Versafund Grant Program

$2,500 - $40,000
Private
Versacare Foundation

This funding program provides financial support for projects aligned with the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, targeting K-12 schools and innovative initiatives across North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and select regions.

Description

The Versafund Grant Program, operated by the Versacare Foundation, is a private, faith-based grant initiative that supports Seventh-day Adventist (SDA)-affiliated organizations through multiple grant tiers. This program aims to fund projects consistent with the missions of both the Versacare Foundation and the SDA Church. Projects are prioritized based on their impact on education, health, community engagement, social justice, and other critical areas aligned with the SDA values.

Versacare offers four types of grants, each tailored to different levels of organizational capacity and project scale:

K-12 Grants provide up to $10,000 depending on school size and are available year-round to SDA-sponsored K-12, primary, middle, or high schools.

Catalyst Grants, also accepted year-round, range from $2,500 to $10,000 and are ideal for organizations applying for the first time or in need of a small boost.

Venture Grants offer between $10,001 and $40,000 and are suited for stable organizations with defined goals and proven track records.

Impact Grants exceed $40,000 and are by invitation only, following the submission of a successful Concept Note. These are awarded to initiatives demonstrating proven success and innovation.

Grant applications are primarily open to SDA-affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofits, denominational entities, and faith-based organizations with a clear link to the SDA Church—either through leadership, founding, or their primary beneficiaries. Applicants must have operated continuously for at least two years and meet additional eligibility criteria. Ineligible applicants include individuals, third-party fiscal sponsors, startups, and those not affiliated with the SDA Church.

Geographic priorities include the North American Division and Inter-American Division territories, such as Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, and Micronesia. Projects must focus on SDA-aligned priorities like education, underserved communities, wellness, and youth development. However, funding is typically not provided for capital improvements, salaries, perishables, scholarships, or start-up ventures without special approval.

Applications for K-12 and Catalyst Grants are reviewed quarterly, with awards made in January, April, July, and October. Venture and Impact Grant applications are due by December 31, with funding decisions announced in April. Impact Grant applicants must first submit a Concept Note by October 31.

Eligibility

States
All
Regions
North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands, Colombia, Venezuela, Micronesia
Eligible Entities
Exclusive - see details, Nonprofits, Private institutions of higher education

Funding

Program Funding
Award Ceiling
$40,000
Award Floor
$2,500
Award Count

Timing

Posted Date
July 12, 2024
App Status
Anticipating Next Round
Pre-app Deadline
Application Deadline

