Honoring over 140 years of serving Minnesota’s vulnerable children and 40+ years as a foundation with this mission, Sheltering Arms Foundation continues its ongoing grantmaking partnership with Episcopal faith communities. This small program offers grants of up to $2,000 to Minnesota Episcopal congregations, supporting their efforts in building potential for vulnerable children.
Types of projects funded:We aim to support projects that help faith communities improve the lives of vulnerable children and youth. This could be a program that supports the congregation’s children or serves children and youth in need in their community. The funds could also go toward advocacy efforts in the community on behalf of vulnerable children.
Examples of such projects could include a tutoring program for young English learners, a nursery run by a congregation for low-income children, an effort to educate a congregation about children’s issues at the legislature, or a teen service program to benefit children in need. Given the multiple crises affecting our communities in Minnesota, outreach efforts by the church and/or youth to help children, youth, and families meet their basic needs will also be considered.
Timeline: Requests are due April 15, 2026. Grant recipients will be notified in May. Grant payments are distributed in July. Eligible projects will occur between July 2026 – June 2027.
The following criteria are required for funding consideration:
- The parish must be located in and provide services within Minnesota.
- One grant request per parish.
- The Senior Warden or Priest must sign the grant request.
How to apply for funding: Please submit a brief letter describing your project.
The letter should identify the following:
- Contact information: name, address, phone, and e-mail
- Federal Tax-Id number (ex: 41-xxxxxxx)
- A description of the goals of the program, the children served, those involved in carrying out the project, and the outcomes you want to accomplish
- Request Amount – you may request up to $2,000
- A brief budget identifying the sources of income and expenditures for the program
Funding Requirements:
- Upon receiving a grant from Sheltering Arms a signed grant agreement must be returned to the Foundation before the grant award is received.
- Upon completion of the project, a brief report will be submitted to the Foundation.
Deadline: The grant request is due April 15, 2026
Submission: Please submit your grant request by email to dgrossman@sheltering-arms.org
Questions: Call (612) 871-9210 or email dgrossman@sheltering-arms.org