Deadline: 01-Jul-21
The Spartanburg County Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant Program to recognize its role as a grant maker that responds to the ongoing needs in the Spartanburg County community.
The Spartanburg County Foundation seeks applications that are focused on the sustainability of nonprofits during COVID-19 and applications that assist underserved communities of color by working in areas of racial equity, economic mobility, and educational attainment.
Focus Areas
The Spartanburg County Foundation recognizes its role as a grantmaker that responds to the ongoing needs in the Spartanburg County community and is offering two grant opportunities in 2021 that will be available for a four-cycle period:
- COVID-19 Grant Opportunity is focused on support for nonprofit organizations that have been impacted by COVID-19, including but not limited to:
- Human service organizations (i.e. meeting basic needs, family support, mental health services, etc.)
- Senior service organizations
- Youth outreach/engagement organizations
- Educational organizations
- Arts & culture organizations
- Environmental and animal welfare organizations
- People of Color Led Capacity Building Opportunity is focused on strengthening the infrastructure and organizational effectiveness of people of color led organizations working in the areas of racial equity, economic mobility, and educational attainment. Capacity building focus areas include, but are not limited to, board governance, financial management, fundraising, partnering & collaboration, strategic communications, succession planning and evaluation.
Funding Information
- Grant amounts awarded will range from $5,000-$50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Spartanburg County Foundation defines people of color led organizations as meeting two of the following three criteria:
- Governed-By: Majority of Board are people of color
- Led By: Executive Director is a person of color
- Serving: Primarily serving communities of color
- Please Note: The Foundation considers people of color to include the race/ethnicities of African Americans, Hispanic/Latinx Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islander Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, and multiracial Americans.
For more information, visit https://spcf.org/grants-and-scholarships/apply-for-a-grant/