All Souls-Beckner Advancement Fund

Fund Background and Overview

The All Souls-Beckner Advancement Fund was established through a generous donation from Earl and Meta Beckner in 1973. Their intent for the fund, as documented in the Deed of Gift, was to:

• enhance the influence of All Souls Church in the Washington metropolitan area;
• help to make the immediate community where the Church is located a more cohesive, attractive, and forward looking community; and
• foster human rights and dignity.

The committee will consider applications from organizations addressing other social justice issues.

Please note: Grant funds may not be used to reimburse applicants for expenditures already made or to reduce the deficit of an applicant.

Grant Guidelines and Application

For applications and inquiries, contact Rev. Louise Green, Minister of Social Justice, at 202-332-5266 x114 or lgreen@allsouls.ws

Beckner External Grant Guidelines 2010-11 (pdf)

Beckner External Grant Guidelines 2010-11 (doc)

Beckner Internal Grant Guidelines 2009-10 (pdf)

Beckner Internal Grant Guidelines 2009-10 (doc)

2009 External Grantees (for work in 2010)

People’s Production House/Radio Rootz - $10,000
Media training at Bell Multicultural High School to expand youth voices and perspective on neighborhood and city issues.

Sanctuary Theatre - $10,000
Social justice arts education series in Adams Morgan that includes multicultural workshops, performances, art exhibition and networking sessions, at Danzon Art gallery space.

Critical Exposure - $10,000
Youth training in photography, advocacy and leadership, in order to document and change issues and public policy in the neighborhood and city.

Eastern Educational Resource Collaborative - $5,000
City-wide middle school and high school diversity learning conferences, to be held at All Souls, and including Ward 1 and ASC youth.

Past Grantees

Critical Exposure - $10,000
Teaching youth to use the power of photography and their own voices as advocates for school reform and social change.

Central American Resource Center - $8,000
Organizing efforts on behalf of day laborers, including the planning and development of a nonprofit training and employment center.

Kid Power DC Citizen Project - $10,000
A multi-faceted approach to civics education through literacy building and service learning, involving tutors/mentors from four private high schools working with public elementary and middle school students.

Young Playwrights Theater - $8,000
Social justice and community issues plays by high school and middle school authors, read in public performance by professional actors at the GALA Hispanic Theater.

Through the Kitchen Door International - $10,000
Low-income teens teach healthy eating through demonstration classes, movement-based presentation, and 1-to-1 and group teaching.