Opportunity Overview
Baptist Community Ministries (BCM) Discretionary Donations provide small grants to support community events that align with BCM’s Mission and Core Values. BCM’s broader grantmaking focuses on Health, Education and Public Safety in the Greater New Orleans region.
Funding and Timing
BCM awards Discretionary Donations in fixed amounts of $2,500 or $5,000. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year, and BCM suggests submitting at least six weeks before the event. Applications are reviewed monthly. BCM does not publish a fixed annual closing date, exact submission time or time zone for this rolling program.
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants are tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations, excluding 509(a) private foundations; governmental entities under Section 170(c)(1); and state colleges and universities under Section 511(a)(2)(B). Churches are ineligible unless the program seeking support holds a separate and valid 501(c)(3) status.
Louisiana Geography
The organization and its programmatic work must impact Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard or Plaquemines Parish.
Application and Review
Applicants must complete BCM’s Discretionary Donation Request Form. BCM states that applications are reviewed monthly and that the BCM Board Chair and President & CEO review requests directly. The public program page does not state a mandatory match or cost-share requirement, a detailed universal list of eligible and ineligible costs, or a fixed annual application cutoff. Applicants should verify the live request form and any event-specific requirements before submission.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 68/100. This is a verified, open, rolling Louisiana funding source with direct relevance to community health, education and public-safety events in five Greater New Orleans parishes, but the award is modest and event-specific. N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The verified purpose is support for community and fundraising events, and the controlling materials do not establish a legitimate remote physical examination, telehealth-enabled clinical encounter or connected clinical technology use case. Atlas should not force N9+ into this opportunity. Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a verified eligible direct applicant under the stated nonprofit/government/state-college categories.
Next Steps
Screen qualifying Louisiana nonprofits, governmental entities, and state colleges or universities with a specific health- or education-aligned community event in the five-parish service area. Confirm legal eligibility, event timing, the live request-form requirements and project-specific cost allowability before advancing an applicant package.
Verified sources: Baptist Community Ministries — Discretionary Donations; Baptist Community Ministries — Open Invitation Grants; Baptist Community Ministries — Grants.