Funder

Funding Source
Source Type
Private
Contact Name
Contact Email
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Previous Recipients
Abilene Junior Academy K-12 Education $7,000 Acts of Kindness Society Project Aspire $20,000 Adventist Christian School K-12 Education $5,000 Adventist Christian School of Maryville K-12 Education $5,000 Adventist Community Restoration Center Title 1 School Support $10,000 Adventist Health International Global Medical Projects $150,000 Adventist University of Venezuela - Instituto Universitario Adventista de Venezuela Nutrition for Life $40,000 Adventist Young Professionals AYP New Local Chapter $5,000 AdventSource The BluePrint Literacy Program $10,000 African American Christian Foundation Certified Nursing Assistant Training $10,000 Agape SDA Church Tornado Relief Program $10,000 Agape SDA Church STL - Operation Renovate Operation Renovate $25,000 Allegheny East Conference of Seventh-day Adventists School Guidance Counselation $22,000 Andrew University - STEM Lab Teacher STEM Training $60,000 Antioch Seventh-day Adventist Church Project Amplify $10,000 Atholton Adventist Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Atlanta North Church Community & School Services $10,000 Back2Basics Early Childhood Literacy Program $10,000 BALL CITY Basketball Ministry $30,000 Barbados Seventh-day Adventist Secondary School K-12 Education $10,000 Bates Memorial High School K-12 Education $10,000 Berean Christian Junior Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Berean Transformation Center of Seventh-day Adventists Project Reach $40,000 Bermuda Institute K-12 Education $6,750 Big Cove Christian Academy K-12 Education $5,000 Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation STEM Equipment $5,000 Blackbelt & Central Alabama Housing Authority K-12 Education Enrichment $10,000 Bloom Anyhow, Inc. Bloom Anyhow Experience $25,000 Bolingbrook Church The Pastoral Resillience Cohort $19,500 Calexico Mission School K-12 Education $10,000 Captain Gilmer Christian School K-12 Education $10,000 Caring Hands Worldwide Dental Clinic $10,000 Carolina Youth Development Center Family Program Intervention $5,500 Caught Up Saturday Night Live $20,000 Cedar Brook School K-12 Education $10,000 Central States Conference - Womens Ministry EnditNow Program $9,000 Child Hunger Outreach Partners Weekend Food Backpack $5,000 Cochise Seventh-day Adventist Christian School K-12 Education $5,000 Collegedale Academy Elementary K-12 Education $10,000 Columbia Adventist Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Countryside Christian School K-12 Education $5,000 Crawford Peel Campus - caasda K-12 Education $10,000 Cypress Bend Adventist Elementary School K-12 Education $5,000 Des Moines Adventist School K-12 Education $5,000 Downers Grove Adventist School K-12 Education $9,250 Echo Ridge Christian School K-12 Education $5,000 El Dorado Adventist School K-12 Education $5,000 Ellicott City SDA Church Urban Life Center $20,000 Emerald Coast Christian School K-12 Education $5,000 Emma L Minnis Jr Academy K-12 Education $5,000 Escondido Adventist Academy K-12 Education $9,590 Ethnan Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church Reintegration Program $25,000 Fairhaven SDA Church Mentoring & Tutoring Program $11,000 FARM STEW International Expansion Program $39,210 Floral Crest School K-12 Education $5,000 Florida Conference of SDA Office of Education School Guidance Counselation $11,950 Forest Lake Education Center K-12 Education $10,000 Forks Seventh-day Adventist Church Creation Park & Creation Hut $25,000 Franklin SDA Church Second Good Neighbor Clinic $10,000 Frederick Adventist Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Friendships For Hope Refugee Assimilation Project $25,000 Grace Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church Community Garden $20,000 Greater Lansing Adventist School K-12 Education $10,000 Greater New York Conference of SDA Mobile Services $40,000 Hawaiian Mission Academy Windward Campus K-12 Education $5,000 Hayden Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church Dental Clinic $10,000 Highland Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Highland Adventist School K-12 Education $10,000 Highland Elementary K-12 Education $10,000 Hilltop Community Worship Center Food Ministry Kitchen $10,000 HMS Richards Adventist School K-12 Education $10,000 Holbrook Indian School K-12 Education $40,000 Hood View Adventist School K-12 Education $7,125 I Am My Sister's Keeper Strengthening Financial Foundation Program $21,500 International Children's Care Support Four Orphanages $100,000 Kingsway College K-12 Education $10,000 La Sierra University - Center for Near Eastern Archaeology Archaeology Discovery Weekend $25,000 La Sierra University - School of Education Mental Health Clinic $25,000 Lawrenceburg Adventist School K-12 Education $5,000 Liberty Mission Church Community Center Community Center Operations $1,000 LifePoint Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Lighthouse Church NLMS & YMEP $18,000 Linda Vista Adventist Elementary School K-12 Education $10,000 LLU EXSEED and FCILI K-20 + STEM Pipeline Initiative $150,000 Loma Linda University Children's Health A Walk to Remember $20,000 Love INC of Lake County Bed Distribution $3,500 