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ELM Grants

Since 1995, we’ve given away grants each year to support ministry by LGBTQ Lutheran rostered leaders. ELM awarded $62,000 in grants to five ministries in 2011.  The grant recipients are selected by the Grants program team, led by Margaret Moreland. Through this program, ELM donors support diverse ministries and congregations led by publicly-identified LGBTQ rostered leaders.  ELM donors have given away over $850,000 to ministry since the program began.

Our 2012 grant cycle is now closed.  Information on 2013 grants will go out in summer 2012.

You must be a Proclaim member in order to apply for an ELM grant. Please visit this page to learn about Proclaim and how to join.

If you have any questions about applying for an ELM grant, please send an email to Margaret Moreland: grants@elm.org

2012 Ministry Grant Recipients

This year we faced a difficult challenge because we received $133,000 in grant requests but had only $62,000 to give, for us this underscored the need for more support to fund these important ministries. In 2012, ELM supporters will fund seven ministries across the country:

To read about the 2011 ELM Grant recipients, please click here.