The Meramec Regional Community Foundation is seeking applications to improve the quality of life for individuals in the Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Osage, and Washington counties area through thoughtful grantmaking and community leadership.
Donor Name: Meramec Regional Community Foundation
State: Missouri
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,500 – $500.00
Details:
The Meramec Regional Community Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, chosen for their knowledge of the area. Grant decisions are made by the grant committee.
The unique role of a community foundation is to conduct a flexible community grantmaking program which addresses the most important needs of the community at any one time. The flexibility this requires is made possible by charitable donors who established unrestricted or field-of-interest funds and place the decision-making in the hands of the community leaders serving on their Board of Directors as well as dollars raised by the Meramec Regional Community Foundation.
Grant Amount
This grant program will provide $1,500 in the total grant round and will award up to 6 grants. Agency applicants may apply for up to $500.00
Criteria
Grant proposals are accepted according to an announced time table, and grant recommendations are made as funds are available. 501(c)3 organizations or other IRS approved entities (government entities, school districts and churches) serving the aforementioned area are eligible to apply. In awarding grants, affiliates of the CFO will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. Grantees must not, in the use of CFO grant funds, discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status either in its employment practices or in its policies and procedures concerning access to services.
For more information, visit Meramec Regional Affiliate Grantmaking Program.