Yes, we make grants.

And if we don’t offer what you need, we might know someone else who does.

Upcoming Grant Cycles

  • PARSONAGE ELECTRIFICATION

    January 1-31, 2025

    People who live in church-owned homes in Washington are eligible to apply for up to $25,000 in rebates for the purchase and installation of heat pumps and other electric appliances.

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  • MINI-GRANTS FOR MISSION

    Spring 2025

    Faith communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington are eligible to apply for $1,000-$3,000 of unrestricted funding to help them achieve their missions.

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  • HEAT PUMPS FOR PNW CHURCHES

    Timing TBD

    Churches in the PNW Conference are eligible to apply for grants that will partially fund the purchase and installation of heat pumps in their worship buildings.

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GRANTS FROM OTHER FUNDERS

  • Energy-Efficient Upgrades for Nonprofit Buildings

    • Awards cover 80% of the project cost, up to $100,000

    • DEADLINE: November 12 2024

  • Up & Go Electric for Workplace from Puget Sound Energy

    • PSE’s Up & Go Electric for Workplace program covers up to 100 percent of the cost for qualifying customers to install and maintain Level 2 charging for their employees.

  • Mustard Seed Migration Grants from UMCOR

    • Awards of up to $2,000 made on a rolling basis

  • District Extension Societies in OR-ID conference

    • Amount and purpose varies by district, but it never hurts to ask!

  • Lily Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs seek to strengthen congregations by helping their pastors to take time away from day-to-day ministry to restore their commitment to ministry. Launched in 1999 with a program for congregations and their pastors in Indiana, this annual effort was expanded in 2000 to include a second program for clergy across the United States. These programs are made possible by a grant to Christian Theological Seminary and its Center for Pastoral Excellence, which administers the program.

  • Solar for All in Oregon low-income single-family homes (parsonages count), rebates for multifamily buildings, and community solar projects. 

    • Unclear how much it will pay for, project still being designed

    • Applications expected to open late 2024 or early 2025

  • Heat Pumps and other energy-efficient upgrades for Oregon households (parsonages count)

    • HOMES rebate amounts will vary depending on the project scope, with rebates covering 50 to 100 percent of project costs up to $10,000 per project, depending on the household’s income.

    • HEAR Program participants could receive between 50 to 100 percent of project costs up to $14,000, depending on the energy upgrades completed and the household’s income.

    • Next funding cycle expected to open in late 2025 or early 2026

  • Solar for All in Washington single-family homes owned by income-qualified households, community solar projects, multifamily buildings and tribes (nonprofits are eligible to apply)

    • Unclear how much it will pay for, project still being designed, but J40 geography will be prioritized

    • Updates in fall 2024, funding in fall 2025

Do you know about another opportunity that should be on this list? Email staff@faith.foundation and we’ll update it!

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SUPPORT FOR SOLAR

  • PNW Grant Support Group-- contact Eric at egwalker@gmail.com -- learn from other congregations who have recently won solar grants from the WA department of commerce, WSU extension, and PSE so that your church doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel. 

  • Olympia Community Solar in Washington can help with planning/design, grant writing, purchase, and installation. No cost for initial planning and grant writing! OlySol gets paid when you get a grant. A great deal for churches.

  • Investment Tax Credit can reimburse nonprofits for up to 30% of the total project cost for renewable energy projects (consider the Foundation’s bridge loans for short term capital before the tax credit arrives).

  • Interfaith Community Solar in Oregon helps churches do solar leasing on their rooftops. We think owning the panels is a better deal in the long run, but if your church can’t afford the upfront capital investment, leasing solar panels is better than not having them at all.