Deadline: 2-Mar-22
The Community Foundation of Central Illinois (CFCI) is seeking applications for the 2022 Jean M. Ligon Animal Welfare Grant Application.
Available to qualifying organizations offering programs that align with the Grantmaking Principles and Elements CFCI Supports. The Animal Welfare Grant is geared towards programs and services that support the care and adoption of homeless cats and dogs, for the neutering of both homeless and other such pets, and for the fostering of research and education with regards to such purposes. Funding for this grant is made possible through the Jean M. Ligon Fund.
Funding Information
Organizations can apply for up to $5,000.
Elements CFCI Supports
Animal Welfare: Care and wellbeing of animals and pets
Grantmaking Principles
- Focused by addressing established CFCI and donor designated priorities.
- Strategic by supporting programs with well-defined objectives and measurable outcomes that improve the quality or scope of charitable work in the community.
- Collaborative by leveraging resources and cultivating partnerships.
Grant Eligibility
- Open to all organizations with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, those that operate under a fiscal agent that is a 501(c)3 organization, and to churches, schools, units of government, or other qualified organizations.
- Grant funding may support new or existing programs that positively benefit central Illinois.
- Program must be operated and organized in such a manner that no applicable anti-discrimination laws are violated.
- Organization must be current on all grant evaluations. If the organization is currently being funded by a CFCI grant, and the grant evaluation is not yet due, an interim report summarizing the progress of the grant must be submitted along with the application.
Ineligible
CFCI does not fund:
- Annual / Capital campaigns
- Individuals
- Endowments
- Sectarian religious purposes: Faith based organizations and churches are eligible if program serves the community.
- Grants will be made to organizations with programs serving individuals within CFCI’s service area of a 50 mile radius surrounding Peoria, IL excluding Knox and McLean Counties.
For more information, visit CFCI.
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