Archive for the ‘Christian Grant’ Category
My church has some pretty old worship equipment (sound board, speakers, mics, etc.), and I’d love to get new stuff. It’s just not in our budget. Does anyone know where I’d start to find christian grants for that kind of equipment?
Found someone wanting to open a private school. These were their inquiries:
I want to be non-profit. I will need to apply for Christian Grants. I will charge tuition and a curriculum fee.
1. What is my first step?
How Do I register the name of the school?
What about Articles of Inc. and Bylaws?
2. Do I file for a Limited Liability?
3. Do I have to have Directors or can it be a Committie of 3-5 people?
4. How do I file for sales tax exempt?
Opening any business like this takes a lot of work and effort as well as knowing a lot of legal ins and outs. I suggest consulting with a professional. Maybe they can also help you find a Christian Grant to get off the ground.
A friend of mine wants to open a Christian Youth Center similar to a coffee house, where where high school/college/young adults can go to hang out, be part of a fellowship and receive God’s word and maybe hear bands play. He’s hoping to find some sort of Christan Grant to help him pay for the permits to get the buildings ready, etc.
When trying to accomplish something like this I think it’s always best to start at home and ask local churches for information. Also, here’s an interesting page to check out:
http://www.youthpastor.com/Resource/index.cfm/Club_Coffee_Houses.htm
A good place to start when looking for a Christian Grant for business would be your local churches.
The organization is an international Children’s organization based in Canada that helps orphan children in Ghana, Tanzania and India. They are looking for some kind of Christian Grant to help keep them up and running.
My nephew wants to open a faith based book store and is hoping to find a specialized Christian Grant on top of any other business grants.
I’ve run into a several people hoping to find some kind of Christian Grant for assorted faith based businesses. There are separate Christian grants available to people on top of regular business grants. It’s good to look into all aspects of your business when considering startup cost money.
If you’re hoping to build a church, there are numerous Christian grants out there that might be able to help cover startup expenses, depending on the locale. Contact your local churches to get started - they might have information that would be difficult to find elsewhere.
Thel library usually has access to the foundation center website, which allows you to search for all sorts of grants from government as well as private foundations. Check it out! Many grant writers pay $1000/year for this resource and your library will give you access for free!
Check out some of the comments you’ll see lots of options for Christian grants
