Apply for a
Basic Human Needs Grant
Applications for Basic Human Needs grants are closed. We are not currently accepting applications.
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 September 29th, 2023 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 around 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.
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To finish your application, you will need to fill out a Budget Form.
Click one of the icons below to download in PDF, Word, or Excel format.
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 | St. Mary's Church, Staten Island | $2,000.00 |
Food Pantry | Church of Sts. John, Paul & Clement, Manhattan | $6,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Peter's Church (Chelsea), Manhattan | $5,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Paul's Church, Bronx | $6,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. James' Church (Fordham), Bronx | $11,000.00 |
Food Pantry | Iglesia Memorial de San Andres, Yonkers | $15,000.00 |
Food Pantry | St. George's Church, Bronx | $7,500.00 |
Food Pantry | St. Paul's Church, Poughkeepsie | $4,000.00 |
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/La Gracia, White Plains | $17,500.00 |
Grace's Kitchen | Grace Church, Nyack | $5,000.00 |
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 |