Deadline: 4-Jun-21
The France Merrick Foundation is seeking applications for its grant program.
Focus Areas
- Civic & Culture
- Community & Economic Development
- Environment
- Education
- Health & Human Services
- Historic Preservation
Funding Information
- The request amount depends on the total project size, funds raised, remaining funding gap, plan and probability of closing the funding gap, etc.
- They typically do not expect to fund 100% of a project.
- They strongly prefer not to make grants under $10,000 and generally do not make grants that exceed $500,000.
- Their median grant in the last five years was $50,000 and our average grant was $112,500.
Eligibility Criteria
- The France-Merrick Foundation concentrates its grant-making within the State of Maryland and primarily within the greater Baltimore area.
- Applicants must be a non-profit organization holding 501(c)(3) status under the Internal Revenue Code.
- The Foundation favors one-time, project-oriented requests which have defined beginnings and endings, as opposed to annual giving or ongoing operational support.
- Applicants must have the financial stability to sustain the project for which funding is being sought.
- In addition, applicants are expected to demonstrate adequate administrative capacity, financial stability and program effectiveness, including the ability to describe evaluation criteria, methods and expected outcomes in their requests.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals
- Special events or advertising space in programs
- Deficit financing/debt reduction
- Political activities
- General operating/annual giving
For more information, visit https://france-merrickfdn.org/our-process#LOI