Priorities for 2025
Mission
The Unterweger-Ramírez Fund offers grants to Canadian charities working towards healthy church leadership and faith formation in emerging Christian communities.
Vision
The Unterweger-Ramírez Fund desires to see churches and organizations led by qualified, dynamic leaders rooted in thoughtful biblical training and experience for the benefit of societies.
Current Portfolio Focus
- Colombia
- Other areas may be selected only when requested by the fund
Size of Grants
- Small grants of between $2,500-$15,000 will be considered.
Eligibility
- Beneficiaries must be registered Canadian charities.
- Past grant recipients are eligible for new funding when the outcomes of their previous project have been completed.
Reporting
- All charities receiving grants from the Fund will be encouraged to report back on progress made every six months until completion for the outcomes they propose.
Granting Process
- If your charity believes it has an opportunity that would interest the Fund, complete the Charity Survey well in advance of the granting dates listed in the timetable below.
- Stronger Philanthropy will conduct a face-to-face interview for organizations that are most closely aligned to the Fund’s priorities.
- Shortlisted organizations will receive an emailed invitation to apply for a grant.
- Instructions for completing the application will be contained in the emailed invitation.
- Unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Timetable
- Charity Surveys must be received by September 22, 2025.
- Stronger Philanthropy will email invitations to charities to apply on or after October 7, 2025.
- Applications will be considered by members of the Fund by November 28, 2025, with grants awarded soon after.
Next Steps
- Complete your Charity Survey for 2025.
- You only need to submit one Charity Survey per year to Stronger Philanthropy. We will keep it on file for all clients through the remainder of the calendar year.
- We will contact you if you’ve been selected to complete a grant application.