The Guild Shop 2025 Grant Application

The Guild Shop Grant Application Instructions

2025-2026
The Guild Shop’s Mission is to enrich the community as a Christian ministry and resale shop dedicated to awarding financial support to organizations that serve the elderly in need. We invite you to apply for a Guild Shop grant (Thursday, March 13 - Wednesday, April 16), with guidelines for following the eligibility requirements listed below. Please ensure your organization meets these requirements and can submit proof of these requirements before beginning the electronic application process.
- Your organization must primarily serve the elderly (60+) in one or more areas of the elderly's need: Food security, aging in place, health/wellness, or shelter.
- Your organization must have a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt designation from the Internal Revenue Service that has been active for at least two years.
- Your organization's headquarters must be in the Greater Houston area (as defined by the U.S. Postal Office of Management & Budget).
- The Guild Shop funds grant requests for specific programs and/or projects. Guild Shop Grants do not fund endowments, capital expenses, salaries, infrastructure, operating support, or debt.
- Audited financial statements within the past 5 years are required.
- Our current policy is to award each grant yearly, and each organization must submit a new request annually.
- After reading our requirements, please follow the prompts to complete the electronic application. Our committee will evaluate all applications promptly for additional clarification if necessary. We will request a visit to your organization to learn more about your programs and mission of helping the elderly in need. We will schedule our visits from mid-March to the beginning of May. Our decisions are approved by our Guild Shop Board and ratified by the Vestry of the Church of St. John the Divine and announced in early June.

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What is the Name of your Organization:*
Point of Contact for Your Organization*

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Email for Point of Contact*
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Phone Number for Point of Contact*
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Is the primary objective of your organization and mission to help the elderly in need?*

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General Information About Your Organization:
Mission Statement for your organization*
How do you measure/evaluate your progress according to your mission?*
What do you consider the primary need of those you currently serve, and how do you address that need?*

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What percentage of your focus is on adults 60+ years of age?
What are your short-term objectives? What are your long-term goals (3 yrs, 5 yrs, 10 yrs)?
What tools do you use to attract clients/volunteers/employees?

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What one thing is your Unique Value Proposition— that is what best explains what makes your service better or more necessary/needed than similar services/organizations.*
What makes your organization unique and effective compared to other organizations working in your geographic area with similar populations? What is your organization doing to limit duplicate or overlapping services? *

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Specific Grant Information:
For the project for which you are requesting funds, please provide the following: program name and description, start and end date of program, goals/objectives of program, description of how the success of the program and impact of grant will be evaluated, and – if applicable – definition of how program will be sustained when our funding has ended.
Could you accomplish this task/need without our grant?

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IRS 501(c)(3) tax determination letter of the organization and most recent IRS Form 990, including Schedule A and all supporting schedules*

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Current Operating budget for this agency*

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Financial information of the parent organization and the economic relationship to the designated charity (if applicable)*

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Most recent annual and YTD financial statements; most recent audited financial statement (must have been done within last 5 years)*

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List of sources of revenue and (% of each: Individuals & Bequests, Corporations, Foundations, Gifts-in-Kind, Memberships & Fees, Endowment Income, Sales & Services

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Percentage of United Way and Federal funding for all elderly care programs and for program/project for which you are requesting funding in this proposal

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List of current Officers, Board of Directors, Managing Director, and key Staff Members*

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The operating budget for this grant request is in a separate attachment.*

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The Guild Shop Grant Application Instructions

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General Information About Your Organization:

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Specific Grant Information:

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