The Good Samaritan is seeking applications for its Affordable Housing Grant.
Donor Name: Good Samaritan
State: Indiana, Kentucky
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/12/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Good Samaritan Home, Inc., Evansville, Indiana, opened in 1962 and was a long-standing senior care health care ministry serving Southwest Indiana and Western Kentucky. Upon the sale of its senior care facilities and operations in 2023, United Church of Christ member churches chose to carry on the good work of the ministry with a focus on improving access to Mental Health, Senior Care, and Affordable Housing in member church areas of Southwest Indiana and Western Kentucky. As part of this focus, an affordable housing funding opportunity was created.
Affordable housing is a critical and growing need in the region. The lack of access to safe, quality, sustainable, and energy efficient housing affects individuals and families on multiple levels – economically, physically, emotionally, and socially. Good Samaritan Home is committed to leveraging its funding to support and seed effective strategies addressing critical housing needs.
Goals
To make the following impact in the IN/KY region:
- Increase the stock, quality, and energy efficiency of affordable housing.
- Increased education and resource development for successful, sustainable housing occupancy.
The Foundation Funds
- Capital build and restoration projects
- Elements that support build projects, e.g., engineering designs
- Programming to support occupancy success
- Evaluation to measure success
- New, innovative projects
- Existing projects
Priorities
- Can leverage the grant dollars for greater impact
- Are innovative while informed by research and best practices
- Demonstrate a focus on energy efficiency and environmentally sustainable building materials
- Can implement projects quickly, e.g., using for-profit developers able to expedite projects
- Recognize historic inequities and disparities in served geographies
- Serve affordable and accessible housing needs for households in poverty or meeting ALICE criteria
- Serve affordable and accessible housing needs for seniors
- Serve affordable and accessible housing needs for residents with occupancy challenges, e.g., physical disabilities, mobility issues
- Include supportive programming for occupancy success along with any proposed capital build/renovation project
Considerations
They will consider on a case-by-case basis emergency funding for:
- Shortfalls and gaps
- Staffing
- Operations
- Training/continuous education for staff
Funding Information
- This funding opportunity is a $5 million dollar commitment with an anticipated spending of $1 million per year.
- Minimum amount: $50,000
Geographical Areas
- Indiana – Dubois, Daviess, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick
- Kentucky – Daviess, Henderson, McCracken
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations that qualify as tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may apply, so long as the activities of the organization align with Good Samaritan’s funding criteria
- UCC Member Churches are not eligible for funding
For more information, visit Good Samaritan.
