Deadline: 1-May-22
The Foundation for Enhacing Communities (TFEC) is seeking applications for its Mechanicsburg Area Community Foundation (MACF) Grant Program.
Funding Priorities
- MACF seeks to fund programs and services that have the potential for the greatest impact on the quality of life and positive outcomes for individuals and families living in the Mechanicsburg area. Through its grantmaking, MACF invests in innovative, collaborative approaches and solutions to community problems and supports projects that demonstrate achievable outcomes, the potential for replication as a model program, and plans for sustainability beyond the grant term.
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MACF requires that applicant organizations be aligned with one or more of the following funding priorities
- Arts & Culture
- Community Development
- Education
- Environment
- Health & Human Services
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MACF is additionally pleased to welcome grant applications that address
- Community development and town pride in Mechanicsburg
- Hospice Services for people of the Mechanicsburg area
- Mechanicsburg based programs and organizations that serve people with terminal and debilitating illnesses, including Alzheimer’s Disease
- Programs & projects that focus upon or nurture access to early childhood education
Size of Grants
The maximum grant is $12,000. In 2020 grant awards ranged from $1,000 -$10,000. Grants are awarded for one year. This grant opportunity will not fund 100% of any project.
Grant Eligibility
- Eligible projects must serve the Mechanicsburg zip codes of 17050 and 17055.
- Applicants must either be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a nonprofit organization as recognized by the IRS as such, or have a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization act as a fiscal sponsor for the proposed project.
- If you are awarded a grant, they ask that a representative from your agency to be present at MACF’s Annual Grant Presentation Program taking place in Fall 2021. Grant award checks will be presented at the event.
What they Do Not Fund?
- Advertising
- Capital campaigns
- Direct lobbying to influence legislation or funding appropriations
- Individuals
- National and statewide umbrella organizations that cannot demonstrate a local presence
- New staff positions without a substantial plan for sustainability
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Retroactive projects
For more information, visit TFEC.
For more information, visit https://www.tfec.org/grants/mechanicsburg-area-foundation-grant/