Grant Application

Apply for a grant from the Bishop Whittemore Foundation to support your congregational or diocesan ministry.

To apply for a grant fill out the form below and upload the requested documents. Or, you can download the Grant Application, print the form, fill it out and mail completed form and requested documents to:

Bishop Whittemore Foundation
P.O. Box 6724
Grand Rapids, MI 49516

The Bishop Whittemore Foundation

An ecclesiastical corporation to foster, develop or contribute to the support of the religious,
educational and charitable work of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan

Date:

Title of Grant:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

Parish

Rector's Name

Vestry Contact

Address

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

Amount of grant money requested:

Brief description of need for grant:

Brief description of how grant request matches expressed needs of parish:

Brief description of available funding and resources: (Attach present budget of parish)

Financial:

Human Resources:

Date when grant monies are needed:

Brief description of parish activities:

Brief description of future growth visions:

Significance to your parish if grant is approved:

By entering your name in this document in the following signature field (hereafter referred to as your "E-Signature") you agree this is as valid as if you signed the document in writing.

Authorized Applicant Signature:

Current Parish Budget

Current parish budget with most recent year-to-date revenue and expense report

Parish Balance Sheet

Most recent parish balance sheet

Parish Parochial Report

Most recent parish parochial report

Previous Grants

A list of all Bishop Whittemore Foundation Grants received by the parish in the last ten years

Points of Information

· As a matter of sound stewardship, it is the current policy of the Bishop Whittemore Foundation (BWF) , which is subject to change from time to time by Trustee vote, that grants awarded in calendar year are limited to four percent (4%) of the foundation's asset value, computed annually on a rolling average of the previous 10 quarters.

The Foundation is authorized to carryover amounts available for distribution but not distributed from one calendar year to the next, thus increasing the amount available for distribution in any particular year..

· It is the current policy of the BWF to limit any individual grant to ten (10%) of the total amount available for granting in the calendar year. The maximum amount of grant in 2020 is $10,700.

· The BWF fiscal year is from January 1st to December 31st of each year.

· The BWF meets the fourth Friday of January, April, July, and October at St. Mark’s Church Grand Rapids, MI at 2:00 p.m.

· The BWF will consider grant applications received at least thirty (30) days before scheduled meetings.

· The applicant must have a person or persons familiar with the grant application attend the BWF meeting to give a brief presentation and answer questions the trustees may have.

· When approved, the BWF will assign a trustee as contact person.

· The BWF grant is an outright gift to parish.

The BWF sometimes makes loans to parishes which are limited to $100,000 and typically have a maturity not longer than 5 years with a 20 year amortization, bearing a competitive interest rate.

· The BWF requests progress reports, and wishes to be contacted when project is complete.