Deadline: 15-Aug-24
The Buhler Community Foundation is welcoming applications for the Fund for Buhler Grant, designed to promote philanthropy, foster collaboration and encourage innovative to strengthen their community.
Designed to strengthen Buhler’s resilience and capacity, the Fund for Buhler is the unrestricted grantmaking fund that allows Buhler Community Foundation to invest in their partner organizations to address the ever-changing and diverse needs and dreams of Buhler.
Among Buhler’s strongest assets are the community-based organizations and nonprofits that enhance the lives of the people they serve and their community’s quality of life. They believe that high-performing, adaptive, and collaborative organizations are essential to ensuring Buhler is a place where dreams are fulfilled through the power of philanthropy.
Funding Information
- Proposals are reviewed and awarded by community volunteers on the Buhler Community Foundation Grants Committee. Grant awards have typically ranged from $300 to $5,000 but have averaged around $2,500. Larger requests will be considered, particularly for collaborations, innovations, and efforts around systems and environment change. The BCF Grants Committee may choose to partially fund an applicant’s requested budget.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals must come from organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) and serve Buhler, which for grant purposes extends beyond the city limits to include the USD 313 boundaries. Special purpose units of government may apply for support of innovative projects. Community groups who do not have a 501(c)(3) status may apply for grant awards if another tax-exempt organization acts as a fiscal sponsor. Grant proposals from individuals or non-qualifying organizations will not be considered.
- Applicants must conduct business without discrimination on the basis of race, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, creed or ethnicity.
Ineligible
- Ineligible projects include religious indoctrination or other proselytization activities, deficit financing, lobbying, electioneering and activities of a political nature, sponsorships for special events, endowment-building, direct fundraising, ongoing programmatic support, and reimbursement of pre-award costs.
For more information, visit Buhler Community Foundation.