Deadline: 24-Sep-21
Applications are now open for the Louise Bowers Slentz Advice and Consult Fund to support programs and capital projects that have a significant impact in the areas of need-based direct health care, post-secondary education, and animal welfare, as well as emergency requests.
The Louise Bowers Slentz Advise and Consult Fund is a component fund of the Amarillo Area Foundation (AAF). In addition to annual support of Pampa Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), the Advisory Committee for the Slentz Fund will consider letters of inquiry (LOI) from nonprofit and charitable institutions throughout the twenty-six northernmost counties in the Texas Panhandle.
Priority areas for funding will be given to nonprofit organizations located in the counties of Gray, Wheeler, Roberts, Donley, Carson, and Hemphill. Since the inception of this fund at AAF in 2011, over two million dollars in grants have been distributed for the benefit of the Texas Panhandle.
Priorities
- Health: need based, direct care, preventative healthcare, and training; regional impact
- Education: post-secondary
- Animal Welfare
Funding Information
Requests up to $50,000
Requests Considered
- Program, Capital, and Emergency
- Requests from nonprofits in the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle
Requests not considered
- General Operating
- Support groups for health-related fields
- Pre-schools, K-12 schools
- Therapies that include animals
- Direct requests to the Slentz Advisory Committee
- Organizations located outside the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, an organization must hold a current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. This includes traditional nonprofit agencies with current 501(c)(3) status, recognized government entities requesting funds for public charitable purchases, K-12 public schools, community/junior colleges, state colleges and universities, or faith-based organizations with projects that benefit the community at large. Funds must also be used for the benefit of residents within the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle. Individuals are not eligible to receive grants from AAF.
- Organizations located/operating in Donley, Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, and/or Wheeler counties.
For more information, visit https://www.amarilloareafoundation.org/louise-bowers-slentz/