Reaching Out
Community Funding

Helping those that are helping our community.

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The Grace-St. Luke's Outreach Committee distributes a portion of parishioners' pledges as annual cash grants to community charities in need.

In 2009, the Outreach Committee dispersed more than $46,000 -- around 4% of GSL's budget -- to community causes.

Of this, $3,600 was provided to the clergy for their discretionary use and $4,290 was earmarked to pay for security for More Than A Meal on Sundays. The remaining funds were allocated as grants to the following organizations who are reaching out to our brothers and sisters in Christ.

  • Church Health Center $5,500
  • Door of Hope $3,000
  • Emmanuel Episcopal Center $3,000
  • Exchange Family Club $3,000
  • Jacob’s Ladder $3,519
  • Memphis Child Advocacy Center $3,000
  • MIFA $4,500
  • Samaritan Counseling Center $3,000
  • United Housing $4,000
  • W. Tennessee Haiti Partnership $3,000
  • Food Pantry $1,000
  • Dance Works $812
  • Support for Diocesan missionaries in Africa $1,200

Requests are evaluated on a number of criteria, mostly centered on the impact of the project and the urgency of the need.

Requesting Funding

To request funding from the the Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Outreach Fund, please provide the following information in hard copy, mailed or delivered to Outreach Committee; Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1720 Peabody Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104.

A. Proof of your organization's 501(c)(3) status

B. Certificate of insurance (indicating, at a mimimum, comprehensive general liability for bodily injury and property damage and, if you have volunteers operating automotive vehicles, automobile liability insurance)

C. Financial statements which have been audited or reviewed (including statement from auditor/reviewer and date of audit/review) and the latest 990 IRS filing.

D. Answers to all of the following questions:

Organization Name:
Address:
Contact Name:
Contact Email Address:
Contact Phone Number:

1. Please provide a brief history of your agency, list of services provided and target population.
2. Have you ever requested funding from GSL in the past? If so, what was the result?
3. How much are you requesting at this time?
4. What other funding supports your agency and/or this specific use?
Why does other agency funding not cover your agency and/or this specific use?
5. What percentage of your overall budget/funding does the amount you are requesting from GSL equate to?
6. Do the funds requested match or leverage other funds from other sources?
7. Why is this funding needed? What specifically will it be used for?
8. What is the time frame for using this money?
9. How many people will be served?
10. How does the proposed project serve midtown Memphis?
11. How will you measure the success of this project?
12. Please add any additional materials or discussion not covered above specific to your agency and this specific use.