Deadline: 28-Feb-2025
The Legacy Foundation is inviting applications for its funding opportunity to support qualifying youth-led projects and youth-serving organizations and encourages eligible non-profits to apply for funding when appropriate.
Priorities
- The Legacy Youth Alliance seeks innovative projects that are youth-led or youth focused and are responsive to the needs of Wapello County youth. LYA gives higher priority to programs/projects that focus on the following:
- Education, particularly early childhood or secondary/post-secondary education attainment
- Physical, social and/or mental health
- In reviewing grant applications, LYA gives careful consideration to:
- Alignment of project/program with funding priorities
- Level of community impact
- Demonstration of collaboration, partnerships and non-duplicative services
- Leveraging of other funding sources
Funding Information
- $10,000 to be awarded per grant cycle; single year grants only with requests not to exceed $2,500.
Grant Award Requirements
- Grant recipients will be required to sign a grant agreement before funds will be distributed.
- Grantees are required to file a final report at the end of their project or within 12 months of grant award. Failure to submit a final report will negatively affect the sponsoring organization’s ability to receive future grants from the foundation.
- Legacy Youth Alliance members may request a site visit to learn more about your project or program.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applying organization must be an IRS 501(c)(3) not for profit providing services in Wapello County.
- Eligible projects must be a primarily youth-led organization and/or providing services to youth.
- Priority will be given to programs and projects most likely to have a positive impact on area youth.
- If the applicant does not have nonprofit status they may use a qualifying fiscal sponsor.
Exclusions
- Individuals or for-profit organizations
- Projects or programs that are not youth-led or youth focused
- Organizations that do not have a 501(c)(3) IRS status or a qualified fiscal sponsor
- Programs that do not fall within the specified geographic region
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender or sexual orientation
- Sectarian religious activities or direct political lobbying
- Debt reduction
- Event sponsorships
For more information, visit Legacy Foundation.