Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The Yorkton & District Community Foundation (YDCF) is accepting grant applications from groups in Yorkton and surrounding communities.
Funding Information
- This year $6,500 is available to grant out, an increase of 8.3 percent over last year.
- The amount of funding available is dependent on the number of applications received at the deadline date and eligible expenditures within individual applications.
- There is no retroactive funding given. Projects must be completed before February 28, two years after the application date.
Eligible Expenditure
- Examples of eligible expenditures include:
- Contracted instructors, presenters, performers, etc.
- Supplies (specific itemized supplies in the budget expense table) for the program
- Advertising/promotion costs
- 25% of facility rental costs directly related to the project
- Examples of ineligible expenditures include:
- Prizes, trophies, medals
- Uniforms
- Personal equipment or items
- League fees
- Food and food supplies for catering
- Liquor and liquor related expenses
- Property taxes, insurance, utilities
- Expendable equipment such as fireworks or bouncy houses
- Subsidization of wages &honorariums for full-time employees or staff
- Per diems
- Out of province activities and travel
- Donations
- Capital expenditures, assistance for the construction, renovation or repair of capital facility projects such as arenas, pool, parks, athletic fields, trails, buildings, grounds, etc.
- Activities based at school that occur during regular school hours Competition event
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations eligible to apply include charitable organizations, with partner non-profits if applicable.
- Organizations applying must exist within the Yorkton and District Community Foundation boundaries.
Requirements
- Funding follow-up obligations and requirements:
- Successful applicants will be required to submit a follow-up report within thirty (30) days of the completion of their project. Follow-up forms will be forwarded to successful applicants. You cannot apply for another grant until your follow-up is returned.
- Unused grant money, or grant money that is spent incorrectly, must be returned to YDCF.
- A detailed listing of actual expenses is a requirement in the follow-up report. Receipts may be requested but are not a requirement of the follow-up report.
For more information, visit YDCF.