The Howell Pipe Organ Fund

Mrs. Orlee Howell of Jamestown, North Dakota, has established the Howell Pipe Organ Fund, a component fund of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation, to provide support for pipe organs in churches throughout North Dakota.

Mrs. Howell has long had a love for the complex choral sound of church pipe organs.  She repaired them herself as a young woman, and later she and her late husband, Vernon, made their shared musical interest a hobby, seeking out and restoring the often-historic instruments.  The Pipe Organ Fund was created as a permanent endowment to ensure the continuation of the music Mrs. Howell so enjoys.

All churches in North Dakota are eligible to apply for a grant to support their pipe organ instruments.  Grants will be awarded for the construction, installation or refurbishing of pipe organs in churches.

Eligible churches may apply for grant funds for pipe organs by submitting the application (see download link below) along with the required attachments as outlined below.




GRANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please submit:
  Grant Application Form
  1 copy of the church's most recent audit or financial statement
  1 copy of the church's Board of Directors
  1 copy of the church's operating budget
  3 copies of responses to the following questions:
       (Responses must be limited to a maximum of 3 pages)

A.  Describe the project for which you are requesting funds.  Please include a description of the pipe organ including:  number of ranks, manufacturer and year of manufacture.
B.  Provide a budget for the pipe organ project.  Include expected sources of revenue and expenses.
C.  Provide a brief history of your church and a summary of the occasions for which the pipe organ is to be (or will be) used.

Please submit completed applications with attachments to:

Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation
502 First Avenue North, Suite 202
Fargo, ND  58102-4873
(701) 234-0756 phone
(888) 696-3623 toll free
(701) 234-9724 fax

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Cher Hersrud, FMAF Donor Services Associate, at cher@areafoundation.org or at the phone numbers listed above.