Midwest Unitarian Universalist Foundation

The ryder fund was created by the will of william henry ryder for the "support and relief of superannuated universalist clergymen and for needy and destitiute widows of universalist clergymen.", in the midwest. The iva laughlin fund is used for the elderly unitarian universalist lay people. Grants made from these two funds total 16,729.

The colchester fund is used for scholarships for unitarian universalist theological students and meadville lombard theological school. The recipients are selected by the midwest unitarian universalist conference and the grants made for scholarships total 6,820.