Deadline: 13-Aug-21
Organizations from Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and/or Tioga counties are invited to submit applications for the 2021 Community Grants Program.
Types of Support Available
The areas of support for which qualified organizations may apply are listed below. The minimum award will be $5,001 and the maximum award will be $20,000. If your request is for $5,000 or under, please utilize the Small Grants Program.
Program
Programs that address a specific, demonstrated community need. The foundation is especially interested in programs that stregthen diversity, equity and inclusion in the following systems: housing, mental health, criminal justice, education and food security.
Capital
Proposals for property purchase, equipment purchase, facilities improvement, and capital campaigns. A minimum of 2 estimates must accompany a capital request.
Operating Support
Proposals from established organizations that are in financial distress due to a reduction in traditional funding sources for operations (e.g. individual contributions, event revenue, federal/state/local budget reductions). We will also consider requests for short-term assistance that will improve long-term sustainability.
Capacity Building
Proposals that build organizational capacity. Of particular interest are proposals that build the organizations capacity to strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion in to both operations and programming.
Economic and Community Development
Proposals that strengthen the community by strengthening the local economy and encourage local ownership and development of resources particularly in underserved communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any 501(c)(3) where a grant will benefit significantly (but not necessarily exclusively) residents of the Foundation’s service area: Broome, Chenango,Delaware,Otsego and/or Tioga counties.
- Certain local government agencies, municipalities and public-school systems within the Foundation’s service area.
- Organizations requiring a 501(c)(3) as a fiscal sponsor may be eligible to apply.
They Do Not Consider Requests For:
- Funding to reimburse an organization for costs that were incurred prior to the date the grant was awarded.
- Funding to pay existing mortgages
- Grants to individuals
- Funding for religious purposes
- In general, funding to organizations that have so many counterparts (e.g. scout troops,ambulance squads, volunteer or municipal fire departments, individual schools within a school district, individual school classrooms, PTAs) that it would be difficult to assess the relative merits of similar proposals. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Program Officer and Executive Director based on the urgency of the community need.
For more information, visit https://donorswhocare.org/grant-seekers/grant-seeker-forms/