The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is seeking applications for its Grant Program for the betterment of the residents of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair, and Livingston counties.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
State: Michigan
Counties: Wayne County (MI), Oakland County (MI), Macomb County (MI), Monroe County (MI), Washtenaw County (MI), St. Clair County (MI), and Livingston County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $30,000 to $75,000
Details:
Their interest areas span from arts and culture to the environment, to health and human services.
Priorities
While they do not expect that all of these priorities will be addressed in every application to theCommunity Foundation, they want to give you a sense of what kinds of lenses they look through when reviewing applications. Their current priorities include the following:
- Sustainability
- Regional Impact
- Leverage
- collaboration
Funding Information
While their grants can range from $5,000 to $1 million depending on funds available, the majority of their competitive grants range from $30,000 to $75,000.
Eligibility Criteria
There are some specific eligibility rules to keep in mind before you consider applying:
- The Foundation will only make grants to federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, government entities, school districts, and universities.
- Please note that all of their competitive grant programs require that your organization have a certified financial audit or a financial review, conducted by a CPA or other external financial professional. Click here to see a comparison of an audit vs. a financial review.
- While grants to religious organizations are considered, sectarian religious programs are not eligible. By this, they mean that if they are to consider funding a program offered by a religious organization, they would only consider a program that is open to the wider community.
- They do not make grants to individuals, or grants to cover deficits or other previously incurred obligations.
- They will only grant to entities that have submitted all final reports that are due to the Foundation on previous grants they have received from them. In general, they will not consider a new grant to an organization when they have an open competitive grant.
- Finally, your organization must be headquartered in one of the seven counties that they serve and must serve the residents of their region. Occasionally, grants to statewide or national organizations will be considered for activities in the region and particularly if a local partner is actively involved in the project.
For more information, visit Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.