The Springfield Foundation is seeking applications for its Competitive Grants.
Donor Name: Springfield Foundation
State: Ohio
County: Clark County (Ohio)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/14/2023
Details:
Through the competitive grants program, they invest in nonprofits that are working to meet current community needs in the fields of Arts & Culture, Civic Affairs, Education, Environment, Conservation & Animals, Health, and Human Services.
The Foundation provides field of interest funding from endowments created by donors directed to a broad area reflecting their personal interests. There is no separate application for this funding. All applications are evaluated for their relevance to these areas which include:
- Animal Causes ( Spay/Neuter)
- Arts (preforming arts in the schools and arts for individuals with a diagnosed mental illness)
- Children and Youth
- Conservation and Preservation
- Construction Trades (Training and Education)
- Environmental Activities
- Education
- Health (Cardiac & Respiratory Ailments, Cancer Care, Prenatal and Postpartum programs, Dental)
- Homeless Shelters
- People with Disabilities (Blind & Vision Impaired, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Physical, Developmental)
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding from the Springfield Foundation charitable organizations are required to:
- Be a nonprofit organization exempt from Federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, churches, or government units including public schools and municipalities. If you do not have a 501(c)(3), you may enter into an agreement with a qualified nonprofit that will act as your fiscal agent.
- Have a governing board, and conduct business without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, or national origin.
- Provide programs and projects serving the Clark County, Ohio Community.
- Provide to the Springfield Foundation a board approved diversity, equity, and inclusion statement.
- The Springfield Foundation does not award grants from discretionary funds for the following purposes:
- Awards to individuals, including fellowships, travel, study, research, camps.
- Support for individual political candidates and/or lobbying efforts,
- Annual campaigns or dues,
- Endowments outside of the Springfield Foundation.
- Sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytizing,
- Fraternal, political, labor, athletic, and social or veterans’ groups,
- School bands and school choral groups, drill teams, or color guards,
- Annual fund drives or fund-raising activities,
- Returning applicants who did not complete their previous grant requirements (i.e., reporting).
For more information, visit Springfield Foundation.