General Grants Program
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Geography
- Located in the eligible districts
Overview
Geographic Scope: New York City area — Long Island East, Long Island West, Metropolitan, and New York-Connecticut districts
Eligible Applicants: Member churches of the United Methodist City Society located in the eligible districts
Focus Areas:
- Ministry projects
- Program development
- Building-related projects
What They Fund:
- Ministry, program, and building-related projects for member congregations
Application Process:
The initial grant request form is the first step to start the application process.
Contact Information:
- Email: grantapplication@umcitysociety.org
- Address: 475 Riverside Drive, Suite #1922, New York, NY 10115
- Phone: (212) 870-3084
Background: The United Methodist City Society provides grants to member churches for various ministry and building-related initiatives.
How to Apply
Grant Application Process
- Download and complete the initial grant request form
- Email the completed form to grantapplication@umcitysociety.org
- Submit to: 475 Riverside Drive, Suite #1922, New York, NY 10115
Submission Contact:
- Email: grantapplication@umcitysociety.org
- Phone: (212) 870-3084
Note: Specific application materials and narrative requirements are referenced but not detailed in the provided website content.
What The United Methodist City Society actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 20
- Total given
- $1.05M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,200–$488K
- By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: Brooklyn, NY; New York, NY; Astoria, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Five Points Mission · Cornwallonhudson, NY
see page 2, Form 990 Part III #4b
$488K
United Methodist Center in Far Rockaway · Far Rockaway, NY
To assist the program in its feeding of those in its community and ministering to…
$114K
Anchor House Inc · Brooklyn, NY
Behavourial Health Program - grant is to assist in programming
$111K
Immigration Law and Justice New York · New York, NY
Provide free quality immagration legal services & educatation to communities of faith…
$85K
Immanuel First Spanish UMC · Brooklyn, NY
To assist the church in their capital work required on the church
$66K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Churches
- Christian nonprofits
- Faith-based
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