Deadline: 15-Feb-25
The Greater Toledo Community Foundation is seeking grant proposals annually for projects that promote a greater understanding of Muslims and the Islamic Faith through educational programming or direct service projects that provide Muslims and non-Muslims opportunities for working together, as well as provides opportunities for interpersonal dialogue.
The Fund may also support multi-faith events if there is a significant emphasis on the Islamic faith. The Fund has limited resources that will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Funding Information
- The Fund will consider requests up to $5,000.
Uses of the Funds
- Grants from this fund:
- Funds may be used to support educational or direct service programming that provide Muslims and non-Muslims opportunities to work together and engage in interpersonal dialogue.
- May be used to support multi-faith events if there is a significant emphasis on the Islamic faith.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals will only be considered from nonprofit, charitable organizations which have been designated as having tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Application Requirements
- The following attachments must be submitted with every grant application made to Greater Toledo Community Foundation. Please pay close attention to the details or your application may be considered incomplete. Acceptable file types include Word, Excel and PDF only.
- Required attachments include:
- Board List – The names and affiliations of the organization’s board of trustees.
- IRS Letter – A copy of the organization’s tax exemption letter from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Background – A brief background and history of the organization, including when and how the organization was established, its mission or purpose, accomplishments to date and a listing of all current programs and services.
- Financial Statements – There are two options for submission of financial statements, which include:
- Option 1 – If the organization has had an audit prepared within 18 months of the application submission, please provide the full audit. An organization’s IRS Form 990 will not be accepted in place of the required financial statements;
- Option 2 – If audited financial statements for this timeframe are not available, provide the unaudited income & expense statement (P&L) and balance sheet for the organization’s most recent fiscal year-end. An organization’s IRS Form 990 will not be accepted in place of the required financial statements. Note that only statements reporting information prepared within 18 months of the application submission will be accepted.
- Operating Budget – A board-approved operating budget for the current fiscal year of the organization.
- Proposals must be submitted through the Foundation’s online application system. Proposals that are faxed, emailed and/or mailed will not be accepted. Proposals not meeting submission requirements will not be reviewed.
For more information, visit GTCF.
