Deadline: 28-Feb-22
The United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia (UMFWV) is seeking applications for its Grant Program to support outward focused ministries – addressing the needs of the poor, lost, and marginalized – helping Annual Conference ministries to increase their relevancy to the world.
Guidelines
Awards are granted based on the following guidelines:
- Foundation grants are primarily intended to help initiate programs, projects or activities – especially those that are innovative, new or acutely needed. Their priority is to fund activities in the conference that have the capacity of enriching many or all local churches’ ministries. In general, Foundation grants are not intended to provide for personnel costs, sustaining support, or to fund the existing regular operational obligations of a church or agency. Grants are generally not awarded to pay for personal ministry expenses, local church building capital improvements or maintenance.
- They will avoid becoming the perpetual funder for any ongoing program or ministry.
- They target their resources primarily to United Methodist programs and ministries of the West Virginia Annual Conference.
- They want to be targeted and strategic in their grant-making, preferring to make fewer substantial commitments, rather than diluting their impact by spreading their resources thinly over many small requests.
- They conscientiously attempt to communicate with conference leadership to better understand the Conference’s needs and opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grant recipient organizations must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization.
- They are unable to provide funding for international projects that have no United States connection.
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The following statistics are updated annually to help applicants determine an appropriate amount of funds for a request:
- The Foundation’s total grant budget for 2022 is $134,100. They estimate that approximately one half of that amount will be distributed at each of the two 2022 Grant Committee meetings.
- The Foundation’s largest grant award was for $30,000.
- The Foundation’s average grant award is $5,790.
For more information, visit UMFWV.
For more information, visit https://www.umfwv.org/foundation-grants