The Amarillo Area Foundation is seeking applications for its Louise Bowers Slentz Foundation Grants to support programs and capital projects that have a significant impact in the areas of need-based direct health care, post-secondary education, and animal welfare, as well as emergency requests.
Donor Name: Amarillo Area Foundation
State: Texas
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $50K
Details:
Priorities
- Health – need-based, direct care, preventative healthcare, and training; regional impact
- Education – post-secondary
- Animal Welfare
- Organizations located/operating in Donley, Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, and/or Wheeler counties
Funding Information
- Requests up to $50K are typical grant range, but requests <$300K are considered if the regional impact can be established.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must hold a current tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. This includes traditional agencies that have current 501(c)(3) status; a recognized government entity requesting funds for public charitable purposes; K-12 public schools; community colleges or universities; or churches/faith-based organizations for projects benefitting the community at large. Individuals are not eligible applicants.
- Applicants must use grant funds within and for the benefit of the residents and communities of the 26 northernmost counties of the Texas Panhandle.
- AAF will not accept proposals from the same organization within 12 months of a previous proposal. If the previous proposal was funded, a new proposal will not be accepted within 12 months of the last grant payment.
- Proposals that have been previously declined will not be accepted without significant change.
- Proposals will not be accepted from organizations that have not fulfilled the reporting requirements of any previous grants.
- Applicants must wait 3 years before applying for the same program regardless of approval or declination of the previous application.
For more information, visit Louise Bowers Slentz Foundation Grants.
