Independent Financial has a steadfast commitment to building strong, healthy communities and one way they honor that commitment is philanthropic giving through their Small Grants Program.
Donor Name: Independent Financial
State: Texas, Colorado
County: Selected Counties
Cities: Austin, Waco, Fort Worth, Denver, Dallas
Town: Colorado Springs
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/30/2022
Details:
Local, nonprofit organizations who serve the needs of low- and moderate-income individuals, families and small businesses can apply online for funding in either the spring or fall each year.
To achieve the greatest impact, they direct funding priorities to three specific areas:
- Community Development
- workforce development, affordable housing, small business development and community revitalization;
- Education
- early childhood development, technical and career training, after-school programs, financial literacy for children and/or adults, summer camps and college-preparedness; and
- Health & Wellness
- community health services, preventative healthcare services, basic needs and behavioral therapy for children.
- Religious organizations that are not engaged in a specific project that is nonsectarian and benefits a broad base of the community.
- Political action committees, candidates, or causes.
- Capital costs (brick and mortar, the purchase of capital equipment, or other capital projects).
Eligibility Criteria
- To receive funding for any type of grant, organizations must
- Serve low- and moderate-income individuals, families, or small businesses.
- Have a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt designation or fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit organization.
- Have programs that fall under Independent Financial’s philanthropic funding priorities:
- Community Development, Education, and Health & Wellness.
- Be located in one or more of the counties they serve in their Market Areas.
- Austin – Travis & Williamson counties
- Colorado Springs – El Paso county
- Dallas – Dallas county
- Denver – Adams, Arapaho, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
- Fort Worth – Hood, Johnson and Tarrant counties
- Waco – McLennan county
- Grant applications are evaluated based on the following considerations
- Scale best practices
- Ability to measure and report on established outcomes-based success metrics aligned to strategic objectives
- Deliver innovative and scalable solutions
- Are completed in partnership, cooperation, and consultation with other agencies
- Independent Financial will not consider grants for
- Organizations that do not primarily address the needs of low- and moderate-income communities.
- Individual or team sponsorships
- Event conferences or research projects
- Organizations that discriminate against any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
For more information, visit Small Grants Program.