Deadline: 16-Jul-21
The Community Foundation of White County is seeking applications for its Grant Program to provide an opportunity for organizations to partner with the community foundation to strengthen White County.
Funding Information
A total of $25,000 has been allocated for spring 2021 Community Grants eligible nonprofits serving White County.
What is funded?
- The Foundation is particularly interested in innovative approaches to solving community problems, maximizing unexpected opportunities, and supporting projects that evidence collaboration among agencies. Examples include:
- Start-up costs for a new or expanded project (should indicate plan for future support and sustainability)
- One-time projects that address a critical need
- Capital improvement projects that are beyond an applicant’s means
- Projects for which support from CFWC will enable applicants to obtain matching funding from other sources
- They look for opportunities that will reach as many people as possible and will improve the ability of the organization to serve the community over the long term. Eligible programs/projects must serve the White County community.
What is not funded?
- Policies governing the Foundation generally preclude funding:
- Individuals
- Endowments
- Ongoing operating budgets, existing deficits, debt reduction, and multi-year, long-term
- funding for projects
- Religious activities or programs that are serving or appear to serve predominantly one
- denomination and not the community at large (however, daycare/childcare programs, for example, if open to the public, would be eligible)
- Political organizations or candidates
- Programs or capital projects already completed
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, your organization must have non-profit, 501c3 status.
For more information, visit https://www.cfwhitecounty.org/grants-available