Hello St. Mark's. Hard to believe that it's almost Easter.
Have you asked yourselves what the grant process is? I hope to answer some of those questions and concerns for you.
The guidelines for 0&M can be found on our website under O&M. We prefer the organizations to be 501-3c but that is not always the case.
This is the process we follow for each grant. The grant request is received via email. I then forward it to the O&M team. The team has at least seven days to review the request prior to our meeting. The members forward any concerns to me and I try to obtain answers before the meeting. At our meeting, we thoroughly discuss each request. If concerns remain, we have someone from the organization come and speak with us at our next meeting. After further discussion, a member will make a motion to accept the request and the amount to be granted or deny the request. Majority rules. This is the procedure we follow for each grant.
Be assured that each team member takes their duties seriously and gives prayerful and serious consideration to each request.
If you have questions, please contact me or any of the team members. Anyone can submit a grant for an organization in which you are involved.
As always, thanks for your support.
Faithfully,
Barbara Anderson, co-chair
