January 2010

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church established an endowment fund in 1996. Its Articles of Operation specify that earned income from the fund may be used to support special projects and requests. An amount of $8000 is available in 2010 for requests that meet one of the following criteria:

1) Gifts that will strengthen the Christian gospel mission
2) Gifts to secular organizations through which the love of Jesus can be proclaimed
3) Gifts to individuals dealing with severe hardships, with the concurrence of Church Council

 Grant applications will be accepted from non-profit or for-profit organizations, and from an individual or groups of individuals that are not incorporated. Requests for individuals must have a sponsor who is a member of Good Shepherd; that sponsor will be responsible for completing the grant request. Grant requests may be for any amount from $500 to $4000. Up to $8000 may be distributed during this cycle; however, the church reserves the right not to award the full amount available. It is expected that projects receiving funding will be completed within one year.

There are two different versions of the Endowment Fund Grant Application. Version I is for applications from Non-profit and For-profit organizations (Application- Organizations. Version II is for non-incorporated individual(s) (Application – Individuals. The Endowment Fund Grant Application may also be picked up at the church office during business hours (phone: 891-1700 to arrange pickup).

Six (6) copies of the application and attachments must be received in the church office
by March 31, 2010. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered .The address is:

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Endowment Fund
7701 Kenwood Road
Cincinnati, OH  45236
ATTN:  Rev. Larry Donner

Application finalists will be asked to attend a meeting with the Endowment Fund Board of Trustees in mid April to discuss the details of the project or request. Applicants will be notified in May of action taken on their request. Award recipients will be required to submit a final report within 12 months of the award distribution. The Endowment Fund Final Report form is available through the links below or can be obtained from the church office. Funds which are not used for the agreed upon project and activities must be returned to Good Shepherd.

Questions may be directed to:

Email:  Endowment@goodshepherd.com
Phone:  891-1700 and ask for Buzz Dorward or Pastor Larry Donner.

Thank you for your interest in the Good Shepherd Endowment Fund.

Sincerely,
Endowment Fund Board of Trustees
Sherry Knapp-Brown
Doug Barnaclo
Marlin Morris
Ray Wojcieszak
Buzz Dorward

(Online versions of the application documents are being arranged now. To get a copy more quickly, please stop in the church office or call.)