Deadline: 30-Jun-21
The Alexandria Area Community Foundation is seeking applications for Ruth McDonald Fund Grant program that will support health and wellness in the Alexandria area – especially for the health needs of people in poverty.
Focus Areas
Health:
- Provide health education to the public to prevent disease
- Support food nutrition or nutrition education
- Help people living in isolation to build social connections
Favourable Conditions
- Create innovative solutions to community challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities
- Build or support collaborative efforts and involve other community partners such as other nonprofits, government entitles, businesses, and/or citizen groups
- Make a sustainable positive impact in the community
- Build social capital (I.e. connectedness) across generations, cultures, and other diverse segments of the community
- Are highly visible and have the potential to inspire additional investment in the community
- Projects/Programs that support diversity, inclusion and equity (Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Policy)
Funding Information
- $2,500-$5,000
Ineligible Funding
- Individuals
- Religious organizations for religious purposes (Funding for Faith-Based Organizations Policy)
- Political organizations or political campaigns
- Annual fundraising drives
- Endowments
- Debt retirement or deficit financing
- Projects that have already been completed
- Scholarships or medical research
- Grants for travel or conferences
- Government funding that has been reduced or eliminated
What They Fund
Support Strategies:
- Operations
- New or expanded programs/projects
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations:
- 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations
- Schools
- Government entities
- Grants must serve the residents within Douglas County
For more information, visit https://www.communitygiving.org/grant/ruth-mcdonald-fund-grants/31
