The Christ Fund
The Concord Baptist Church of Christ
CHRISTFUND
Established in 1988, the Christ Fund was established to support the uplift of Central Brooklyn’s neighborhoods and people. It was the first such fund created by an African American congregation, and it was made possible by the sacrificial and faithful giving of the people of Concord Church. We believe that Christ makes the difference!
The Christ Fund provides grants to organizations that are working to make a difference in the lives of people. Funded at one million dollars, the Christ Fund gives away its annual interest through a process that is led by a Board of Governors. The Board receives and evaluates proposals from community organizations and makes it recommendations to the congregation, which then votes. Grants are presented publicly each year during the worship service which celebrates the birthday of the late civil rights leader and Baptist pastor, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Christfund has made grants in excess of $1M since its inception.
2012 Grantees:
The Adelaide L. Sanford Institute
NIA Community Services Network
Youth Justice Board Center for Court Innovation
A sampling of grantees from 2001 -2010 includes the following:
The Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Dynamic Recovery Services
Project Reach Youth
Habitat for Humanity
Women’s League of Science and Medicine
Girls Incorporated of New York City
The Ladson Foundation
The Society for Weeksville and the Preservation of Bedford Stuyvesant History
Leah House
The Billie Holiday Theater
Concord Community Development Corporation
The Fund for Theological Education
Bedford Central Community Development Corporation
DELBAC, Inc
Hope for a Better Life
Bedford Stuyvesant Lions Club
DeVry Institute
For additional information, or the most current application package, contact:
Ms. Lisa Bing, Chair
Board of Governors
The Concord Christ Fund
The Concord Baptist Church of Christ
833 Gardner C. Taylor Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 622-1818
