Deadline: 15-Jan-21
The Weld Community Foundation is currently accepting proposals for the Nonprofit Endowment Challenge to secure their future by establishing or adding to an existing endowment fund!
All endowment funds generated through the Nonprofit Endowment Challenge will be managed by the Weld Community Foundation and will be placed into a permanent, named fund for the organization.
Funding Information
- Grant range up to $10,000 match.
Weld Community Foundation does not fund
- Expenses already incurred, deficit funding, debt retirement, or funding to obligated commitments.
- Political campaigns.
- Lobbying in the form of calls to action on a specific vote.
- Religious activities: including, but not limited to, religious services, promotion of religious beliefs, or activities that are restricted to church or religious group membership.
Special Consideration
The Review Committee will give special consideration for:
- Incorporation of endowment building strategies into the overall development efforts of the organization.
- Involvement and demonstrated leadership of Board members in endowment fundraising.
- Marketing plans that incorporate endowment building and planned giving.
- Organizational stability and track record in raising various types of funds.
- Nonprofits that focus on plans to grow the endowment fund once it has been established.
- The meaningful mission statement for the organization.
- The potential financial vitality and community impact of the organization.
- The content and feasibility of the proposal outlining how a minimum of $10,000 will be contributed by December 31, 2021.
- The ability, capacity, and leadership of the organization to meet the stated challenge objectives.
Eligibility Criteria
Weld Community Foundation provides charitable funding to:
- Nonprofits classified by the IRS as 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Other eligible tax-exempt entities (such as municipalities, schools, and faith-based organizations).
- Non-exempt groups with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) organization, public school, or public agency.
- Organizations should also predominantly serve residents of Weld County, Colorado.
What to submit
- Submit only one application per grant program, though organizations may submit an application to more than one grant program (even those that share the same deadline).
- All competitive grant program awardees are required to submit a Final Report. If your organization has failed to submit one, it will not be eligible for further funding until the missing report is filed.
For more information, visit https://weldcommunityfoundation.org/grant-programs/