Deadline: 15-Aug-21
The Glide Foundation welcomes grant applications from qualified organizations for its Regular Grants Program.
Grants will be made only in support of the following service purposes in order of priority:
- To animal protection organizations such as the Humane Society, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and rescue organizations.
- To other land and wildlife conservancy groups.
- To organizations committed to agricultural purposes
- To the preservation of land in its natural state, including wetlands.
- To opera, symphony, and other similar civic organizations.
- If less than 50 percent of the applicant organization’s services are dedicated to the foregoing purposes, Regular Grants may be considered only for items which relate directly to such purposes.
Funding Information
- Regular Grants are normally limited to $20,000.00.
Eligibility Criteria
Proposals meeting the following criteria will be considered for grants from discretionary funds:
- Grants may be made only to tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) or 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). None shall be made to Private Foundations under Section 509(a) of the Code.
- Normally an organization must have been in existence for at least two years prior to application for the grant and have achieved a record of effective service.
- Grants will be made for the acquisition of capital asset items.
- Ineligible
- The Foundation generally will not make grants from discretionary funds for:
- Programs or organizations focused primarily on a sport.
- Direct aid to individuals or for scholarships.
- Support of operational costs; such as administrative costs, general overhead, taxes, or interest payments, for retirement of debt, or for costs of capital items already acquired or implemented.
- Expenses incurred in performance of program services.
- Influencing legislation or elections.
- General educational institutions or sectarian religious organizations at any level. This does not, however, preclude consideration of requests from educational institutions and sectarian religious.
For more information, visit https://www.glidefoundation.org/grants.html