Apply for a
Basic Human Needs Grant
Applications for Basic Human Needs grants are due Friday, October 1, 2021 at 5 pm.
Applications not completed by this time will not be considered for funding.

Eligibility Requirements
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Episcopal Charities does not provide funding of any kind to individuals.
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Funding is available only to programs or projects in the Episcopal Diocese of New York, which consists of the following New York State Counties: New York (Manhattan), Richmond (Staten Island), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan.
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Programs must represent an effort by a local congregation or group of congregations to respond to an identified need affecting members of the community in which the congregation is located.
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Any person needing the service offered is eligible to receive the service. Eligibility for services cannot be determined by church membership, faith, or participation in church activities.
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Programs must be non-sectarian and inclusive, and services provided cannot include religious content.
Important Dates
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Applications for Basic Human Needs grants are due October 1, 2021 at 5 pm. Applications not completed by this time will not be considered for funding.
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Applicants will be notified of the Board's decision through email in late January or early February.
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Grants are disbursed in two payments in March and September.
Application & Resources
Apply Here
We use an online application system. You can access this system by clicking the button below. First time applicants: view orientation here.
Video Instructions
Learn how to use our online portal and write a strong application by watching the video below.
Sexual Misconduct Prevention
We follow Diocesan standards to prevent sexual misconduct and abuse. If your program is not "housed" in an Episcopal parish, you will be required to upload you sexual misconduct prevention policy.
Sustainability
Institutes
Grantees must attend either three (3) virtual Sustainability Institutes or one (1) virtual and one (1) in-person. To learn more about Sustainability Institutes or to watch past workshops for credit, click below.
Current Basic Human Needs Grantees
Addressing Root Causes of Hunger During COVID-19 | Church of the Good Shepherd, Granite Springs | $15,400.00 |
All Saints Community Meal | All Saints Church, Manhattan | $3,000.00 |
Angel Food East | St. John's Church, Kingston | $17,000.00 |
Ascension Food Pantry | Church of the Ascension, Mt. Vernon | $4,000.00 |
Ascension Outreach, Inc. | Church of the Ascension, Manhattan | $4,000.00 |
Atonement Food Pantry | Church of the Atonement, Bronx | $8,000.00 |
Bienestar en Port Chester: A Collaborative Ministry for Wellbeing in Mind, Body, and Spirit | Christ's Church, Rye | $2,500.00 |
Brown Bag Program | Christ & St. Stephen's Church, Manhattan | $9,000.00 |
Caring Hands Food Pantry | St. John's Church, Monticello | $12,000.00 |
Cathedral Community Cares | Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Manhattan | $10,500.00 |
Christ Church Community Outreach | Christ Church (New Brighton), Staten Island | $6,000.00 |
Crossroads Community Services, Inc. | St. Bartholomew's Church, Manhattan | $25,000.00 |
Emergency Shelter Partnership (mt. Kisco) | St. Matthew's Church, Bedford | $6,000.00 |
English as a Second Language | St. Mary's Ghanaian Church, Bronx | $2,500.00 |
Fed by Grace | Grace Church, Port Jervis | $7,000.00 |
Feeding Ministry | Christ Church, Ramapo | $15,000.00 |
Feeding Program | St. Margaret's Church, Bronx | $2,500.00 |
Feeding Westchester's Hungry | Church of the Good Shepherd, Granite Springs | $5,000.00 |
Food Pantry | Iglesia Memorial de San Andres, Yonkers | $15,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. George's Church, Bronx | $7,500.00 |
Food Pantry | St. James' Church (Fordham), Bronx | $11,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Mary's Church, Staten Island | $2,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Paul's Church, Bronx | $6,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Paul's Church, Poughkeepsie | $4,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Peter's Church (Chelsea), Manhattan | $5,000.00 |
Food Pantry | Church of Sts. John, Paul & Clement, Manhattan | $6,000.00 |
Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen | St. Ann's Church of Morrisania, Bronx | $23,000.00 |
Food of Life/Comida de Vida Food Pantry | St. Thomas Church, Amenia Union | $16,000.00 |
Fred's Pantry | Church of the Divine Love, Montrose | $8,600.00 |
God in Action - Food Alliance | Grace Church/La Gracia, White Plains | $10,000.00 |
Grace Immigrant Outreach (GIO) | Grace Church, Millbrook | $18,500.00 |
Grace's Kitchen | Grace Church, Nyack | $5,000.00 |
Grace's Kitchen | Grace Church/La Gracia, White Plains | $17,500.00 |
Guild of St. Margaret's Soup Kitchen and Emergency Food Pantry | Grace Church, Middletown | $25,000.00 |
Healthy Living/Sustainability | Church of the Mediator, Bronx | $5,000.00 |
Helping Hands Interfaith Food Pantry | St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo Park | $10,000.00 |
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen | Church of the Holy Apostles, Manhattan | $17,500.00 |
Holyrood Food Fest | Church of the Holyrood, Manhattan | $7,500.00 |
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison | Christ's Church, Rye | $18,000.00 |
LSA Family Health Service, Inc. | Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan | $9,000.00 |
Moravian Open Door | Church of the Incarnation, Manhattan | $6,500.00 |
New York Common Pantry | Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan | $12,500.00 |
Ossining Emergency Shelter | St. Paul's on the Hill, Ossining | $5,000.00 |
Our Lord's Soup Kitchen and Pantry | Grace Church (West Farms), Bronx | $8,500.00 |
Outreach Food Pantry | St. Edmund's Church, Bronx | $5,000.00 |
Outreach Program | St. Michael's Church, Manhattan | $13,000.00 |
Pathways Drop-in Program | All Angels' Church, Manhattan | $7,125.00 |
Racket | Church of the Epiphany, Manhattan | $4,500.00 |
Rondout Valley Food Pantry | Church of Christ the King, Stone Ridge | $7,000.00 |
Shepherd's Kitchen | Iglesia del Buen Pastor, Newburgh | $7,000.00 |
Sloatsburg Food Pantry | St. Mary's Church, Tuxedo Park | $8,500.00 |
Soup Kitchen | St. Ignatius of Antioch, Manhattan | $2,500.00 |
St. Andrew's Kitchen | St. Andrew's Church, Bronx | $7,500.00 |
St. Peter's Love Kitchen and Love Pantry | St. Peter's Church, Bronx | $12,500.00 |
The Community Food Pantry at St. Mary's | St. Mary's Church, Mohegan Lake | $11,500.00 |
The Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, Inc. | St. Mark's Church, Mt. Kisco | $15,000.00 |
The Net Step: Intensive Support | St. Matthew's Church, Bedford | $10,000.00 |
The Pantry at SUNY Ulster | St. Andrew's Church, New Paltz | $5,000.00 |
The Sunday Meals Program | Church of St. Matthew & St. Timothy | $4,500.00 |
Ulster Immigrant Defense Network, Inc. | Holy Cross/Santa Cruz, Kingston | $30,000.00 |
WANA (We Are Not Afraid) Community Resource Center, Inc. | St. Mary's (Manhattanville), Manhattan | $25,000.00 |
Wednesday Night Dinner Program | Church of the Epiphany, Manhattan | $4,500.00 |
West Side Center for Community Life, Inc. | Christ & St. Stephen's Church, Manhattan | $12,500.00 |