Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The Community Foundation of Mendocino County’s Haigh-Scatena Youth Leadership, Empowerment & Advocacy Fund to improve the lives of youth and families, thorough youth empowerment, leadership development, and advocacy.
The Foundation’s focus expanded over time to include youth empowerment, leadership development, and community organizing. When the Haigh-Scatena Foundation closed, this fund was created to support programs that promote youth leadership, empowerment, and advocacy in Mendocino County.
Funding Information
- Total available: $2,000
- Grant range: $500 – $2,000
Eligibility Criteria
If you received a Field-of-Interest grant earlier in the year, your organization is still eligible to apply to this round of funding, provided you complete an interim report prior to the deadline. City and county entities will be considered on a request-by-request basis. All other applicant organizations must:
- serve residents of Mendocino County. Applicants not headquartered in Mendocino County must ensure that all grant dollars requested are spent within the County;
- be legally chartered in California and in possession of determination letter from the IRS declaring the organization a public charity that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3); or be a school district, tribe, or special district (e.g. community services, recreation, fire protection); or have an aligned mission with a fiscal sponsor;
- have two years of operational history; and
- conduct business without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, or religious affiliation.
Criteria
The project must:
- Promote students “initiating, learning and doing” to solve a problem;
- Demonstrate the betterment of the community as a whole; and
- Exhibit additional funds, resources, and volunteer support associated with it.
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