The Greater Lawrence Community Fund provides support for nonprofit organizations providing essential needs to four communities in the Greater Lawrence community of Massachusetts.
Donor Name: Essex County Community Foundation
State: Massachusetts
City: Lawrence, Methuen, Andover and North Andover
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/03/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000 – $5,000
Details:
Funding Priorities
The Greater Lawrence Community Fund directs support to essential needs in four communities in Greater Lawrence: Lawrence, Methuen, Andover and North Andover with a focus on the city of Lawrence. These needs include: hunger, clothing, shelter and education. Shelter is defined as affordable housing or shelter programs, but not actual construction projects. The GLCF Grants Committee looks favorably on collaborative projects.
Funding Information
Grant Range: $1,000 – $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations that received a GLCF grant in the previous year are asked to take one year off before applying for additional funding.
- Only nonprofit organizations recognized as tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code are eligible for consideration.
- ECCF is committed to non-discrimination. They support organizations that use all reasonable efforts to recruit, hire, train, promote and serve persons without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where such status is a bona fide qualification for the service being provided and is related to the organization’s mission.
- Generally GLCF grants are not awarded:
- To individuals
- To state or local government agencies including public schools
- For political purposes
- For debt or deficit reduction
- To replace public funding, or for purposes which are generally a public sector responsibility
- To support academic research
- For travel outside the region
- To organizations headquartered outside of Essex County, unless they have a physical presence in the Merrimack Valley.
- For summer programs that are already supported by the Greater Lawrence Summer Fund.
Selection Criteria
When reviewing proposals, the GLCF Grants Committee considers:
- Programs that meet a documented need, are well planned and include evaluation procedures
- Organizations that have the capacity to support the proposed project and have a sound financial plan.
- Projects that offer the most significant impact for the contribution dollar.
- The project’s potential impact on the participants.
- The needs of the target population.
- Potential for continuation or impact beyond the grant period.
For more information, visit ECCF.
