The Allen Hilles Fund is seeking applications for its Grant Program to serve those with the greatest needs in Philadelphia and the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont comprising Essex, Orleans and Caledonia counties.
Donor Name: The Allen Hilles Fund
States: Vermont and Pennsylvania
Counties: Essex County (VT), Orleans County (VT), and Caledonia County (VT)
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/15/2022
Grant Size: $4,000 and $10,000
Details:
The Hilles Fund makes grants to organizations that provide low-income children, youth and women with pathways to economic independence and self-sufficiency. Program areas supported by the Hilles Fund are education, youth development and community development. Examples of strategies we fund include those that:
- Facilitate children’s development and provide high quality learning opportunities.
- Prepare youth, pre-k through high school, for academic success and/or employment.
- Remove barriers to self-sufficiency and achievement for women and girls.
- Help neighborhoods and/or communities organize, plan, and work together to improve their quality of life.
- Support educational and outreach activities of the Religious Society of Friends
Funding Information
They seek to support organizations for whom modest grants of between $4,000 and $10,000 will have an impact.
Application Requirements
To be complete, your application must include the following information about your organization and the activities for which you are applying for support
- Description of your organization
- Mission
- Organizational background and history (if a first time applicant)
- Services provided
- Description of the project for which you are seeking funding
- (If your request is for operating support, please substitute “organization” for the word “project” in your description.)
- What are your organization’s goals and objectives for the year and how will this grant help you implement these goals?
- Geographic area served by the project.
- How does your organization include the people it serves in its decision-making process?
- How does your organization’s leadership reflect its constituency?
- What is the need for the project? Who will benefit from it, including number of people served? How will the project help those served? What do you expect to be its impact?
- Describe how the project will operate. Include hours, days and months of operation, full- and part-time staff and their qualifications. If volunteers are used, describe how they are recruited and trained.
- Who will be in charge of the project? What are their qualifications?
- How will you measure the impact of this project?
- Attachments
- 1 copy of the 501 (c)(3) IRS “determination letter” demonstrating your tax-exempt status
- Demographic Survey — Download DEI Report Worksheet (Microsoft Excel)
- Leadership, including officers, directors and Board members
- Organization budget, including anticipated sources of income
- Your most recent annual financial statement (audited if available)
- Program budget, if applicable
For more information, visit The Allen Hilles Fund.
