Christian Education Grants

Christian Education Grants is sponsored by The Lorenz Family Foundation. Supports 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian elementary and secondary schools, nationally and internationally.

Supporting Christian Education Support Christian Education We have been blessed with more inquiries than we can process. We will accept Lotters of Inquiry only in the months of November and December for project funding in the following year. Please insure that inquiries fit within the criteria and priorties as listed below.

Underlying the commitment of this Foundation to the cause of Christian education are two basic principles. We believe God is active in Christian schools across the spectrum of Christian faiths and therefore support any school that acknowledges God the Father as Creator, God the Son as Redeemer, and God the Holy Spirit as sanctifier of the whole Christian Church.

We sense the mission of Christian schools recognizes the centrality of God in all of life and aims to help students grow in faith and discipleship. The Christian teacher models and shares the new life in Christ. NOTE: Applicants must be recognized 501c3 non-profit organizations.

Every proposal to the Foundation should begin with a Letter of Inquiry. The Foundation believes that the Letter of Inquiry offers organizations the best opportunity to tell their story and to facilitate our review. Letters of Inquiry may be submitted at any time and will be considered in a timely manner.

The process is the same for new applicants and for past grantees.

Inquiry Letters should be no more than 2 pages in length and include: Who or what led you to consider funding from the Lorenz Family Foundation Physical address of the institution Phone number of the institution Web address of the institution Evidence of institutions 501c3 status A brief description of the project Estimated amount of the grant funding to be requested Estimated date the funding would be used A project contact name and contact information The letter must be submitted through email at: Directors ...

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at... with the @ symbol in the address to help us avoid spam) Proposals will be considered according to the following criteria: In order to help prospective grant applicants determine the level of consideration of a proposal, the Board set the following priorities and criteria: 1. Priority will be given to grants to Christian elementary and secondary schools nationally and internationally.

Lesser consideration will be given to other levels. 2. Preference will be given to proposals which are reproducible and can be shared with other schools or have anticipated impact beyond the applying organization.

3. We are particularly interested in projects that develop Christian growth for life. 4.

We will be interested in proposals reflecting innovation, creativity, or an entrepreneurial spirit. 5. The Foundation will not support ongoing operational expenditures, capital expenses or participate in building campaigns.

6. The Foundation will generally not support projects less than $5,000, feeling that we want to back projects that are beyond the scope of local fund-raising projects and donors. Generally, we will not make grants larger than $30,000.

We are open to providing grants that match or supplement other resources. Each inquiry will be reviewed and potentially "adopted" by one of the Trustees for further consideration. Inquiries may be submitted from November 1 st through December 31 st .

If you have not had a response from one of the Trustees by the first day of July following your application, you may assume that your application has not been selected for consideration during that period. PLEASE NOTE - Not all proposals will receive a response. If your proposal is not selected, you are welcome to resubmit for future consideration.

If your inquiry is selected, you will be contacted by the interested Trustee or their representative for additional information and may be sent a formal application. Funding release, if the application is adopted and approved, will be coordinated with the contact person listed in the Letter of Inquiry.

All grant recipients will be required to file a final report demonstrating financial accountability and to share information about project results with other Christian schools.