The Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church (FABC) established the Susie McClure Mission Fund (SMMF) to be awarded annually to a 501 (c) (3) charitable institution.  The mission of the SMMF fund is to help support smaller mission- minded institutions who serve and support persons who need to be uplifted in order to improve the quality of their lives. This fund will be used for home missions within the continental United States.

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The Susie McClure Mission Fund will consider requests from registered 501(c)(3) organizations.  Such organizations must show evidence of competent management, low administrative/ fundraising expense ratios, and nondiscriminatory programs benefiting broad segments of the community.

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To be considered for support, all requests must fit within the funding priorities and missions of FABC.  They must demonstrate evidence of current active engagement in ministry programs that are consistent with the overall mission of FABC.  No organization will be eligible for this fund within five years of receiving a mission contribution from the SMMF.

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Guidelines:
      * The institution must be a certified 501(c)(3) charitable institution.
      *  The institution’s mission and objectives must be consistent with the mission of the Susie McClure

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Missionary
       * Fund and the mission of Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church.
       * The institution’s mission cannot be the same as Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Community Development of  the Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Child Learning Center.

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Corporation                  

       * The institution must submit upon demand the RFP application
       *  Individuals are not eligible for the funding from SMMF.

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If an organization meets the above criteria, they should complete the online application (insert online application link here).  The application requires the following:
        * Brief description of your organization, including mission, goals, and population served
        * Explanation of why assistance is needed
        * Description of the area and population to be served by the proposed project
        * Detailed information on the organization’s anticipated sources of revenue and expenses
        * Detailed information on how the project’s success will be measured

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Programs that will not be considered:
        * Programs that do not directly benefit the persons for whom the grant is intended
        * Requests intended to cover operating costs
        * Programs that do not support basic or direct social service programs
        * Programs that are discriminatory in any way
        * Programs sponsored by political groups
        * Discretionary or emergency requests, except in the case of a locally declared disaster, in which case the Diakonos ministry must declare it to be the case.