The Bean Foundation Educational Enhancement Fund provides opportunity for teachers and staff of Manchester and Amherst Public Schools.
Donor Name: Norwin S. & Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation
State: New Hampshire
City/Town: Manchester and Amherst
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grants may be made to support programs, or equipment and facility improvements, that serve the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Human Services, Health, and Public Benefit.
Priority consideration is given to projects which:
- extend services to individuals and groups that are not well provided for through current programs;
- develop service capacity that can be sustained in the future because it will attract other funding and/or generate revenue;
- promote cooperation and resource sharing among community organizations;
- improve the financial stability and managerial capacity of established organizations;
- help service agencies in Manchester and Amherst prepare for the future and help them effectively meet emerging community needs;
- are models with value for replication, or provide new approaches that have been successful elsewhere.
Funding Information
Grants are up to $750.
Grant Period
Grants are made for a period of one year.
Criteria
Grant support is primarily allocated to Manchester and Amherst 501(C)3 organizations. Grants are made to statewide or regional organizations only when the grant will have a significant, quantifiable impact directly on Manchester or Amherst. Grant recommendations are mindful of community boundaries and do not extend geographically to surrounding towns. Generally, due to their population sizes and community needs, grant allocations seek to target 90% of funding to Manchester and 10% to Amherst, although this may vary somewhat depending upon needs.
- The Foundation will consider general operating grants for new initiatives or to organizations addressing a critical community need
- Applications for funding of new staff salaries or expansion of responsibilities of existing staff will be considered, but carefully reviewed to consider the applicant organization’s ability to sustain the staff position, and for substantial organizational commitment to the project costs. Applicants should not expect such grants will be recurring.
- Organizations may apply only once every other year for a grant. Grant applications repeatedly submitted every two years will be considered; however, they are discouraged.
- Bean Targeted Grants address an important community need identified through a Trustee strategic planning process or community needs assessment. That process may include use of outside expert advice. In this case, the Trustees may seek out grantees positioned to address specific Targeted Grants. Targeted Grants may be funded for a period of 3-5 years. The grantee(s) will be required to update Trustees annually, and an extensive written report will be required at the end of the grant period.
- If a nonprofit is benefitting from a multi-year Targeted Grant from the Foundation, funding of an additional request will be considered if it is outside the purview of the multi-year award.
- Contributions to major capital campaigns generally will not exceed 3% of the total campaign goal. Exceptions may be considered for organizations that serve low-income populations or have limited capacity for additional fundraising
- Other than capital campaigns, them will be no dollar or percentage limit to the amount awarded any organization. However, grantees are be encouraged to be transparent and authentic when submitting their requests and associated budgets.
- Grant awards may be made for less than the amount requested. Grant awards will be made to religious institutions and churches only for projects that serve the greater community and do not include religious instruction or practice.
- Grants may be made to government entities for projects outside the entity’s normal operations that are funded by taxpayers. These may include planning grants for new programs, projects involving collaboration between government and nonprofit partners, and targeted, creative endeavors that may enhance the livability of Manchester or Amherst.
- Other than strategic initiatives of the Bean Foundabon, grani awards will not be made for travel or personal conference fees or expenses, nor will they be made to individuals, or for scholarships or camperships
For more information, visit Bean Foundation.
