The Gorge Community Foundation is requesting grant proposals for its Community Grants program to provide charitable grants as the Foundation board determines are most needed.
Donor Name: Gorge Community Foundation
States: Washington, Oregon
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $17,500
Details:
Grants will be made within the broad range of nonprofit agencies and not limited to a single focus or exclusively to the interests of a particular constituency.
- In this grant cycle the total available for granting is $17,500 and proposals will be accepted for any amount up to that total. The range of grants in the past has been $650 to $4,000.
- Grant recipients are expected to comply with reporting requirements in order to be eligible for any future grants.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Requirements for Grant Recipients:
- Only nonprofit agencies located or operating within the Columbia River Gorge area specifically—Klickitat and Skamania counties in Washington State and Hood River, Wasco, Sherman and Gilliam counties in Oregon—are eligible for funding.
- The grant recipient must be a 501(c)(3) organization or operating under the umbrella of such an organization.
- Proposals for capital campaigns, loans or debt retirement will not be considered.
- The agency must have complied with reporting requirements on any grant previously awarded by the Foundation.
- In the selection of grant recipients, priority will be given to proposals with some combination of the following characteristics:
- Meet a clearly demonstrated need
- Are innovative and creative
- Provide the maximum impact for the dollars expended
- Encourage collaboration
For more information, visit Community Grants.