Deadline: 1-Oct-23
Applications are now open for the H. C. Gemmer Family Christian Foundation Grant Program.
Primary Areas of Funding
- Peace with Justice
- Alternative to Violence, militarism and War
- Conflict Resolution
- Reconciliation and Healing
- Peace Education
- Criminal Justice
- Human Rights
- Anti-Discrimination and Protection
- Immigrants’ rights
- Diversity and Intergroup Relations
- Social Justice
- Economic Justice
Funding Information
- The Foundation makes approximately 20 grants per year, with an average amount of approximately $2,000.00. The maximum grant is $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants for Projects or Programs of a One-Time Nature
- Grants to Provide Seed Money for Start-Up of a New Program
- Grants to Organizations with Financial Stability, Thoughtful Strategy, Sound Operations, and Diversity Among Board Members, Staff and Leadership
- Grants to Organizations with Relatively Low Administrative and Fundraising Costs
- Grants to Organization with Broad-based Financial Support and Grassroots Participation
- Grants to Organizations that Evaluate their Practices, Programs and Grants to Prove and Improve their Effectiveness
- Grants that Have a High Degree of Potential Benefit to the Community
- Grants to Organizations with the Capability and Personnel to Achieve Expected Results
- Grants to Organizations that Skillfully Use Communications and Media to Widely Disseminate Information about the Organizations
- Grants to Organizations that Collaborate, Share Information, and Develop Strategies to Extend their Impact and Reach
- Grants to Organizations Promoting Ecumenical or Interfaith Cooperation
- Grants that Expand the Organization’s Mission or Constituency Served
- Grants to Organizations that Address Root Causes of the Problems they are Working to Resolve, and that Emphasize Systemic Change
- Grants to Organizations with a Focus on Advocacy, Community Organizing, Activism, and Training for Change
- Grants that Match more Than One of the Primary Areas of Funding
- Grants to Organizations for Programs that Serve Vulnerable Populations
- Grants to Organizations for which a $3,000 Maximum Grant Would Make a Significant Impact or Difference
Ineligibility Criteria
- Grants to an Individual, or to an Organization for the Benefit of an Individual
- Grants for Scholarships or Tuition Assistance for Undergraduate, Graduate, or Postgraduate Studies
- Grants for Political Purposes or for Lobbying Activities
- Grants for Organizations Without a Determination Letter from the IRS, stating they are Exempt from Federal Income Tax Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Grants to Private Foundations, Service Clubs, or Fraternal/Social/Civic Organizations
- Grants for Endowments, Building Funds, Annual Fund Drives, or Capital Campaigns
- Grants to Cover Operating Deficits, or for Financial Emergencies, or Debt Retirement
- Grants for Sponsorships Including Auctions, Dinners, Tickets, Advertising, or Fundraising Events
- Grants for More than One Year
- Grants Made More than Once in a Twelve-Month Period. However, Grant Requests Submitted by a Sponsoring Organization on Behalf of Their Partner Organization, or on Behalf of an Organization for Which They are Acting as a Fiscal Agent, Shall Not be Counted as a Request of the Sponsoring Organization
- Grants to Organizations that Discriminate on Basis of Religion, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Political Beliefs, Disabilities, or Sexual Orientation
- Grants to Sectarian or Religious Organizations for Religious Purposes where the Principle Activity is for the Benefit of their own Members or Adherents
For more information, visit H. C. Gemmer Family Christian Foundation.