Madison Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Madison Campus Elementary K-12 Education $10,000 Mesa Grande Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Michigan Conference Education Department School Guidance Counselation $20,000 Mills River SDA School K-12 Education $10,000 Moses Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church Caring Hands Worldwide $5,000 Mount Pisgah Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Mountain View Christian School K-12 Education $5,000 Mt. Ellis Elementary K-12 Education $10,000 Muskogee Seventh-Day Adventist Christian Academy K-12 Education $5,000 Needles Adventist Christian School K-12 Education $5,000 New Beginnings SDA Church Multiple CE Projects $10,000 New Gainesville SDA Church - Food Pantry Community Food Pantry Appliances $10,000 New Gainesville SDA Church SAT/ACT Tutoring $4,800 Morris Park SDA Church Youth Discipleship Educational Mentoring Program $14,000 Newbury Park Adventist Academy Robotics Club K-12 Education $3,500 North Cascade SDA Church Dental Clinic $5,000 North County Health Project, Inc., d.b.a TrueCare Dental Clinic $7,500 North Tampa Christian Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Northeast Seventh-Day Adventist Church Sports Ministry Program $25,000 Northeastern Conference Adventist Youth Ministries Department Youth Goods Distribution $10,000 Northwest Adventist Christian School K-12 Education $8,000 Oakwood Adventist Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Oakwood University Create Innovation Lab Create Innovation Lab $10,000 Olive Crest At-Risk Family Support $10,000 Orangewood Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Orchard Park SDA Church Purpose Center $40,000 Ottawa Adventist School K-12 Education $5,000 Pacific Union College Church Community Garden $20,000 Pacific Union Conference Festival of Sabbath Project $40,000 Restoration Praise Center Winter Wonderland and Free Marketplace $15,000 Peace Hills Adventist School K-12 Education $5,000 Penn Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church Helping Hands $18,000 Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Proclaim Preaching Conference Proclaim Preaching Conference $27,000 Project Patch Mountain Bike Project $20,000 Quebec Adventist Conference - Église Adventiste du Septième The Family Harmony Space $10,000 Raise Your Voice Raise Your Voice Academy $30,000 Raleigh Seventh-day Adventist Christian School K-12 Education $10,000 Ramah Jr. Academy K-12 Education $5,000 Redlands Adventist Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Reunion Sportive d'Haiti, Inc Playground Equipment & Health Clinic $20,000 Richmond Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Rocky Mountain Conference of Seventh-day Advenists School Guidance Counselation $25,500 Sandy Lake Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Sandy Seventh-day Adventist Church Dental Clinic $5,000 Shekinah Glory SDA Church Free Store Initiative $25,000 Shiloh Excel Christian School K-12 Education $5,000 Shiloh SDA Church SHIELD curriculum $30,000 Sisters In Sync, Inc Mentoring for Girls $12,540 Skagit Adventist Academy K-12 Education $6,000 SonBridge Community Center for Better Living Community Center $20,000 Sonscreen Film Festival - NAD Sonscreen Film Festival $35,000 South Bay Christian School K-12 Education $10,000 South Central Conference of SDA Synergy STEAM Initiative $37,000 South Lancaster Academy K-12 Education $10,000 South Nashville Seventh Day Adventist Church Mom's Expo $17,500 South Side Christian School K-12 Education $10,000 Southeastern California Conference Saxon Phonics & Spelling Program $30,000 Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists "I'm Involved" Disability Inclusion Project $10,000 Southern Academy of SDA K-12 Education $5,300 Southern Adventist University STEM Learning Platform $10,000 Southwestern Adventist University - MakerSpace Lab Makerspace Lab $11,000 Spectrum Magazine Journalism Projects $35,000 Spectrum Magazine SDA Emeritus $5,000 St. Croix SDA School K-12 Education $10,000 St. Lucia's - Eucharist Lewis SDA Primary School K-12 Education $10,000 Sunnydale Adventist Elementary K-12 Education $5,000 Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church Community Wellness Project $10,000 Texas Conference of SDA Office of Education - Counseltation School Guidance Counselation $25,500 The Unforgettables Foundation Burial Assistance Fund $25,000 The Unforgettables Foundation of Southern Ohio Burial Assistance Fund $25,000 Thumbs Up Inc. Children's Defense Fund Freedom School Program $40,000 Time for Equality in Adventist Ministry, TEAM Women in Ministry Scholarship Program $35,000 Trout Creek Adventist School K-12 Education $5,000 Tyler Adventist School K-12 Education $10,000 Union College Gallup Clifton Strengths Training $10,000 Upper Columbia Academy K-12 Education $10,000 Upper Columbia Conference of SDA - Idaho Sonshine Medical & Dental Clinics $10,000 US Dream Academy STEM Club $30,000 Water for Life International Water Drilling Rig $70,000 Western District Seventh-day Adventist Primary School K-12 Education $10,000 Westlake SDA School K-12 Education $5,000 WholeLife Church Community Counseling Resource Center $40,000 Wisconsin Academy K-12 Education $10,000 WonderLab Pediatric Physical Therapy $17,600

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