South America

The South America granting region includes the entire continent of South America from Venezuela to Argentina. It does not include Mexico and Central America. We give highest priority to projects in the largest urban centers of South America. Specifically, we focus our granting in the metropolitan area of the following cities: Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Curitba, Fortaleza, La Paz, Lima, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Salvador Santiago, São Paulo, Quito, Recife, and Rio de Janeiro. The average grant size for this region is $6,000.

The most successful applications have significant funding and accountability from the church, are in an urban area, and have a creative and innovative approach to share the love of Jesus Christ in word and action. We give priority to small, dynamic start-up initiatives that plan to become locally managed or sustained. We do not provide ongoing support for projects that began more than three years ago. We do not fund national strategies, but are drawn to projects that target a specific part of a city.

The Foundation will only fund up to 50 percent of the total cost of any given project. Therefore, organizations that are heavily funded from outside their local community and have little church support are less likely to receive significant funding. Because of our emphasis on partnering with the local church, if the applicant is a parachurch organization, we require that it have a strong financial connection to a supporting church body.

In South America, the Foundation encourages applications focused on leadership development, discipleship training, establishing new churches in urban centers, revolving loan funds, reaching out to youth or supporting missionaries through creative means, marriage counseling, and outreach to street kids, orphans, and prostitutes. We do not consider applications for buildings, land purchases or general vocational training.

If you are interested in applying for a grant, please read our Granting Priorities, Project Examples, Frequently Asked Questions and How to Apply.

For more information or to request a grant application, please contact us.

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