Deadline: 15-Apr-21
The Greater Toledo Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Andersons Fund Supporting Organization (the Fund) that has been created to enrich the quality of life for individuals and families in region.
The Fund serves northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan with a particular emphasis on the greater Toledo area.
Focus Areas
Grants from the Andersons Fund Supporting Organization support capital improvement projects in the following areas:
- Education,
- Social services,
- Physical & mental health,
- Neighborhood & urban affairs,
- Natural resources, and
- The Arts.
Grant Making Priorities
- Priority consideration will be given to:
- Requests related to capital projects. The Fund will generally look most favorably on those requests that involve additional funders and do not attempt to rely on the Fund to support the project in its entirety.
- NOTE: When considering capital requests, the Fund’s Board is not just interested in the physical facilities or the specific piece of equipment. Simply stated, buildings house programs and equipment can help advance a mission. Therefore, even though the Fund’s priority is capital projects, the Board will take a look at the programs provided by the requesting organization, its financial stability and other key operational issues.
- The following types of requests will not be considered by the Fund:
- Annual, ongoing operating1 or program costs.
- Capital improvement/renovation expenses for houses of worship, churches, temples, mosques or synagogues.
- Endowment campaigns.
- Information technology related expenses and telecommunication systems.
- New, untested programs.
- Purchase or lease property, land, buildings or other structures.
- Sectarian activities of religious organizations.
- Support for schools or institutions of higher learning.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are awarded only to nonprofit, charitable organizations which have been designated as having tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
For more information, visit https://www.toledocf.org/grants-2/#tcf__grant-2093
