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Mission & Outreach Grants from St. Paul's Foundation

St. Paul’s Methodist Foundation of Houston is able to provide a very limited number of grants for various mission and outreach projects. Although priority is typically given to projects that are affiliated with or supported by St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, any provider of outreach to both the local and the global community is welcome to apply for a grant.

Typically, grants are awarded twice each year (usually in March and in September) and any grant requests that have been received prior to the scheduled meeting are reviewed at that time by our Grant Committee, which is comprised of several members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors who are appointed to serve on the Grant Committee, the Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, and the Foundation’s Executive Director. The Director of Outreach of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church serves on the committee in an advisory capacity.  Grants are usually not awarded to the same organization more than once within a calendar year. 

Grants are awarded based on the income available from several endowed funds, which are held and managed by St. Paul’s Methodist Foundation of Houston. Funds from which Mission and Outreach Grants are awarded include:

Mission for Children	Mission for Latin America
Mission for Russia Initiative	Senior Citizen Fund
Louise Cook Mission Fund	General Mission & Outreach Fund

       
If you would like more information about the Foundation's Grant Program, you may contact Rev. Shelli Williams by email or at the church office. 

Applying for a Grant from St. Paul's Methodist Foundation

Grant requests may be in the form of a letter and should include the following:    

• Full name, address, and telephone number and/or e-mail address of the person or entity to which the grant should be paid
• The amount of the request. 
• The purpose for which the granted funds will be used
• A statement as to the type of organization and the designation of tax status by the Internal Revenue Service.
• A copy of the most recent Form 990 (Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax) filed with the IRS. 
• Any other information that you feel may be helpful in our consideration of the grant.
  
  Grant requests should be forwarded to:
  St. Paul’s Methodist Foundation of Houston
  Attn: Rev. Shelli Williams
  5501 Main Street
  Houston, TX 77004