IREJN is excited to support religious communities as they address climate change, energy, food justice, and biodiversity loss. Below is the list of religious communities that have received grants so far in 2025.
Energy Efficiency Small Grant Fund
Shiloh Baptist Church, Hartford – $1,000
First Congregational Church, Willimantic – $1,000
Omega Seventh Day Adventist Church, New Haven- $1000
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Hartford – $1,000
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, East Haddam – $1,000
Trinity on the Green, New Haven – $1,000
Lynn Johnson Memorial Garden Grant Fund
Vegetable Gardens
Our Lady Queen of Peace, Coventry & Storrs – $1,000
Sterling Nature Preserve & Sanctuary, Hartford – $1,000
Church of the Good Shepherd, Shelton – $800
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Thomaston – $750
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Ridgefield – $500
Pollinator Gardens
Congregational Church of North Stonington – $250
St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Fairfield – $250
Applications are still being accepted for our Energy Efficiency Grant Fund – grants are processed on a rolling basis. Applications are also being accepted for the Lynn Johnson Memorial Garden Grant Fund. To learn more, visit www.irejn.org
Thank you to all of the supporters who make these grant programs possible! Your support helps houses of worship make a difference in their communities, while also addressing climate change and intersecting issues.
THANK YOU!