St. Paul’s United Methodist Foundation Grants

The St. Paul's Foundation makes grants to sustain and further the ministries, programs, and outreach of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. The Foundation seeks grant applications from organizations and ministries which support the needs of children, youth, and senior adults in the Houston area. Special consideration is given to those non profits and agencies that are connected to St. Paul's United Methodist Church and its members.

The Foundation requires that all grant applications be submitted through the online portal. The next grant cycle will open in March 2025.

Foundation Grant Recipients 2024

Those who worship at St. Paul’s regularly are familiar with the plaques on either side of the altar - “Enter to Worship” and “Depart to Serve”. The grants of the St. Paul’s United Methodist Foundation reflect these core values and further the work of those who worship at St. Paul’s and their commitment to our community and beyond. In 2024, the Foundation awarded over $153,000 to non profit organizations whose work is widespread and serves senior citizens, children, those living in poverty, the marginalized, and international communities in Latin America.

The work of the Foundation is made possible by an endowment that helps to support the maintenance and upkeep of the St. Paul’s campus (80%), along with scholarship awards (approximately 10%) and grants to organizations (approximately 10%) in our community and beyond.

St. Paul’s in the Community 2024 

Below is a snapshot of the 2024 grant awards, many of whom are familiar to the St. Paul’s community and are important non profit organizations serving our local community.

  • Advocates for Immigrant Survivors to provide legal and social services, safety planning and referrals to survivors of violent crime.

  • Amazing Place to help provide day programs for persons with dementia and education for their families and loved ones.

  • The Beacon  to support a community education and training program for homeless clients.

  • Benevolent Missions International provides ophthalmic care to under served communities in Fiji, Belize, and other areas around the world.  

  • Bo's Place to provide education and training programs in grief counseling for  children and families suffering loss.

  • Chester Street Foundation to help alleviate the impact of childhood trauma by promoting prevention, recovery, and resilience in children, their families, and the professionals who serve them.  

  • Child Advocates to support their Court Services Program, which recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who serve as guardians ad litem for children removed from homes due to abuse and neglect

  • Cornerstone Family Ministries to inspire community transformation by empowering at risk students and leading them to discover their God given purpose and calling. 

  • Emanuel Luz de Vida to support the Bolivian Methodist church and the longtime ministry of St. Paul’s members, Wilson and Nora Boots.

  • Fundacion Reynosa Vida Nueva to provide a Christ-centered, private education to elementary age children in the city of Reynosa, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. 

  • Emergency Aid Coalition to help fund their Sack Lunch Program for homeless clients.

  • FAM Houston  to support the Farm of Peace, a collaboration with Congolese women refugee farmers and the expansion of their operations in order to take their produce to market.

  • Fund for Latin America to support the Global Mission Fund of the UMC in Latin American

  • Fundacion Reynosa Vida Nueva provides a Christ-centered, private education to elementary age children in the city of Reynosa, in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

  • The H.E.A.R.T. Program to create opportunities for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach their potential by providing access to training, education, and housing.

  • Holly Hall to help cover the cost of care for residents with limited financial resources.

  • Project Curate/Iconoclast  to provide in-school academic support and social/emotional learning using creative writing and expand a sense of self and social awareness for vulnerable, at-risk students struggling from the impact of COVID.

  • The Landing to support a youth advocacy program offering crisis response, case management, emotional support and family resources to trafficked children and youth.

  • Meals on Wheels/Interfaith Ministries to help provide meals for seniors living in poverty.

  • Main Street Ministries to provide financial, emotional, social and spiritual resources to newly arrived Spanish-speaking immigrants.

  • Nehemiah Center to provide assistance to low-income families who are invested in seeking a better future for their children through education, emotional wellness, and spiritual enrichment. 

  • Neighbors in Action to help fund a faith-based after-school program in Port Houston, one of Houston’s most impoverished neighborhoods.

  • The Restoration Team to support a home repair ministry by providing funds to purchase supplies needed to repair and stabilize homes, particularly following natural disasters.

  • ReVision Houston to fund the Keeping Kids in School initiative, a case-management program in three local schools with high numbers of at-risk students caught up in the juvenile justice system.

  • House of Tiny Treasures/SEARCH to support a daycare program for homeless children that provides quality pre-school education. 

  • Senior Rides and More to promote senior independent living, health, and safety by providing free transportation and other services for seniors. 

  • UM Army to support the efforts of youth involved in home repair for the elderly, disabled and those living in poverty in Texas and Louisiana.

  • Wesley Community Center to fund a Youth Summer Learning Program focused on three area schools and aimed at lessening the impact of summer learning loss for students in K-6th grades.

  • Wellsprings Village to support a transitional residence program for women who were formerly homeless or abused and help them transition to independent living.