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Exploring Christian Practices Initiative is sponsored by Lilly Endowment Inc.. This initiative supports charitable organizations interested in nurturing Christian faith and life. It focuses on how individuals can explore and engage in Christian practices to nourish their religious lives and grow in faith, and how to increase access to these settings both inside and outside of congregations.
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Exploring Christian Practices Initiative - Lilly Endowment Exploring Christian Practices Initiative L illy Endowment is pleased to announce its Exploring Christian Practices Initiative , which aim s to multiply opportunities and increase access to settings that help individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds explore and engage in Christian practices to address their spiritual interests and questions, find and build community with others, nourish their religious lives and grow in faith .
In this open and competitive initiative, the Endowment invites charitable organizations to submit proposals for grants of up to $2.
5 million each that may be used for up to a five-year period to develop new and/or enhance existing programs that present promising strategies for advancing the aim of the initiative and provide compelling and thoughtful responses to the following guiding questions: Who are the specific groups of individuals (both inside and outside the organization’s current constituents and the congregations that the organization supports) that the organization seeks to reach and serve, and what are the spiritual interests and questions of these individuals?
What Christian practices that are grounded in the organization’s theological and ecclesial tradition have played central roles in nourishing the faith of individuals in the organization’s community, and how can the organization retrieve, adapt, refine and deploy these practices in appropriate ways today to help individuals address their spiritual interests and questions, find and build community with others, nourish their religious lives and grow in faith?
What are the most appropriate and promising settings (both inside and outside of congregations) that are most conducive for individuals to explore and engage in a variety of Christian practices that the organization identified as most helpful and appropriate for today, and how can the organization both multiply opportunities and increase access to these settings to enable more individuals to explore and engage in these practices?
The Endowment anticipates awarding approximately 60 grants and announcing grant awards in December 2026. Charitable organizations in the United States that are tax-exempt public charities under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and corresponding statutes and that have a demonstrated interest in nurturing Christian faith and life are eligible to apply for grants through the Exploring Christian Practices Initiative.
Interested charitable organizations should r ead the Request for Proposals to learn more about completing a proposal and submitting materials through the online Proposal Submission Form. Organizations must submit complete proposals by May 18, 2026 . Interested eligible organizations should complete the form below and submit a proposal by May 18, 2026.
Exploring Christian Practices Proposal Submission Form Organization's Legal Name * Organization's Common Name (as it is presented on website and other public-facing materials, if different from above) EIN/Federal Tax Identification Number * State / Province / Region Name of President or Chief Executive Officer * Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. Rev. Rev. Dr. Fr.
Sr. Other My PDF contains the following required documents: * Official Request Letter (one page) Executive Summary (not to exceed one page) Proposal Narrative (not to exceed 12 pages) Program Timetable (one page) Letter(s) of Support from any collaborating organizations Copy of Organization’s Current Year Operating Budget Copy of Organization’s Annual Audited Financial Statements Exempt Status and Charity/Foundation Status Information Form Copy of IRS Exempt Status Determination Letter Combine these documents into one PDF to be uploaded and submit.
Proposal and Supporting Documents * Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB. Guide to Budget Preparation Exempt Status Charity/Foundation Status Information Form Sample IRS Exempt Status Determination Letter
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Charitable organizations in the United States that are tax-exempt public charities under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and have a demonstrated interest in nurturing Christian faith and life. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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