How to Get a Grant for Religion Organizations

Find out how to increase your chances in getting a Grant for Religion Organization in this step-by-step instruction

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Plenty of Community involvement

1. Create a separate, community-based nonprofit organization that is only associated with the parent organization.

2. Keep separate records and have a separate board of directors to avoid conflict of interest.

3. The new community nonprofit may offer programs for the community but not be a religious organization.

Tips & Warnings

• The Board of Directors should be made up of both the Community and Religion Leaders, that way you will be connected to your community and you will have the potential of a broader base of variety of support
• For a list of the Top 50 U.S Foundations Awarding Grants for Religion go to : http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/statistics/pdf/04_fund_sub/2003/50_found_sub/f_sub_x_03.pdf
• Getting a grant to support religion organizations is limited but by creating a seperate nonprofit you get around the limits.