Deadline: 1-Sep-22
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is now inviting applications for its Greater Harrisburg Foundation’s (GHF) Benjamin Franklin Trust Fund Grant.
Funding Information
- In honor of the period during which Franklin lived, the maximum grant is $1,700.
- This grant opportunity will not fund 100% of any project.
- Grants are awarded for one year.
Funding Priorities
- The GHF Benjamin Franklin Trust Fund grant opportunity seeks to support programs and services that work to increase knowledge and/or quality of life or that inspire positive outcomes for individuals and families living in the service area of Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Mifflin, Lebanon, and Perry Counties, and/or the Dillsburg area of York County.
What They Do Not Fund?
- Advertising
- Capital campaigns
- Direct lobbying to influence legislation or funding appropriations
- Individuals
- National and statewide umbrella organizations that cannot demonstrate a local presence
- New staff positions without a substantial plan for sustainability
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Retroactive projects
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible projects must serve individuals, groups, and/or locations within Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Mifflin, Lebanon, and Perry Counties, and the Dillsburg area of York County.
- Applicants must either be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a nonprofit organization as recognized by the IRS as such, or have a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization act as a fiscal sponsor for the proposed project.
- Grant seekers may apply for any project that best fits their needs, the grant year, and the GHF Benjamin Franklin Trust Fund grant guidelines.
For more information, visit https://www.tfec.org/grants/ghf-benjamin-franklin-trust-fund-grant-guidelines/