Deadline: 22-Jul-22
The Alabama Power Foundation is pleased to announce the Elevate Grants Program to empower nonprofits – helping them expand their impact and address pressing needs.
The goal is to strengthen these organizations, helping provide tools and resources so they can help elevate the people and communities of Alabama.
Focus Areas
- Elevate Grants span these focus areas:
- Educational Advancement,
- Civic & Community Development,
- Arts & Cultural Enrichment,
- Health and Human Services, and
- Environmental Stewardship
- Elevate grants provide an opportunity to respond to needs that are not explicitly addressed through the other grant programs.
Funding Information
- The 2022 Elevate grant program will award ten (10) nonprofits across the state with up to $8,000.
Criteria
- How they evaluate Elevate Grant candidates
- As you move through the application process, you will be asked for specific information about your organization, along with various files to attach. They recommend you draft this information prior to beginning the online process; Once you begin, there is no feature to save your progress.
- Required Information:
- Organization name and address.
- Name, email address and telephone number for the primary contact person.
- EIN/Tax ID number.
- A brief summary of the history, mission and staff size of the organization.
- A complete list of the organization’s board of directors and/or trustees.
- A one-paragraph summary of the specific project or program the grant will support.
- A list of other contributors to the project or program, along with dollar amounts (if applicable).
- Required Attachments:
- Actual grant request with a cover letter outlining goals, objectives and specific needs to be addressed if a grant is awarded. Include an implementation plan and timeline with an outline of activities planned and achievements to date.
- Project budget with an evaluation plan that includes specific criteria for judging effectiveness.
- A copy of the program’s most recent audited financial statement or three consecutive years of the Form 990
- A copy of the program’s current operating budget
- A copy of the program’s Section 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter.
Note: Attachments can be in a number of different file formats. MSWord (.doc, .docx), MSExcel (.xls, .xlsx) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) are the preferred formats.
For more information, visit https://powerofgood.com/grant/elevate-grants/