Deadline: 29-Oct-21
The Community Foundation of San Joaquin is seeking applications for its Sozosei Foundation Community Fund (SFCF) that serve under-resourced and marginalized local communities, and seeking to do work within the following areas: arts, food security, health and well-being, racial justice, and social and legal services. Eligible organizations may submit video or written requests for grant funding.
Requests for funding must support project specific work, and/or organizational capacity building (you may request funding for one or both.) Examples of organizational capacity building includes, but is not limited to: strategic planning, Executive coaching, and DEI organizational coaching. If seeking funding for organizational capacity building, be sure to describe how your request will support advancing the mission of your organization.
Focus Areas
Within this area of focus, preference in the application evaluation process will be given to organizations that are:
- minority led;
- serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC);
- have not previously received funding through the Sozosei Foundation Community Fund; and
- organizations with operating budgets less than one million dollars.
Funding Information
The Sozosei Foundation Community Fund has committed a total of up to $65,000 for this current grant program. The grant amount range an applicant may request under this program is $5,000 – $15,000 (maximum).
Eligibility Criteria
The Sozosei Foundation Community Fund will accept grant applications from organizations that meet ALL the following criteria:
- Nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, classified as a public charity, not as a “private foundation” under section for 509(a), are designated a 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) organization, or fiscally sponsored
- Serving residents of Stockton, Tracy, Lathrop or Manteca
Selection Criteria
The Sozosei Foundation Community Fund will accept grant requests from eligible organizations seeking funding for projects or activities that directly align with the Sozosei Foundation Community Fund grants program. In its grantmaking, the Community Foundation believes that equity, inclusion and diversity are core to their impact in the community. No effort to serve their community is too small or insignificant. These criteria will guide the application review process of the Sozosei Foundation Community Fund Committee.
For more information, visit https://cfosj.org/sozosei-foundation-community-fund/
