Deadline: 03-Sep-21
Apply now to the East Tennessee Foundation’s (ETF) Youth Endowment Grant Program to support creative solutions to problems that place the region’s youth at risk.
ETF is going to focus its Youth Endowment grantmaking on supporting programs that help prevent or mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), the root causes of these troubling, destructive, and dangerous issues facing youth.
ACEs are defined as stressful and traumatic events in a child’s life such as incidents of abuse and neglect, living in a household with addictive behaviors, and witnessing or experiencing domestic violence. Not only have these traumatic events worsened because of the pandemic, but they have become disproportionately more severe for minority youth and other vulnerable populations.
Social issues facing today’s youth have been exacerbated by COVID-19. Incidents of bullying, gun violence, mental health, drugs and alcohol, and eating disorders are among the problems that have increased and worsened, particularly for minority youth and other vulnerable populations.
Funding Information
- Grants will be awarded in fall 2021 for two-year terms and range from $5,000 – $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations must have and be able to provide documentation to verify the following:
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- Confirmation that the organization is a 501(c)(3) public charity, unit of government, or educational institution
- New or emerging groups that do not have nonprofit status may apply if they have an established nonprofit organization as a fiscal sponsor
- Employee Identification Number (EIN)
- Legal name of organization, address, and contact information (phone, fax, email address)
- Primary contact person and title
- List of staff administering the project
- Most recent financial statements and/or most recent audit and/or IRS Form 990
- Current year operating budget
- List of current board of directors or equivalent governing body
- Confirmation that the organization operates and is organized so as to not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status, sexual orientation, age, disability, covered veteran status, or other characteristics as identified in the Foundation’s Non-Discrimination Policy Statement.
- Additional eligibility criteria specific to Youth Endowment:
- Applicant organizations must primarily function to serve children and youth or be an organization whose programs have demonstrated the ability to serve this population
- Organizations must be located in and serve constituents in ETF’s 25-county service area
- Under special circumstances, grants will be made to institutions outside the Foundation’s 25-county service area for programs that are operated within or provide direct benefit to residents of the 25 counties
- Salary or administrative support must not exceed 50% of the funding requested
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