Deadline: 15-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the Mazuma Foundation Grant Program to actively contribute to economic and social development by identifying both business and social needs in the communities they serve and working to improve the quality of life for their members.
The priorities for their Grants Program, funded through the Mazuma Foundation, are aligned to recognize and enhance the communities and members they serve in three areas;
- The Arts
- Desired outcome: Engage in local efforts to promote the arts in the communities they serve.
- Eligible program and project themes could include:
- Programs/Projects/Events that support or fund Performing Arts.
- Programs/Projects/Events that will help educate, train, and further support the arts in the Greater Kansas City Area.
- Programs/Projects/Events that support, fund, or increase the awareness of the Arts in the Greate Kansas City Area.
- Financial Education
- Engage in efforts that plan, organize, and support financial education projects/programs/events designed to educate the youth and adults in the Greater Kansas City Area.
- Eligible program and project themes
- Projects/Programs/Events facilitated by community organizations (libraries, chambers of commerce, school systems, children’s museums etc.) that support adult and youth financial education initiatives.
- Programs/Projects/Events that will sustain adult/youth financial education.
- Community Investment and Development
- Desired outcome: Partner with local businesses and community groups to improve the way of life in the communities in which they serve.
- Eligible program and project themes
- Programs/Projects that will provide life enhancements for the residents of their communities.
- Programs/Projects that will bring people together for a common goal of their communities
- Programs/Projects that connect people to address social inequities in their communities.
Funding Information
- Make gifts in the general range of $500 to $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only 501c3 Organizations will be granted funding.
- Make gifts to qualified, 501c3 organizations for work done in communities that are in their Field of Membership (Jackson, Clay, Cass counties in Missouri, Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas).
- Place the highest priority on those applications that directly relates to Mazuma’s goals in The Arts, Financial Education, and Community Development.
- Support programs and projects that are clearly described and are measurable.
For more information, visit https://www.mazuma.org/GrantApplication