Carma Mohler Grant | Iowa United Methodist Foundation
Carma Mohler established this fund because she had a passion for feeding the hungry and wanted to alleviate the problem of hunger. The Iowa United Methodist Foundation seeks applications from United Methodist affiliated groups or nonprofit organizations based in Iowa that are addressing hunger through systemic interventions or programs providing immediate relief from hunger. The Carma Mohler Grant is open annually from July 1 to October 1. If you plan to apply, you need to meet all of the criteria (attached above) and have all required materials sent to the Foundation office by October 1.
Due to the high number of deserving applicants in recent years, the Foundation’s Board of Directors often votes to allocate additional funds to hunger relief. Awardees listed include Carma Mohler Grant winners as well as IUMF Hunger Grant winners.
2024 Grant Recipients
- West Bend Cares Community Food Pantry – West Bend UMC
- Hand of Luke – New Hope UMC, Des Moines
- Food Nook – Waterloo First UMC
- Open Table – Creston First UMC
- Atlantic Food Pantry – Atlantic First UMC
- Fresh Start: Well Time Weekly Meal – Women at the Well UMC
- After School Snack Program – Cambridge UMC
- Feeding Kossuth County Through SERVE – Algona First UMC
- Blessing Boxes – Knoxville FUMC
- Asbury-Grace Garden Ministry – Asbury UMC, Bettendorf
- Free Community Meal – Des Moines Grace UMC
- Decorah Community Food Pantry – Decorah FUMC
- Smile Sack Garden Ministry – Ruthven UMC
- Grace Garden – Ottumwa Grace Fellowship
See how these groups plan to use their grant funds here!
We love hearing from and visiting previous winners, so if you’d like the Foundation’s staff to check out your organization, email us at [email protected].
Congratulations to these organizations! We are so grateful for groups like these who do amazing things for others and make their communities a better place to live. If one of the winners is in your community, we encourage you to reach out and volunteer with them!