The Versafund Catalyst Grant program with funding up to $10,000 is now open year-round.

May 29, 2025

Versacare Catalyst Grant Program Now Open Year-Round

The Versafund Catalyst Grant program with funding up to $10,000 is now open year-round.

Timeline

Grants are awarded in April, July, October, and January.

 

Eligibility

  • Seventh-day Adventist denomination-owned or -operated entities

  • Faith-based organizations and other nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church (e.g., founder, CEO, president, or majority of the board are Seventh-day Adventist, or the primary beneficiaries are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church)

 

Project Priorities

  • Church community engagement

  • Disadvantaged or underserved communities

  • General education and science education

  • Health and wellness

  • Humanitarian efforts

  • Social justice

  • Women and children’s efforts

  • Youth and young adults

 

Project Exclusions

  • Capital improvements, including new construction and renovations

  • School- or church-sponsored mission trips

  • Debt reduction

  • Payroll and salaries

  • Purchase of perishables and consumables

  • Scholarships

  • Sub-granting or regranting of Versacare Foundation funds

  • Summer camps, day camps, and related programs

 

To apply for a grant, please visit www.versacare.org.

Inexperienced grant applicants are encouraged to review Resources for Grant Writers before applying: https://www.versacare.org/our-grants/resources-for-grant-writers/.


About Versacare Foundation:

Versacare Foundation is an independent private foundation that funds grants for programs and projects consistent with its mission and that of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A self-funded lay organization, it is comprised of both lay Adventists and present and former Adventist Church employees. Since 1990, it has awarded 2,471 grants totaling $38,800,000.

 

For more information, contact:

President/CEO: Thomas K. Macomber, 602-421-6589, tkmacomber@versacare.org

Program Director: Kelly Jackson Daugherty, 951-343-5800, kelly@versacare.org