Deadline: 15-Nov-20
The Community Foundation for South Central New York has launched the Racial Justice and Equity Fund to provide projects or programs that build community dialogue, increase the capacity of Black-led organizations supporting historically underserved communities, promote racial justice and equity, and counteract systemic racism, in the region served by the Foundation.
New or established organizations, programs and projects serving Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color, are all invited to apply.
Funding Information
- The minimum award will be $500 and the maximum award will be $10,000.
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.
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.
Submission Guidelines
- An organization may submit only one proposal to the Racial Justice and Equity Fund during a calendar year.
- Organizations will be asked about their commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in their operations and programming.
- Organizations may not resubmit a proposal for a project previously funded or declined by the Community Foundation unless given permission to do so by Program Officer.
- All initial inquiries must be made no later than two weeks prior to the deadline.
- Capital requests (repairs, equipment, etc.) require a minimum of two estimates.
For more information, visit https://donorswhocare.org/grant-seekers/grant-seeker-forms/