The Amador Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Competitive Grants Program.
Donor Name: Amador Community Foundation
State: California
County: Amador County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $500
Details:
Amador Community Foundation welcomes grant applications up to $500 for community projects whose purpose is to make a difference in the lives and future of people in the Amador area.
The Amador Community Foundation places special emphasis on issues and projects that are poised to transform everyday life in Amador County.
Through their competitive grantmaking process, they prioritize opportunities with:
- Measurable Results:
- they seek to partner with and support nonprofit organizations that create long-term solutions to creating a healthy, safe and vibrant community;
- Maximum Leverage:
- Organizations that give strong evidence of community support for what they propose.
- Collaboration with other community organizations; including funds from other sources being used in conjunction with those proposed from the Foundation;
- Demonstrated Need:
- they encourage applications from organizations that represent and serve people and projects historically excluded from access to other funding sources;
- Innovative Ideas:
- they support projects that seek to enhance the lives and future of the people in Amador County.
What they Don’t Fund
In general, they will not consider funding:
- Concurrent or more than three consecutive grants to the same organization;
- Direct assistance to meet an individual’s personal needs;
- Annual fund-raising campaigns or special events;
- Debt reduction;
- Duplication of existing programs or services by new nonprofit organizations;
- Creation of or addition to an endowment fund or scholarship program;
- Political or religious purposes or to influence legislation or elections.
For more information, visit Competitive grants.