IPCF Emergency Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals)
- Organizations, not to individuals
Overview
Funder: Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation (IPCF), funded by the Orlean and Ralph W. Beeson Fund and Felix C. Yarboro Community Ministries Fund
Geographic Scope: Alabama, United States (Birmingham area)
Eligibility: Organizations only (not available to individuals)
IPCF Emergency Grants are available upon request by email for organizations facing urgent funding needs.
Application Method: Email request
Contact Information:
- Margaret Lane Hollingsworth, Grants & Stewardship Manager
- Email: mhollingsworth@ipc-usa.org
- Phone: (205) 933-1830
- Address: 3100 Highland Avenue S., Birmingham, AL 35205
Background: The Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation extends the ministries of IPC through the use of endowments. Two endowments—the Orlean and Ralph W. Beeson Fund and Felix C. Yarboro Community Ministries Fund—distribute annual earnings through various funding opportunities throughout the year.
How to Apply
Application Process
Submission Method: Email request to Margaret Lane Hollingsworth at mhollingsworth@ipc-usa.org
Required Information: Not specified in provided content; contact the grants manager for specific requirements.
Important Notes: Emergency grants are available only to organizations, not to individuals.
What Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 65
- Total given
- $1.64M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $6,000–$382K
- By dollars: Alabama 82%, North Carolina 4%, Colorado 3%. Top recipient cities: Birmingham, AL; Fairfield, AL; Huntersville, NC.
- 29% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
IPC · Birmingham, AL
Support ministry and social services
$382K
Summer Adventures in Learning · Birmingham, AL
Program support
$147K
Kirkwood by the River · Birmingham, AL
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$133K
Medical Missions Inc · Huntersville, NC
Mission trips $18,800 and remainder to medical faculty housing nkhoma, malawi and…
$66K
First Light · Birmingham, AL
Operating support
$60K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Faith-based
- Hardship
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