Deadline: 27-Apr-21
The Community Foundation of North Central Washington is accepting applications for its NCW Foundation for Youth Grant Program, established to provide funding for programs that directly benefit youth in Chelan and Douglas counties.
It is now a grant program managed by the foundation to continue its mission in supporting opportunities for kids in our communities.
Funding Information
- Up to $1,000 can be requested for one or more projects/programs per organization.
Funding Criteria
All applicants should be able to show how their program improves the lives of those living in North Central Washington. Qualified applicants could also include:
- Programs and projects in arts and culture, community betterment, education, health, and human services that serve a broad sector of the community, are innovative, and are responsive to changing community needs
- Programs and projects that will enable nonprofit and charitable agencies to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and move toward self-sufficiency
- “Seed Grants” to initiate promising new projects and programs so that such projects and programs are able to demonstrate their usefulness to the community
- Programs and projects that address and help resolve important existing or emerging community issues
- Programs and projects that support new and creative projects and people offering the greatest opportunity for positive and significant change
- Programs and projects that facilitate cooperation and collaboration among organizations
- Programs and projects that identify, enhance, and expand leadership in the community through the support of charitable activities that empower individuals
- Programs and projects that improve the quality or scope of charitable works in the community
- Operating support for organizations that promote the programs and projects listed above.
Geographic Areas
- CFNCW considers grant applications only from nonprofit organizations in Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties.
- Proposals from nonprofit organizations outside of the three county area may apply ONLY if the proposed project benefits Chelan, Douglas or Okanogan counties exclusively.
- Projects that have already identified key partners, venues or other means to deliver services in NCW before applying for the grant are preferable.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must provide a direct benefit to preK – 12th grade youth in Chelan and Douglas counties
- They make grants to 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Anything that would qualify with the IRS as a charitable project – spanning the fields of health, human services, education, arts and culture, civic projects, conservation and preservation and the environment – could be considered eligible for a grant.
- Organizations and schools that receive grant funding must wait 1 year (12 mos) before applying again
- Funds must be expended within 1 year
- Applications are accepted year-round but funded every other month
Ineligible Applicants
- Individuals
- Lobbying activities
- Debt retirement or budget deficits
- Tuition, scholarships or core operating expenses for public schools, charter schools, private schools, or universities and colleges
- Annual campaigns, fundraising campaigns or events
- Religious organizations for religious purposes (see Limitations & Restrictions Section)
- Political activities
- Purchases or activities that occur prior to grant decisions.
For more information, visit https://cfncw.org/ncwfoundationyouth/