Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
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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