Deadline: 01-Oct-21
Discretionary Grants are now open for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and municipalities in Emmet County.
The Fund will invest in the quality of life of the community in much the same way their responsive cycles do, but on a smaller scale with a quicker turnaround. Successful applications will:
- be for requests of $1,000 or less;
- fill an unexpected or emergency need; and/or
- meet a need that is timely and cannot wait for their regular responsive cycles.
Funding Information
- Total amount available: Up to $10,000 per year.
- Grant size: Up to $1,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and municipalities in Emmet County or serving a significant number of Emmet County residents are generally eligible.
- Eligible organizations must not have any late final reports from previous grants or received another Discretionary Grant from the Community Foundation within the same calendar year.
- In addition, organizations must have applied for a grant through their regular responsive grant cycle in the past five years.
What types of requests are not eligible for funding?
- Annual giving campaigns
- Support directly to individuals
- Religious programs that advocate specific religious doctrines or do not serve the broader community
- Services which are commonly recognized as government or school obligations
- Endowments
- Deficit funding or debt retirement, including operating expenses due to budget deficits or shortfalls
- Problems related to an organization’s failure to adequately plan. Examples include:
- Waiting until a lease expires before trying to locate alternate space
- Not anticipating construction contingency costs
- Failure to plan for maintenance costs and/or replacement costs of existing equipment.
For more information, visit https://www.phsacf.org/grants-scholarships/discretionary-grants/
