The Barton County Community Foundation is seeking applications to provide innovative solutions for existing and emerging community needs.
Donor Name: Barton County Community Foundation
State: Missouri
County: Barton County (MO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $4,000
Details:
The unique role of a community foundation is to conduct a flexible community grantmaking program which addresses the most important needs of the community at any one time. The flexibility this requires is made possible by charitable donors who established unrestricted or field-of-interest funds and place the decision-making in the hands of the community leaders serving on the Board of Directors.
The board will be awarding $20,000 during the current grant period. The board will review grant applications and consider the needs of the community before determining number of grants awarded and amount of each grant. While the Board reserves the right to narrow the focus of community grants in the future, for the current year, grant proposals will be accepted in an open field of interest.
Barton County Community Foundation, Inc. has a continuing interest is supporting institutions and projects which provide vital community services, however, the Community Foundation also has an interest in:
- Projects which provide innovative solutions for existing and emerging community needs.
- Projects which encourage collaboration among organizations and donors.
- While these are areas of strong interest to the Community Foundation, requests need not be limited by these interests.
Funding Information
The maximum amount one applicant can request is $4,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) organizations or other IRS approved nonprofit entities serving Barton County are eligible to apply.
- In awarding grants, affiliates of the CFO will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. Grantees must not, in the use of CFO grant funds, discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status either in its employment practices or in its policies and procedures concerning access to services.
For more information, visit CFO.