Deadline: 7-Mar-21
The Community Foundation of Dickinson County is seeking applications for the Herington Community Legacy Grant Program.
The Herington Community Legacy Fund was established in 2019 for the express purpose of assisting nonprofits in the Herington area.
Areas of Funding
- Arts and culture;
- Civic improvements/affairs;
- Community development;
- Education;
- The environment, health and human services.
Funding Priorities
The Community Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Dickinson County, Kansas. Funding priorities include projects that:
- Develop or test new solutions to community problems;
- Address prevention as well as remediation;
- Provide assistance to underserved community resources;
- Provide leverage for generating other fund and community resources, both financial and volunteer;
- Provide a sustained and transforming effect for a substantial number of residents;
- Build organizational capacity and improve the effectiveness or efficiency of non-profit groups;
- Provide a favorable ratio between the amount of money requested and the number of people served;
- Facilitate cooperation and collaboration among organizations without duplicating services;
- Encourage volunteerism and civic engagement and development;
- Community development preferred to economic development.
Funding Limitations
In general, this grant does not support:
- General operating expenses (salaries, supplies, administrative overhead).
- Capital campaigns (support of construction or renovation of a facility; also known as bricks and mortar).
- Endowment campaigns; annual campaigns; fundraising events (including, but not limited to, the purchase of tables at dinners, ads in program booklets and raffle tickets).
- Travel grants (fees for field trips or other travel-related expenditures).
- Sponsorship of sports teams.
- Previously incurred debt or retroactive funding for current projects.
- Other grant-making organizations.
- Individuals (except designated scholarship funds) & independent scholarly research projects.
- Religious or sectarian programs, political parties or campaigns.
- Organizations operating fewer than 2 years.
- Organizations that have delinquent reports from previous Community Foundation grants.
- Projects that provide traditional medical care; carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code section 495(e); attempt to influence the outcome of any specific public education, or carry on directly or indirectly any voter registration drive.
- The Herington Community Legacy Grant Fund, will not support the purchase of fireworks.
Eligibility Criteria
An organization may apply for a grant if it is one of the following:
- Exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3);
- Sponsored by a 501(c)(3) who will serve as the fiscal agent (must complete fiscal sponsor form);
- A special-purpose unit of government;
- Must exist within the Herington City Limits and/or be located within a 3-mile radius of the Herington City Limits This determined area, though outside of the 3-mile radius, includes the Herington Regional Airport and complex.
Procedures for Submitting Grant Proposals
- Complete the online grant application which includes:
- Cover Page;
- Summary of Proposed Project;
- Project Budget;
- Certification with an authorized signature.
- Support the application with copies of:
- The organization’s latest operating budget reflecting income and expenses and a statement of assets;
- The names and titles of organization’s board of directors;
- The organization’s IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter, verification of eligibility to apply, or completed fiscal sponsor form.
Note to Applicants: The Community Foundation of Dickinson County is committed to supporting local businesses and suppliers, and encourages its grantees, whenever possible, to source their supplies and materials from Dickinson County businesses.
For more information, visit https://www.communityfoundation.us/grants.cfm