Deadline: 31-Jul-23
Applicants are encouraged to submit applications for the Bell’s Grassroots Grant Cycle.
Grassroots Grant Cycle, they aim to extend the impact beyond the local lakes and rivers. They seek to support water projects that align with the goals of strengthening ecosystem health, improving water resource management for of public health and frontline communities, and promoting resiliency and adaptation in the face of climate-related water risks.
The communities in which they brew the beer are intrinsically bound to the Great Lakes watershed. Since water makes up over 90% of the beer, they approach the role as stewards sincerely. They aim to take only what they need and mitigate any environmental impacts from its use.
This means they work continually to reduce water consumption and ensure that water leaving the brewery will not compromise the quality of the local watershed or ultimately the Great Lakes watershed.
Focus Area: Water Stewardship.
Funding Information
- Grassroots grants range in size from $500 to $5,000.
- Awards are announced in September.
Bell’s Brewery is Looking to Fund?
- Projects that strengthen and protect ecosystem health and biodiversity.
- Projects that improve the use of water resources for the protection and benefit of public health and frontline communities.
- Projects that promote resiliency and adaptation in the face of climate-related water risks.
- The Water Stewardship grassroots grant cycle will not prioritize funding for large-scale infrastructure projects, recreation focused requests, land acquisition, trail building, nor policy & advocacy initiatives.
Geographic Funding Area
- Organizations in all 50 states and DC, are eligible for funding. They currently do not offer international programs.
Criteria
- Bell’s Brewery does not provide support to organizations, projects and programs that, in their constitution or practice, discriminate against a person or group based on race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), gender identity or expression (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, marital status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Bell’s Brewery does not knowingly support organizations that discriminate in their hiring, those they accept as volunteers, or the clients they serve.
Ineligible
- They Do Not Fund:
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- Organizations without 501(c)3 status
- Debt reduction
- Individuals
- Endowments
- Political candidates or campaigns
- Organizations/programming for religious purposes
- Media projects: Media projects including social media, podcast sponsorship, and more traditional areas of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the internet)
- Event sponsorships including conferences, conventions, music festivals, or film festivals
- Public or private schools
- Capital campaigns
- Pass through grants
- General operating requests
- City, County, or State agencies
- Organizations receiving Bell’s Brewery funding, sponsorship, or any Bell’s Brewery goods amounting to more than $2500 in a calendar year (2022 grantees are invited to apply)
For more information, visit Bell’s Grassroots Grant Cycle.
