Deadline: 05-Aug-21
The Community Foundation of Shelby County is seeking applications for its Community Grants to cultivate, administer and distribute legacy gifts for the benefit of community.
The Community Grants are awarded to not-for-profit organizations through the Community Impact Fund, as well as the Roscoe Beanblossom Fund (youth), the F.I.S.H. Fund (food, clothing, housing, utilities, life-sustaining medications), John Douglas Long Blind Fund (blindness or serious vision impairment), Prime the Pump Fund in loving memory of Alma Wilson Allinger and Robert Lochard Allinger (community service organizations and Foundation initiatives), and the Shelby County Medical Services Fund (medical).
Funding Information
- Grants may be in any amount up to $15,000.
- Requests in excess of $5,000 are considered Impact Grants and will be additionally evaluated as follows:
- The request must be specific
- An innovative, new concept or process
- Meets a need not fully met by existing programs
- Affects an underserved population
- Impacts a growing need in the community
- Is not replacement of existing capital equipment
- Has sufficient data or statistics to verify the request
Eligibility Criteria
- Governmental agencies and not-for-profit organizations designated 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service which are physically located in or serving Shelby County, Ohio and surrounding areas are eligible to apply for a grant.
- Consideration will be given to not-for-profit organizations that do not have a 501(c)(3) status, but are incorporated in the State of Ohio, so long as the grant proposal is for charitable purposes that fit within the Foundation guidelines and IRS regulations.
- Additional documentation will be required from organizations that do not have a 501(c)(3) status. If a fiscal agent (a 501(c)(3) or governmental entity) will be the payee to receive a grant, please list the entity’s name and EIN on the Preliminary Proposal form.
Limitations
There are restrictions on the scope of activities the Foundation is able to support. In general, the Community Foundation does not typically make grants from its discretionary funds for:
- General operating expenses of existing organizations
- Individuals
- Religious organizations for religious purposes (programs open to non-members may be considered)
- Political organizations or political action committees for political purposes
- Endowments
- Specific scientific, medical or academic research
- Annual fund raising campaigns from existing organizations
For more information, visit https://commfoun.com/grants-scholarships/grants/apply-for-a-grant/