs and funds - social

justice, grassroots, community

organizing, etc.

Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm

Massachusetts churches listed in the

State Register of Historic Places are

eligible

National Trust Preservation Funds http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/grants/ planning, seed money, up to $5,000

Prepared by Ellen Gugel, Grants Manager, LSS

egugel@lssne.org; 781-997-0865