Donor Name: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
State: Georgia
County: Selected Counties
City: Atlanta
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/29/2022
Grant Size: cannot exceed $7,500
Details:
Extra Wish funding is intended to support unique and tangible items beyond an organization’s operating budget, especially for small or mid-sized organizations. Extra Wish is a resource for those “hard to fund” things that make an impact for staff, volunteers or people the organization serves. Through this program, donors have given grants for everything from backpacks to snakes, and baby monitors to washing machines. Extra Wish is shared with all of the Community Foundation’s current and planned giving donors – more than 1,000 individuals and families – and is a showcase for nonprofits doing impactful work in their region. Extra Wish provides monetary contributions for specific expenses (not staff or general operations) that contribute in a clear way to the success of organizations and the populations they serve.
Funding Information
Extra Wish requests cannot exceed $7,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofits that meet the following requirements are eligible to apply for a grant from Extra Wish:
- Must not have been featured in Extra Wish last two years (2020 or 2021). If your organization was featured in Extra Wish in 2019 or earlier, it is eligible to apply.
- Must be located and providing services within the Foundation’s 23-county service area.
- Must be classified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)(3) of the I.R.S. code as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, donations to which are deductible as charitable contributions under Section 170 (c)(2) and the I.R.S. determination must be current.
- Must be registered with the Georgia Secretary of State as a nonprofit
- Must have a minimum one-year operating history after the date of receipt of its 501(c)(3) classification.
- Must have annual operating expenses between $25,000 and $1.2 million as reflected in the most recently filed I.R.S. Form 990
- While applicants may provide a wide array of programs and/or services to the community, priority will be given to organizations or wishes that are tied to or further racial equity or shared prosperity.
- Priority will also be given to organizations that are led by or serving Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC led/serving). That is defined as organizations that meet at least three of the following four criteria:
- Organizational leader is BIPOC;
- Majority of board members are BIPOC;
- Majority of clients served are BIPOC; and/or
- Staffing of the organization is representative of the population served
For more information, visit Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
