The Community Foundation of Shelby County is accepting applications for its Community Grants Program to cultivate, administer and distribute legacy gifts for the benefit of their community.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation of Shelby County
State: Ohio
County: Shelby County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/04/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Details:
Priorities
Many types of projects may be considered for Community Grants. The Foundation typically looks for several of the following key elements in applications:
- Serves a large number of Shelby County residents
- If ongoing, the project can be sustained after the grant is exhausted
- An unduplicated program/project
- Diversity in those who are served
- Prevention of illnesses or societal problems
Funding Information
Grants may be in any amount up to $15,000.
Requests in excess of $5,000 are considered Impact Grants and will be additionally evaluated as follows:
- The request must be specific
- An innovative, new concept or process
- Meets a need not fully met by existing programs
- Affects an underserved population
- Impacts a growing need in the community
- Is not replacement of existing capital equipment
- Has sufficient data or statistics to verify the request
Eligibility Criteria
- The Foundation makes grants that touch various aspects of their community and the people served by its organizations.
- Governmental agencies and not-for-profit organizations designated 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service which are physically located in or serving Shelby County, Ohio and surrounding areas are eligible to apply for a grant.
- Consideration will be given to not-for-profit organizations that do not have a 501(c)(3) status, but are incorporated in the State of Ohio, so long as the grant proposal is for charitable purposes that fit within the Foundation guidelines and IRS regulations.
- Additional documentation will be required from organizations that do not have a 501(c)(3) status. If a fiscal agent (a 501(c)(3) or governmental entity) will be the payee to receive a grant, please list the entity’s name and EIN on the Preliminary Proposal form.
For more information, visit Community Grants.