Endowment Grant Application Deadline Approaching!

New Application Forms. The application form has been altered slightly for Congregational Support and Community Projects. If your group has already submitted an application on the old form for May 31 consideration, it does not need to be redone on the new form.
Community Partners. For the first time, we will have this special allocation dedicated to sustaining relationships with groups that have had a relationship with UCE for at least 3 years. Selection of partners and recommended grant amounts (up to $3,000 per organization) will be made by the Social Justice Council, with approval by both the Endowment Trustees and the Board of Trustees. For the 2023-2024 church year, SJC will have an initial discussion of this process at a special meeting on May 23. There will be only one application opportunity for Community Partners each year and this year’s deadline is June 30. Applications for Community Partners will have a new, simplified form, and the application form will be made available after the May 23rd meeting.
3 Grants in 5 Years Limitation Dropped. Our previous policy of limiting the number of grants to an outside organization to no more than 3 grants in 5 years has been discontinued. We hope to sustain ongoing relationships with Community Partner grants. We also will give special consideration to new applicants with our Community Project grants.