Grant Cycle 2 - Self-Reliance Services Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Three cycles a year
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “The Permanent Endowment Fund allows organizations to apply for grants in one of our three grant cycles based on PEF priority topics.”
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Eligible organizations
- To provide grants to non-profit organizations serving people in Galveston and around the world.
Other requirements
- To apply for a PEF grant, organizations must first complete an eligibility quiz.
- All three grant cycles have an eligibility quiz.
- Log in to the PEF's Grant Management System to access the eligibility quiz.
- Carefully answer all the questions and submit the form.
Overview
Funder: Permanent Endowment Fund Of The Moody Memorial First United Method
The Permanent Endowment Fund (PEF) offers the Self-Reliance Services Grant to empower individuals with essential skills for independence. This grant focuses on areas such as financial literacy, job counseling, and vocational training, aiming to help recipients become responsible adults. Organizations serving Galveston and beyond can apply for funding to support projects that align with these goals.
PEF funding enables the PEF's Board of Directors, comprised of Moody Methodist Church congregants, to provide grants to non-profit organizations serving people in Galveston and around the world. Through these grants, the Permanent Endowment Fund works to advance the care of people in the Name and Spirit of Jesus Christ.
The directors are responsible for the management of PEF investments and decisions concerning grants.
The Permanent Endowment Fund allows organizations to apply for grants in one of our three grant cycles based on PEF priority topics. All grant requests made to the PEF must advance the care of people in the Name and Spirit of Jesus Christ by offering direct human services within one or more of the PEF’s priority topics.
PEF Self-Reliance Services Grant
This topic aims to ensure individuals have the skills and tools to be responsible, successful, and independent adults.
Examples include (but are not limited to):
- financial literacy/coaching,18–24-year-old responsibility programming,Parenting/neonatal education,job counseling, andvocational training/education.
Eligibility
To provide grants to non-profit organizations serving people in Galveston and around the world. To apply for a PEF grant, organizations must first complete an eligibility quiz. All three grant cycles have an eligibility quiz.Log in to the PEF's Grant Management System to access the eligibility quiz. Carefully answer all the questions and submit the form. You only get one chance to submit the eligibility quiz. You will receive notification of results.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Permanent Endowment Fund of Moody Methodist Church's IRS filings)
HELP Health Environmental Learning Program
College Station, TX · 2024
$30K
Galveston County Continuum of Care Council
Galveston, TX · 2022
$90K
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Dallas, TX · 2022
$88K
Houston, TX · 2022
$75K
Galveston, TX · 2022
$50K
10 grants in Permanent Endowment Fund of Moody Methodist Church's 2022–2024 filings reference “Self-Reliance Services Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Permanent Endowment Fund of Moody Methodist Church actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 119
- Total given
- $24.16M
- Median grant
- $40K
- Range
- $1,000–$8.1M
- By dollars: Texas 98%, Georgia 1%, Ohio <1%. Top recipient cities: Galveston, TX; Houston, TX; Atlanta, GA.
- 29% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Galveston ISD · Galveston, TX
Performing Arts Center
$8.1M
Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church · Galveston, TX
Operating Budget
$1.55M
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX
Spiritual Care Clinical Pastoral Education Center
$1.5M
Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church · Houston, TX
Vitality & Leadership
$700K
Moody Methodist Day School · Galveston, TX
Moody Methodist Day School
$600K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Faith-based
- Workforce development
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