Stewardship, Finance, & Grants

Treasurers Remittance Statement

Grants

Ministry Funding Grants

  • The St. Francis Lutheran Church Endowment is a ministry of the Congregation through which members and friends can permanently continue their financial support of the mission and ministry of St. Francis Lutheran Church, as well as support of organizations and ministries with similar values in the San Francisco Bay Area, across the country and around the world.

    Established in 1982, the Endowment is a permanent fund to receive bequests and estate gifts from members and friends of St. Francis Lutheran Church. All bequests from wills, life insurance, trusts, and other estate gifts, unless otherwise designated, are placed in the Endowment. Only the income earned from the Endowment is spent each year, half being used to fund the mission and ministry of the Congregation and half for grants to other ministries and organizations.

    Learn more here!

Ministry Funding Grants

  • The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is pleased to announce the Strategy Towards Authentic Diversity Mini-Grants. $33,000 has been allocated to support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the ELCA. Faithfulness to the Biblical mandate to proclaim the Gospel requires fostering actions that promote equity, fairness, and justice across all three expressions of the ELCA and society.

    Grant-funded projects, activities, programs, events, and plans must relate to an area of focus named in the STAD: Theological Education, Leadership Development, Partnerships with Ecumenical and interreligious partners, Healing Actions from racism and other forms of oppression, Antiracism education, and Structural Accountability through policy and programs focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    Individuals, associations, congregations, synods, and organizations affiliated with the ELCA are eligible to apply. Mini-grants of $500- $2000 will be given.

    Please apply before November 1st. Funding decisions will be made through the STAD Advisory Committee. Funding will be announced on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the National Day of Racial Healing.

    Learn more here!

PoP + Zion Fund

  • The Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Mission Endowment Fund provides financial awards to individuals and organizations that have emphasis on extending the life and mission of the church, which would include but be not limited to: 

    • Mission outreach - local/national/international faith-based organizations that are meeting basic human needs 

    • Innovative new programs or ministries 

    Eligibility to receive funds 

    All people are welcome to apply on behalf of an organization, endeavor, or project that furthers the mission and outreach goals of the congregation.  Grants typically range from $1000-$5000. 

    For more details and to apply, please see our webpage: https://www.propeace.org/endowment.html 

    Hurry! Applications close December 31, 2025. 

Warner Trust Grant

  • These grants are designed to be seed grants to help in the areas of youth or family ministries. A grant may be requested for youth projects, schools and pre-schools, and education ministries, including curriculum and technology needs. We encourage your creativity. These grants will not be awarded to fund salaries, mission trips, national or synodical youth gatherings, or building maintenance.

    Apply here!

Katie’s Fund Grants

  • The fund is open to support programs, resources, and opportunities for participants in Women of the ELCA; congregational, inter-congregational, and special units of Women of the ELCA; synodical organizations of Women of the ELCA, and the churchwide organization of Women of the ELCA. An applicant, whether individual or group, may apply more than once, but priority will be given to new initiatives.

    Learn more at https://www.elca.org/our-work/grants/welca-grants-scholarships

Ministry Funding Grants

  • Do you have an idea for growing a ministry or ministry partnership?  The Endowment Fund of St. Mark's San Francisco is accepting grant applications for its 2025 application season until August 31, 2025.

    Funding may be available for projects of organizations whose work expands and enhances the mission and ministries of St. Mark's and for projects of St. Mark's own ministries that are new initiatives.

    Please visit the Endowment Fund’s web page at stmarks-sf.org/endowment to learn more about the Endowment Fund and the application process or contact the Endowment Committee at endowment@stmarks-sf.org for more information.

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Contact Synod Treasurer Scott Taylor at synodtreasurer@spselca.org

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