The Duke Endowment – Rural Church
- Amount
- Not published
- Status
- No deadline published
- Region
- North & South Carolina
Competitive Grants
Texas Methodist Foundation
- Amount
- Varies by request
- Deadline
- Opens Apr 152027 window Apr 15 – May 31, 2027
- Who
- 501(c)(3)s serving Texas/New Mexico in focus areas
- Use
- Evangelism with social impact; poverty programs
You match if
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations serving Texas or New Mexico in the stated focus areas: faith-based social impact and community services benefiting people living in poverty.
Proposals are assessed for sustainability, leadership, sound finances, community engagement, partnerships and measurable results; award size varies with the request and available funding.
You’ll need
- The 2026 competition is closed. The published next application window is April 15–May 31, 2027 through the TMF Grants Platform; planned distribution is December 2027 for the 2028 reporting period.
- Our note: Before the window, send the grants team a brief executive summary to check fit and church-status documentation; align your budget with the delayed funding timeline.
- Applicants must demonstrate sufficient local and extended support to sustain the work after the grant period.
Watch for
- Generally excludes individuals, organizations without current 501(c)(3) status, capital spending, endowments, annual campaigns, debt retirement, research, lobbying and services outside Texas/New Mexico. Only one application per organization per cycle.
- Not confirmed: how a church without its own IRS determination letter should document 501(c)(3) status; church eligibility should not be inferred solely from nonprofit program eligibility.
- Not confirmed: a fixed cash-match ratio, minimum contribution or application fee.
- Complete competitive-cycle page, eligibility, exclusions and application process read. FAQ PDF and external grants platform not reviewed.
Dated supplemental evidence
Reviewed October 19, 2026. This layer does not refresh the older catalog below. Historical examples are selective, not typical awards or eligibility promises. Application-route access is separate from whether a round is open.
Historical recipient examples
Ciudad Nueva
Ciudad Nueva · 2025 (award year) · Not disclosed in reviewed source
Recipient location: El Paso, TX
Youth mentoring, after-school and leadership programs, summer camps and a community food co-op.
Purpose scope: recipient activities described in award announcement; restricted use of this specific grant not itemized
Amount basis: Not disclosed in reviewed source
Exact award date: Not established
Review date: 2026-10-19
Historical recipient example; not evidence of current application access or award likelihood.
The $1.0 million headline is the entire 31-recipient cohort, not this recipient’s award.
No division of the total into an estimated award is justified.
A historical award does not override the separate 2026 closure/2027 application schedule.
Individual award amount, grant-specific budget and payment schedule are not disclosed.
gfm-enrichment-008 · funder official document · Publication: 2025-06-04 (day) · Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Retrieved 2026-10-19T02:42:56.187413+00:00. Texas Methodist Foundation’s Grants… | Texas Methodist Foundation
Neighbors in Action
Neighbors in Action · 2025 (award year) · Not disclosed in reviewed source
Recipient location: Port Houston, TX
Tutoring, adult education, summer camps, college preparation and emergency assistance.
Purpose scope: recipient activities described in award announcement; restricted use of this specific grant not itemized
Amount basis: Not disclosed in reviewed source
Exact award date: Not established
Review date: 2026-10-19
Historical recipient example; not evidence of current application access or award likelihood.
The $1.0 million headline is the entire 31-recipient cohort, not this recipient’s award.
No division of the total into an estimated award is justified.
A historical award does not override the separate 2026 closure/2027 application schedule.
Individual award amount, grant-specific budget and payment schedule are not disclosed.
gfm-enrichment-008 · funder official document · Publication: 2025-06-04 (day) · Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Retrieved 2026-10-19T02:42:56.187413+00:00. Texas Methodist Foundation’s Grants… | Texas Methodist Foundation
Check this local pathway
Texas Methodist Foundation — Competitive Grants
Project services must reach communities in Texas or New Mexico; headquarters alone is not the test.
No Methodist-membership requirement stated in reviewed eligibility list.
Check this local pathway, not an eligibility determination. State is only a discovery filter; confirm county/diocese/presbytery and actual affiliation.
Application route: open — published route does not mean open today.
Window status: closed future window published · as of 2026-10-19
Published opening: 2027-04-15 · deadline: 2027-05-31 · timezone: Not stated
2026 closed; source publishes 2027 intake, November awards, December funding and 2028 reporting period. Future schedule is not guaranteed.
Live submission portal not tested; recheck before preparing an application.
Amount: Not stated in reviewed source; varies with request and available funding
Supported projects: Faith-based social impact; Community services benefiting people living in poverty
Requirement: Published requirement: 501(c)(3) organization.
Requirement: Services must align with funder focus areas; one application per organization per cycle.
Requirement: Sustainability, collaborations, staffing, governance and outcomes are reviewed.
Exclusion: Funding generally unavailable for capital expenditures, endowments, annual fund campaigns, debt retirement, research, lobbying and individuals.
Exclusion: Programs serving neither Texas nor New Mexico are outside the stated scope.
Unknown: Treatment of church automatic exemption/group exemptions is not resolved by the general 501(c)(3) wording.
Unknown: Applicant-specific fit and the future intake’s continued availability remain unconfirmed.
Confirm exact service area, applicant route and current cycle directly.
gfm-enrichment-001 · funder official document · Publication: Publication date not stated (unknown) · Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Retrieved 2026-10-19T02:38:53.659071+00:00. Apply for a Grant | Texas Methodist Foundation
Source: texasmethodistfoundation.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant. Recorded Oct 16, 2026. Reviewed Oct 17, 2026. Scope: reviewed.
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