Criteria
for Speer Trust funding include three components 3. Does this
project or program provide an opportunity for members of the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) to be involved as partners in addressing root causes of
poverty in such a way that the whole Christian Church might be transformed?
What is
Speer Trust?
The Presbyterians’ mandate for use of this gift states:
“We believe that the integrity of our use of this fund will be revealed not only in
the new spiritual horizons which will be opened through our helping people who
are poor but also through our working together with them in a spirit of
compassion.”
Who benefits
from
Speer
funds?
The main purpose of the fund is to
assist
organizations of people who live in
the Eastern Shore of Maryland and have low
incomes to gain control over their own lives as
they address the root causes of poverty. To
accomplish this, funds are awarded to
organizations working in partnership with
Presbyterians mutually committed to
making their community a better place to live.
The process for applying
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Need is identified by you
and
your community
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1. Contact the Speer Trust office at 5. On-site visit by Speer
(302) 366-0595 to request an Commissioners takes
application for a Speer Trust
place.
Grant.
6. Reports from on-site
2. Submit 18 copies of a five-page
visits are considered
proposal and budget explaining by the Speer Trust
how the project meets the criteria Commission
at a
listed in this brochure by the semi-annual funding
deadline. Retreat.
3. Approved applicants are sent a 7. Grant applicants are
letter notifying them that they . notified of
decision.
meet Speer Trust criteria. If the grant is
accepted, a
contract is
4. An on-site visit is scheduled included detailing any
pending receipt of proposal. conditions
and the terms for evaluation.
The above cycle occurs two times a year
(If April 1st or
October 15th falls on a Saturday or Sunday,
the
letter of intent will be due the Friday before by
