The Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Region is seeking applications for its Neel Family Fund to provide support of music education for children 18 years of age and younger in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Region
State: North Dakota
County: Grand Forks County (ND)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2022
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Neel Family Fund support music education for uses such as school music programs, youth bands, choirs and orchestras, summer programs, music lessons, purchase of music, purchase of instruments, scholarships for aspiring young musicians to further their music education both locally and worldwide, and costs or fees for guest conductors and clinicians. Gifts are to be used to increase or supplement resources of music education rather than replace or supplant existing resources.
Proposed projects must fulfill the following criteria:
- Benefit music education for children 18 years of age and younger in Grand Forks County.
Funding Period
If awarded, grant funds must be expended on a project that starts and ends between the following dates:
- Cycle 2 Grant Awards: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for the Neel Family Fund Grant Program must fulfill the following criteria:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, be a public agency (such as a school or library) or unit of government, or be fiscally sponsored by such.
- Have principal operations in Grand Forks County.
- Be current with all reports if a prior Community Foundation grant recipient.
- Demonstrate general fiscal responsibility and agree to use the grant funds in a manner consistent with the grant application.
- Submit a complete and accurate application, providing all requested information, by the stated deadline.
- Submit documentation of a professional audit or financial review or compilation by a CPA, completed within the past year. If such are not available, the organization may submit a balance sheet and profit and loss statement, both signed by the organization’s Treasurer. No other alternatives will be accepted.
Funding is not available for:
- Salaries of permanent personnel.
- Bringing performances or exhibitions to the area.
- Taking students to performances or exhibitions.
- Support of foundations.
- Cash reserves, endowment funds, capital expenditures, fundraising, or activities that are primarily for religious or political purposes.
- Fines and penalties, debt reduction/elimination, or litigation.
- Awards, re-grants, redistributions, donations, contributions, prizes, or gifts to any other person, organization, or entity.
- Alcoholic beverages.
- Commercial (for-profit) enterprises or activities, including concessions, food, t-shirts, or other items for resale.
For more information, visit Neel Family Fund.