PLYMOUTH GRANTS PROGRAM
Each year, Plymouth members pledge their time, talents and treasure to enact love in our community. The Plymouth Grants Program is a result of their commitment. This program supports partner organizations working locally in our community, and globally around the world. Priorities for the program include projects that support basic human needs such as food, clothing and shelter, and projects that address mental and physical health and wellness.
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In 2026, the Plymouth Grants Program distributed
$101,584
to community-driven
non-profits
As a congregation of the United Church of Christ, Plymouth has adopted four covenants which define who we are within the denomination: 1) as an open and affirming (ONA) congregation we extend intentional welcome and affirmation to our LGBTQ+ members, friends and their allies; 2) as a just peace church, we foster peace and diminish violence by working for justice and human rights for the whole human family; 3) as a global mission church, we seek to be "intensely local, intentionally global" in supporting our mission partners; and 4) as an earthwise congregation, we are committed to being good environmental stewards of God's creation for generations to come.
We invite applicants to submit projects and programs that might prove difficult to fund elsewhere. We consider applications from organizations/agencies that have received previous grants as well as from first-time applicants. There are two types of grants that you may apply for:
Benevolence Grants
The Benevolence Committee provides funding of up to $2,000 for programs, equipment, or other items needed to implement your agency’s mission. Given the small dollar value of these grants, preference will be given to requests for specific expenditures rather than support for general operations.
Capacity Building Grant
The church also offers an annual Capacity Building Grant. This is a one-time grant of $20,000 which should permanently impact and improve the agency’s ability to carry on its mission while supporting Plymouth Church’s four basic covenants as stated above. One of these types of grants will be allocated per grant cycle. Please remember if you have been granted a Capacity Building Grant previously, you are not eligible to apply again.
Please note: You may apply for both types of grants in the same grant cycle. However, if you are awarded the Capacity Building grant, you will not be eligible to receive a Benevolence Grant in the same grant cycle.
Renderings for the 2025 Capacity Building Grant-awarded project, with Bright Stars of Bethlehem (Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine).
2025's grants have been awarded. Applications for 2026 grants will be available this November. In general, our grant cycle begins the first of November with the solicitation of grant applications from agencies and organizations. Applications are due in very early January and distributed to committee members for review. Committee members gather in February for discussion and allocation of funds, with notification to applicants by early March. Funds are disbursed throughout the remainder of the calendar year.
Questions? Contact us at Benevolence@plymouthfw.org
