ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH OF ANNAPOLIS, MD
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​In the 1990's, St. Margaret's parishioners, Ed and Zoe Hall, left a financial gift to the church to do with what the parish decided. It was voted to create an endowment fund that would be used to provide fund projects of nonprofits each year that followed the priorities of St. Margaret's. Since that time, local, regional and international organizations have benefited from their generosity. 
 
Applications are now being accepted through December 15 for grants to be awarded in Spring 2025. The application is now online at https://st-margarets.submit.com. You must register for an account before you can apply. Once you have created your account, please use this link https://submit.link/2IJ to complete your application. If you have any questions about the new application form, please contact Christine Feldmann at [email protected] or by phone at 410.353.2862.  
 Any charitable organization can submit one grant application aligned with the stated guidelines.  
 Grant requests should be compatible with one or more of our mission priorities. Compatibility with more than one priority does not assure preference for consideration. 
 Our priorities are:  
  • Endow the poor and hungry with the means to feed, shelter and clothe themselves (e.g., homelessness prevention and food bank programs) 
  • Restore the ill to health and heal the broken (e.g., health, addiction recovery) 
  • Promote, preserve and sustain environmental health and good practices (e.g., clean water and environmental advocacy programs) 
  • Improve access to educational opportunities (e.g., tutoring, mentoring) 
  • Implement trust, enable reconciliation, confront structural racism and inequality (e.g., mentorship programs for at risk youth, security deposit grants for the homeless, discussion programs that bring together people of varying racial and social economic backgrounds) 
 Programs must: 
  • Demonstrate need; 
  • Support one of the following: a new initiative; an expansion or addition to an existing program/project; or an exceptional, short-term need for assistance with general operating expenses; 
  • Show clearly defined project goals and objectives: detailed schedules, budgets and personnel; and 
  • Explain methods to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the program/project after implementation. 

2024 Endowment Grants Selected Grantees
This year, the St. Margaret’s Church Grants Committee received 44 applications from organizations across the globe. The total requested added up to more than $715,000. The committee interviewed thirteen finalist organizations with their requests amounting to more than $170,000. The Vestry approved the following organizations to receive grants. The committee is grateful to the Vestry and the Masquerade Ball Committee for providing $130,000 in funds for these programs.

Dageno Girls Center, Tanzania - $17,000
Provide supplies and labor for providing private water access for the campus from water on their land.
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Chase Lloyd House, Annapolis, Maryland - $15,000
​Funding for eviction prevention program for single woman households in Anne Arundel County.

Next One Up, Baltimore, Maryland - $12,500
Healthy, weeknight meals for participants in long-term mentorship program.

Anglican Church of Burundi, Muyinga Diocese Africa - $12,000
Construction of water springs for safe drinking water and latrines for very poor families.

Annapolis Immigration Justice Network- $12,000
Legal fund for four resident families facing deportation.

Joel Nafuma Refugee Center, Rome, Italy - $10,500
Staffing, Italian courses, food and emergency fund for refugees from across Africa, Middle East and South America.

Cheyenne River Episcopal Mission, South Dakota - $10,000
Provide supplies and funds for indigenous staff at equine camp for Lakota community.

STAIR, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - $10,000
New reading curriculum and staffing to train volunteers who work with second graders at 12 area schools.

Court Appointed Special Advocate Anne Arundel County, Maryland - $10,000
Staffing for two case supervisors to train and support volunteers who work with at risk youth.

Feeding the Flock, Baltimore, Maryland – $7,500
Funds to purchase nonperishable food and supplies for the neighborhoods under resourced residents.

Hope for All, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - $7,000
Clothing, furniture and partial staff funding for a program that turns houses into homes.

Interfaith Service Coalition, Hancock, Maryland - $4,000
Four months of food for backpack program in highly impoverished area of Western Maryland.

Rebuilding Together Anne Arundel County - $2,500
Funding to repair homes for aged, disabled and under resourced.

A special thanks to this year’s committee members including: Kim Coble (chair), Stephanie Ceruolo, Peter Wiernicki, Christy Hollywood, Doug Fountain, Janet Gellic, Sally Curtin, Jean Aden and Connor Feldmann. Additionally, thank you to the dozens of grants liaisons: Pete Bova, Justyn Kopack
Chris Ostendorff, Anne Sessions, Derek Harkins, Val Robbins, Hutch Robbins, Katie Cooke, Christine Frost
Lana Keelty, James Hanrahan, Pat Hall, Russell Jackson, Barbara Friedmann, Sarah Hyde, Jim Reising, Angela Carpita, Diana Love, Steve Brennan and Jim Hall.




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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Newcomers
    • Baptisms
    • Funerals
    • Weddings
    • Staff
    • Vestry
    • History
    • The Episcopal Church
    • Online Book of Common Prayer
    • Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
  • Worship
    • Prayer Request Form
    • Worship Volunteers
  • Music Ministry
    • Music Overview
    • Ensembles
    • Chorister Program >
      • Chorister Evensong
    • Special Services, Concerts, & Other Events
    • Music Lists
    • Sanctuary Organ
    • Music Scholarship
    • Music Calendar
  • Children & Families
    • St. Margaret's Day School
    • Children
    • Youth Formation
  • Get Involved
    • Get Involved on Sunday
    • Helping Others >
      • Winter Relief (Homelessness)
    • Physically-Demanding Activities
    • Faith & Fellowship >
      • Women's Guild
      • Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Task Force
      • Adult Formation
      • Annapolis Pride
      • Prayer Shawl Ministry
    • Realm
  • Grants
    • Endowment Grants Program
    • Parishioner-led Grants
  • News/Events
    • Church Calendar
    • Sunday Bulletin & Announcements
    • Dragon Tales (Weekly E-Newsletter)
  • Giving
  • Newcomers