Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The HEART Fund provides grants for disaster relief and rebuilding assistance to disaster victims in the United States and around the world.
Background: WMU and the WMU Foundation established the HEART Fund in response to the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Purpose: Grants from this fund allow Baptists to provide direct relief and rebuilding assistance following disasters, including:
- Resources for post-traumatic stress
- Short-term and long-term counseling
- Funeral expenses
- Support for affected communities
Geographic Scope: United States and worldwide
Recent Awards:
- $5,000 grant approved for Michigan State University shooting victims (February 2023)
- $15,000 grant to Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa after shooting (June 2022)
Contact Information:
- Address: 100 Missionary Ridge, Birmingham, Alabama 35242
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 205-408-5525
- Website: wmufoundation.com/disaster-relief
What Woman's Missionary Union Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 27
- Total given
- $1.57M
- Median grant
- $7,504
- Range
- $5,260–$1.3M
- By dollars: Alabama 84%, Tennessee 3%, Virginia 3%. Top recipient cities: Birmingham, AL; Brentwood, TN; Richmond, VA.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 52% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
National WMU · Birmingham, AL
General support for religious education & ministries
$1.3M
Tennessee WMU · Brentwood, TN
General support for religious education & ministries
$48K
International Mission Board · Richmond, VA
General support for religious education & ministries
$36K
Blue Mountain Christian University · Blue Mountains, MS
General support for religious education & ministries
$13K
North American Mission Board · Alpharetta, GA
General support for religious education & ministries
$13K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Disaster relief
- Mental health
- Faith-based
- Human services
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