Deadline: 05-Feb-2025
The Community Foundation is inviting applications for its Mini-Grants to nonprofit organizations with an annual operating budget of less than $200,000.
Focus Areas
- Adult Education (training or education for all topics such as life skills, technology, parenting, language, employment skills, entrepreneurship, etc.)
- Animals (wildlife, animal welfare, etc.)
- Arts & Culture (all art forms, music, museums, history, etc. Festival/event sponsorships are not eligible.)
- Basic Need Items (non-food items for those in need such as personal or diapers)
- Food (supplies or support for pantries, community meals, etc.)
- Environment (nature centers, land preserves, environmental concerns, climate, recycling etc.)
- Health (general wellness, disease support, fitness/nutrition, etc.)
- Housing & Shelter (combatting homelessness, housing initiatives)
- Mental Wellness (counseling, life skills, trauma, crisis intervention, etc.)
- Youth Development (mentoring, tutoring, leadership skills, K-12 education, childcare, etc.)
- Senior Citizens (programs, activities, support, etc.)
Funding Information
- Grant requests can include support for programming, operations, or ongoing projects, up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility is verified by the Federal Tax ID number provided by the applicant.
- Event or festival sponsorships and other time-sensitive programs are not eligible for a Mini-Grant.
Required Attachments
- Please upload your organization’s logo for publication purposes.
- Financial Documents: The committee needs a basic understanding of your organization’s financial situation, so they require your most recent year-end Financial Statement and your most recent annual operating budget. If your organization has not yet started using this type of document, they highly recommend you do so, for your own records and future funders.
For more information, visit Community Foundation.