The Farris Foundation

One of the Foundation's objectives is to minister to children.

Children
Our ministry to children is achieved in several ways. We assisted a community in opening a temporary home for children who have been removed from their own homes; we support a program that matches needs with local donated items; we participate in a ministry that provides support for children in foster care; we partner with a Christian school and home for children needing special nurture and a home for boys and girls in need of a stronger family support system.

Scholarships
The Foundation awards four-year scholarships to deserving students. Our goal is to make a college education possible for the student who wants to attend college but may not have the financial resources to do so. This program is currently operational only in selected high schools across the country.

Missions/Missionaries
There are several areas of commitment in this category. Not only does the Foundation support many churches and local and foreign missionaries, but we also partner with specific ministries. Examples are:

A Christian ministry to feed, clothe and educate young men and women in Honduras
The Salvation Army, whose outreach efforts are well known throughout the world
A home for children in Jamaica where they are housed and educated under the direction of full-time missionaries.

Adults
The Foundation provides strategic support to several not-for-profit ministries. This includes a home for unwed mothers that prepares them for motherhood, finds adoptive parents, and leads many young girls to Christ.

We assist a rural school system to provide basic education skills to mothers and their preschool children through the Even-Start program. We also support a home for single women who desire to improve their lives without becoming a burden on society.

Senior Adults
The Foundation has a ministry to senior adults that we are developing. We have provided assistance to a rural community to construct a chapel in a senior center that can be used for services as needed.

Physically & Mentally Challenged
The Foundation supports ministries that assist individuals with disabilities to achieve their highest level of social, vocational, and economic independence.

The Farris Foundation has partnered with Habitat for Humanity. Housing
In 1996, the Foundation signed a National Partnership Agreement with Habitat for Humanity International of Americus, Georgia, to build simple, decent, affordable housing around the world. We have sponsored more than 50 houses to date in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, North Carolina, the Philippines and Korea.

To Apply for a Grant
A Grants Committee composed of elected members of the Board of Directors of the Farris Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") has the responsibility for reviewing all grant proposals and making recommendations on selected proposals to the full Board. The Board has adopted a set of procedures that applicants are asked to use when applying for funding.

Qualified 501(c)(3) organizations seeking funds from the Foundation may first contact Otis Jones at the Foundation office to discuss in general terms the proposed project, ministry, or need. Following that, if appropriate, two copies of a formal proposal should be submitted by the executive officer of the organization to the Foundation. This proposal must include, but is not limited to, the following:

Background and history of the organization
Concept and objectives of the need
Techniques to be used to address the need
Benefits to be gained, and by whom
Priority of the need
Financial condition of the organization (latest financials)
Details of other efforts to raise funds
Amount of money requested
Budget of the project, how the funds will be spent, and when
Copy of your current tax exemption letter from the IRS

Other supporting materials that are desirable would include a list of board members, supplementary budget materials, and any other data that supports the project. Remember — We need two (2) copies of your proposal.