The Greater Toledo Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Community Impact Grant Program to provide seed money for new, innovative programming that addresses unmet community needs or expands successful programming to reach unique audiences.
Donor Name: Greater Toledo Community Foundation
State: Ohio and Michigan
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Details:
Greater Toledo Community Foundation is a public charitable organization created by citizens of community to enrich the quality of life for individuals and families in their service area. The Foundation serves northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan with a particular emphasis on the greater Toledo area. Grants from the Community Impact grant program support a variety of services in the fields of education, social services, physical and mental health, neighborhood and urban affairs, natural resources, and the arts.
Community Impact Grant Program emphasis is placed on programs that will: Create safe, positive living environments; Enable families to develop the skills/resources needed to support and nurture each member; and Foster the development of responsible young people who are capable of achieving their fullest potential.
Community Impact Funds support projects in the following areas:
- New innovative programs that addresses unmet community needs
- Existing program expansion to reach unique audiences.
Funding Information
Requests of $50,000 or more will be considered. Multi-year requests are eligible and encouraged if the applicant organization can show an expected progression of the project over time. Organizations seeking multiyear support must request at least $50,000 in year one of the project to be eligible for consideration. Requests in years two and/or three of the project may be less than $50,000. Typically request amounts decrease in subsequent years as program sustainability is achieved. Grant funds should only be requested to support direct programmatic expenses. The Foundation has a particular interest in supporting projects that use data to drive continuous improvement of service delivery to achieve greater impact.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Foundation seeks transformational projects with the potential to impact the community for years to come. For this reason, eligible applicants must have an established organizational infrastructure with a track record of success.
- To qualify for funding consideration from the Community Impact grant program, organizations must have been in existence for a minimum of five years and have an operating budget of $500,000 or greater. Organizations that do not meet these requirements may partner to submit a collaborative project request, provided the combined operating budgets of the project partners equals $500,000 or more. Organizations proposing significant partnerships including shared back office strategies or potential mergers, should also consider applying for support through the Strategic Alliance Partnership funding opportunity.
- Grants will only be awarded to nonprofit, charitable organizations which have been designated as having tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. Applications must propose to provide services benefitting residents of northwest Ohio or southeast Michigan.
For more information, visit GTCF.