Deadline: 21-Mar-21
The James E. Dutton Foundation is seeking applications to provide financial support to organizations working on projects which benefit wildlife, animal causes, environmental preservation, and outdoor education.
They believe it is their responsibility to care for animals and the environment. They work towards protecting the outdoors, so it can provide a healthy home for wildlife and are a place where humans can learn, experience nature, and enrich their lives.
The primary goal of the Foundation will be to fulfil the charitable intent of Jim Dutton and make direct grants to support those organizations and programs, or individuals that benefit wildlife and/or animal-related causes. This includes not only direct aid for animal or wildlife causes but support to organizations that may maintain, protect, create, or restore habitat and study the relationship of man and the environment.
It will also include grants to organizations and/or programs that positively impact the lives of people by supporting individuals interested in enjoying or caring for wildlife, domestic animals, the outdoors, and our natural resources. The Foundation will also support groups previously supported by Jim as well as other causes the Foundation deems appropriate.
Areas of Interest
- Care for Animals;
- Environmental Health;
- Land Management;
- Research;
- Education, Public Awareness, Recreational.
Funding Information
- They request some form of recognition of the Dutton Foundation be made for grants exceeding $15,000, such as the announcement in the organization’s newsletter, a plaque or other signage indicating their support of the project or program.
Grant Award Requirements
If a grant is awarded, the grantee will receive a letter from the Dutton Foundation acknowledging their approval of their request, and the grant terms and conditions. Grantees will then be required to provide the following to the Foundation:
- Countersigned award letter.
- Signed Grant Contract Terms and Conditions.
- A copy of the IRS determination letter indicating the grantee’s charitable status.
- A copy of the meeting minutes for the date where the requesting organization officially accepted the award. The minutes must indicate formal acceptance of the award and the Grant Contract Terms and Conditions.
- After the grant has been disbursed and the funded project is complete or significantly underway, they require the grantee to file a report on the results achieved through the grant. Grant reports must answer the following questions.
- What are the two most important activities that your grant produced?
- How did the funded program or project positively impact the environment or animal life or how was the organization able to do so after funding? How do you know these results were attained, and how have you measured its success?
- What results or stories best illustrate how the grant positively impacted the lives of people?
Grant reports are required because they use them to evaluate the success of grants and aid in future grantmaking decisions.
For more information, visit http://www.jameseduttonfoundation.org/applications