The ACCF Youth Endowment Fund, through the Youth Advisory Council (TAG Team) of the Foundation, awards grants to eligible organizations that serve the youth of Allegan County.
Donor Name: Allegan County Community Foundation
State: Michigan
County: Allegan County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/16/2022
Details:
The Allegan County Community Foundation’s Youth Endowment Fund, through the Youth Advisory Council (TAG Team) is comprised of High School students throughout Allegan County.
Youth Development is defined as:
Services, opportunities, or support for individuals 0-18 years old. Projects or Programs must encourage participants to reach their full potential.
Priority is given to programs and projects that:
- Enhance quality of early childhood education and intervention services
- Support mentoring programs that encourage relationships between youth and caring adults
- Support access to programs that promote mental and physical health as well as those that address disconnected youth
- Enhance educational opportunities in science, literacy, arts and culture, expecially those using experiential learning
- Support post-secondary education access and job readiness
- Support youth-led social change and elevate the voices of youth in program planning
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are made only to 501(c)3 non-profit organizations, governmental units, and educational institutions. There are occasions when ACCF may award grants to religious organizations (non-profit/tax-exempt), however, such grants may only be used to charitable purposes by the religious organization, or its affiliate provided the purposes are inclusive and voluntary.
- Grant projects and/or programs must benefit people of Allegan County.
- Grants are made only to organizations that are in good financial health and well managed. Grants are made only for projects that are well-conceived and likely to be successful.
- Grants are made to organizations that are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual identity or national origin.
For more information, visit Allegan County Community Foundation.