Porter County Community Foundation is seeking applicants for its Porter County Community Fund.
Donor Name: Porter County Community Foundation
State: Indiana
County: Porter County(IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/15/2022
Details:
The Porter County Community Foundation gathers generosity from their community, grows those donations through investment and gives grants to organizations all for the good of Porter County. Their grants are awarded through an open grant process for humanitarian, cultural, educational and environmental purposes.
The Foundation is interested in directing its funding to requests that:
- Provide operating support to organizations that have experienced a decrease in support and/or an increase in people served; or
- Enhance the organization’s capacity through the acquisition of equipment; training or professional development programs for staff and volunteers; strategic planning; and, in general, the Foundation seeks to fund those extraordinary type of expenses that occur that are difficult to budget for but are important for the long-term growth and vitality of the organization.
Applications for equipment where the total cost exceeds $50,000 must demonstrate that they have raised at least 60% of the required funds before applying to the Foundation.
Grant applications from organizations headquartered outside of Porter County need to identify that they have a facility or are operating a specific program in Porter County or they need to identify a Porter County partner that will sign as a co-applicant. Organizations that operate on an all-volunteer basis are encouraged to meet with the Foundation’s staff before submitting a proposal.
Ineligibility
The Foundation Generally Does Not Fund:
- Annual appeals or membership contributions;
- Event sponsorships;
- Multi-year grants;
- Programs that are sectarian or religious in nature;
- Political organizations or candidates;
- Contributions to endowment campaigns;
- Campaigns to reduce previously incurred debt;
- Individuals (except scholarships from scholarship funds);
- Programs already completed and/or equipment already contracted for;
- Travel for bands, sports teams and similar groups;
- Camp scholarships or fees related to camp programs; and
- Grants to re-granting organizations.
For more information, visit Porter County Community Fund.