CHARIS FUND

Submission portals for the 2025 spring funding cycle are closed. Portals will open on Wednesday July 16, 2025, from 10am-noon, for the 2025 fall cycle.

Supporting Non-Profit
Social Service Organizations

Charis Fund is a small, benevolent family trust established in 1938, intended to support projects focused on social welfare (prioritizing hunger, housing, homelessness, at-risk youth), health and education. Charis is non-denominational but often funds religious organizations which provide services in the above categories. Charis Fund aids organizations located in California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada. Charis Fund has two funding cycles per year.

WHAT WE DO

Charis Fund exists to support organizations addressing some of society’s greatest challenges. We provide grants that range from $2,500 - $7,500 to small-to-medium sized non-profit agencies (501(c)(3) required) in the states of California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada.

Charis Fund’s goal is to help initiate or expand programs focused on the areas below:

Housing issues/homelessness

Example: New showers for a shelter, shelter program expansion

Food insecurity/feeding programs

Example: Food purchase, location expansion

At-risk youth/education

Example: After-school programs, mentoring support

Mental health/health care

Example: Wrap around programs for families and children, counseling programs

Domestic violence

Example: Furniture for safe houses, violence prevention programs

Substance abuse

Example: Treatment center/program expansion, substance free housing

PLEASE NOTE: Charis Fund does not give to “the arts," to colleges, universities or individuals requesting scholarships or sponsorships and it is prohibited from giving to political or lobbying organizations or to only pre-selected charities. We give lower priority to requests for operating funds/general support.

IMPACT

1290

Number of

grants given

since 2000

622