Deadline: 15-Aug-21
The Glide Foundation welcomes grant applications from qualified organizations for its Major Grant Program to provide a mechanism for consideration of agency capital needs which are of such magnitude and nature that they cannot be met within limitations of one or a succession of Regular Grants.
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.
Funding Information
- Major Grants are limited to a maximum of $50,000.00.
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.
- At least 50% of the organization’s services must be in support of purposes set forth in priorities of the Foundation Guidelines for Regular Grants.
- Except under special circumstances in the sole discretion of the Trustees, the organization may not have received a Major Grant from the Foundation with in the past three years.
- 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