Today, ECF announces three challenge grants totaling up to $57,000 to organizations that are working to end poverty and oppression: Church of the Resurrection (Sautee Nacoochee), New American Pathways (Atlanta), and the Peachtree Road Farmers Market (Atlanta). The partner congregations will be fundraising to match and receive the full amount of their challenge grant.
“Challenge grants invite our Episcopal congregations to not only invest in these partnerships with their time, but also with their resources,” said Dr. Lindsey Hardegree, ECF’s Executive Director. “Our hope is that every ECF dollar will do the most work possible towards our goal of achieving significant, long-lasting change in our communities.”
ECF has donated close to $6 million to promote thriving and spiritually strong individuals, families, and communities locally.
Spring 2026 Grant Recipients
- Church of the Resurrection in Sautee Nacoochee has received a challenge grant of $30,000 to build a climate-controlled storage facility for their HomeWare Assistance Ministry. The ministry works with local nonprofits to provide furnishings and household necessities for families experiencing homelessness and people recently released from incarceration. ECF will match up to $30,000 raised by the congregation for a potential total impact of $60,000.
- New American Pathways, in partnership with St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, has received a challenge grant of $16,000 for their Digital Access, Credentialing, and Workforce Learning Hub. The hub will provide refugees and immigrants with the tools, training, and support needed to overcome challenges of digital literacy, limited English proficiency, and barriers to credential recognition. ECF will double match up to $8,000 raised by the St. Bartholomew’s congregation for a potential total impact of $24,000.
- Peachtree Road Farmers Market, in partnership with the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, has received a challenge grant of $11,000 to strategically explore ways to increase and highlight the Market’s efforts to address hunger and food insecurity, including increased visibility for programs like Rescued Crops to Feed Our Neighbors and Georgia Fresh 4 Less. ECF will double match up to $5,500 raised by the Cathedral’s congregation for a potential total impact of $16,500.
For more information about the ECF grant process, visit ECFimpact.org/grants.
