IPCF Small Grants Cycle
Funding Amount
Up to $7,500
Deadline
January 31, 2027
125 days left
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- January 31, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: January
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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)
The IPCF Small Grants Cycle is an annual funding opportunity that opens at the beginning of each new year. Organizations may request grants of $7,500 or less through the online application portal.
Eligibility: Organizations (not individuals)
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: Online application portal
Timeline: Applications open at the beginning of each new year (typically January)
Required Materials: Details not specified in provided content; applicants should contact the grants manager for complete application requirements.
Questions: Contact Margaret Lane Hollingsworth at mhollingsworth@ipc-usa.org or (205) 933-1830
What Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 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
2025 chaplain grant for chaplain services including salary and benefits at kirkwood by…
$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
- Small grants
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