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ECF General Grant Application - Spring 2025

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The General Application Instructions provide specific information about common mistakes people make when completing their applications. You should download them and read them BEFORE starting your application.

I acknowledge that I have downloaded the General Application Instructions and have read them thoroughly.

Yes

Organization/Parish Information

Organization/Parish Name

Request Contact

Name

Title

Phone Number

Email Address

Have there been changes in contact information since submitting your LOI?

NoYes (please update below)

Organizational Status

Have there been changes in your tax status since submitting your LOI?

NoYes (please update below)

Contact Information

Organization Leader/Rector

Name

Title

Phone Number

Email Address

Board Chair/Senior Warden

Name

Title

Phone Number

Email Address

Tax Status

Name of Fiscal Agent (if you are fiscally sponsored - otherwise, enter N/A)

Tax ID/EIN Number

Tax Determination Letter

Include your tax determination letter or the tax determination letter for your fiscal sponsor.

Year Incorporated

Grant Overview

What is the organization/ministry’s primary program area?

generational poverty	homelessness
human trafficking victims	hunger
people impacted by the criminal justice system	refugees and immigrants
other

Other (please specify)

Which of the ECF focus areas will your proposal address?

Capacity Building: obtaining or improving skills, knowledge, tools, and other resources to equip your ministry to perform with greater scale or impact.Capital Project: physical needs to expand or improve your ministry, such as renovation/construction, equipment, or vehicles.Direct Economic Aid: through food, clothing, rent, utilities money, and other assistance.Growth and Personal Development: through spiritual, emotional, educational, and vocational support.Advocacy: standing with the poor to change the system(s) which may oppress them.Other

Other (please specify)

Amount Requested

Detailed Project Budget - include descriptions of line items, copies of quotes and proposals, and any necessary narrative.

Proposal Detail

Please provide in detail a description of your organization’s key programs, including the number of people served annually and key outcomes.

Describe the specific program/project for which funds are being requested. Be sure to address the following questions:

What is the specific problem/challenge that you are seeking to address with this proposal?
Is this a new program/project or a continuation of an existing program/project? Is the project ongoing, or does it have a specific start/end date?
How will this funding strengthen your ability to address community needs and opportunities?
How many additional people will be served? Will any new populations be served?
What are your expected outcomes for this program/project?
How will you evaluate the program/project?
How will you publicize your initiative to your targeted participants?

Program/Project Description

If your program/project works directly with your target audience, please describe your processes around case management and confidentiality for your clients.

Equity Impact Analysis. Be sure to address the following questions:

Who are the specific groups who will be affected by this program/project? Consider race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, etc. when answering this question.
Are all affected groups a part of your program design process?
How will the proposed program/project affect each group?
How will the proposed program/project be perceived by each group?
Does the program/project worsen or ignore existing disparities?
Based on the above responses, what revisions are needed for the program/project?

Equity Impact Analysis

How does your request connect with ECF's core purpose of lifting up people facing poverty and oppression, creating sustainable impact for individuals, families, and communities?

Logic Model

Please submit the logic model for the specific program/project for which funds are being requested. If you need a template, one is provided, though you are free to use your own model if you would like.

Episcopal Partnership

ECF requires that all grants include a substantial partnership with a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. What is the name of that parish? (If you have more than one, please list others in the Additional Information section at the end of the application.)

How long have you had a relationship with this parish?

Please describe, in detail, the nature of your relationship. List all involved individuals and programs that are a part of your partnership. If this is a new partnership, describe how it has been developed.

Since submitting your LOI, have there been significant changes to your partnership with the above parish that would require they complete a new Statement of Support?

NoYes

What is the name and email for your primary contact at your parish? We will work with them to obtain your completed statement of support. PLEASE NOTE: Your Statement of Support is due at the time your application is due, so it may be useful to send this information directly to Lindsey Hardegree as well so that she can start this process before you submit your application. Her email is LHardegree@episcopalatlanta.org

Financial Details

Is your project/program contingent upon receiving full funding from ECF? If so, please explain.

What other resources will be used (non-financial goods or resources)?

If this is a new project/program, please describe your clear strategy for alternate funding after ECF funds have been depleted.

Please list your organization/ministry’s top three funders, excluding government funding.

Please describe any government funding you receive for this program/project.

Has your organization/ministry operated with a financial deficit in the past two completed fiscal years? If so, explain how you have addressed this deficit and what strategies are in place to avoid future deficits.

Financial Statements

Financial statements for the last complete fiscal year, including a Statement of Income and Expenses and a Balance Sheet.

Are these financial statements audited?

If no, explain why you have not received an audit.

Board of Directors/Vestry

What percentage of board/vestry members have made a personal cash donation in the past fiscal year?

What percentage of board/vestry members have made a financially-measurable in-kind donation in the past fiscal year?

Describe any financially-measurable in-kind donations.

Membership Listing for Board of Directors/Vestry

Strategic Planning

Does your organization have a strategic plan that covers, at minimum, 24 months (including the full current fiscal year)?

YesNo

Strategic Plan Information

Attach Your Strategic Plan

Date plan first effective

Date plan expires

Date of last written assessment

Duration of the plan

What are the plans to develop a new strategic plan if the current plan expires within the next 12 months?

Describe how the plan is used in day-to-day operations of our organization/ministry.

Provide an explanation as to why the organization/ministry does not have a strategic plan in place.

Additional Information

We understand that we will be contacted regarding a site visit with ECF representatives, and that our application will be considered incomplete until that site visit has been conducted. Someone representing the church’s leadership is REQUIRED to attend the site visit, preferably the Rector and your primary contact(s) for this ministry.

YesNo

We understand that approved funding will be contingent upon regular reporting, the details of which will be outlined in our grant agreement. At a minimum we will be required to submit a final report as well as be available for periodic check-ins with someone from ECF, and there may be additional reporting required throughout our grant period.

YesNo

Describe how ECF will be recognized for its gift (logo placement on program materials, parish announcement, sharing press release via website/email/social media, signage at your office, etc.).

Use this space to provide any explanation on information provided in this application that you feel needs further clarification or to tell ECF anything else about the organization/ministry.

Authorizing Signatures for Parishes

Typing your name acts as your official signature and certifies that you have personally reviewed this application and that the information presented is complete and meets all eligibility criteria as outlined in the guidelines.

Signature of Rector

Signature of Senior Warden

Authorizing Signatures for Organizations

Signature of Organization Leader

Signature of Board Chair

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