Deadline: 11-Aug-21
The Town of Silverthorne is proud to announce the applications for the Non-profit Grant Program.
Funding Information
- Funding requests of over $5,000 will not be considered.
Types of Grants
- Town of Silverthorne Cash Grants
- Organizations must be tax exempt under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Projects funded must benefit the citizens of the Town of Silverthorne.
- The Town of Silverthorne considers grant applications once per year. Requests received outside of the designated time will not be considered.
- If you received funding in the prior year, a report of grant monies expended in that year, as well as current progress and/or final reports, along with information on the number of Silverthorne residents who benefited from the funding, must be on file in order to be eligible for funding during this cycle. Please submit as a separate document. This must be submitted prior to or with the current application.
- Funding requests of over $5,000 will not be considered.
- This application will be your sole source for funding requests from the Town of Silverthorne. Presentations will not be part of this process.
- Funding decisions will be made during the regular November budget approval process. All applicants will be notified of funding decisions in December. All funding decisions by Town Council will be considered final.
- Town of Silverthorne In-Kind Services Grants (Pavilion, Fields, Recreation Center, Performing Arts Center)
- To submit an application for free (aka in-kind) use of the Town Pavilion, Town-owned fields, the Silverthorne Recreation Center or the Performing Arts Center, the following additional criteria must be submitted along with the Common Grant application documents.
- Degree to which the event benefits the Silverthorne community and/or the public in general.
- Non-profit status of the event proponent.
- Established history, mission and purpose of the event proponent.
- Degree to which the purpose of the event is consistent with and/or supportive of the goals and policies of the Town.
- Financial ability of the event proponent to bear the normal charges and fees.
- Degree to which the event is self-supporting through attendance fees or other sources of funding.
- Other factors deemed relevant by Town staff in the circumstances.
- All in-kind applicants must review the in-kind guidelines and submit the Organizational Summary as the cover page of the application.
- To submit an application for free (aka in-kind) use of the Town Pavilion, Town-owned fields, the Silverthorne Recreation Center or the Performing Arts Center, the following additional criteria must be submitted along with the Common Grant application documents.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for support, organizations must:
- Have a 501(c)(3) public charity status or operate under the fiscal sponsorship of a tax-exempt nonprofit.
- Individuals will not be considered for funding;
- Serve the people of Breckenridge and/or the Upper Blue River area (from Hoosier Pass to Farmers Korner);
- Be registered as a Colorado nonprofit organization with the Colorado Secretary of State and be organized in the State of Colorado; and
- If organization received past support, whether Cash or In-Kind, a Final Report is required to be submitted as part of the grant application. The report must include:
- statistics on Upper Blue/Breckenridge population served by the organization,
- description of what was accomplished with the grant, how the grant was used, how it was done,
- evidence as to the extent the goal(s) were reached, and
- if anything changed from the original application, specifics on what changed.
For more information, visit https://www.silverthorne.org/government/town-council/non-profit-grant-program
