The Main Street Community Foundation has announced Men & Boys’ Fund Grant Program.
Donor Name: Main Street Community Foundation
State: Connecticut
Towns: Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Wolcott
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/16/2022
Details:
The Men & Boys’ Fund was established in 2016 by a group of local, committed men. Through its grantmaking program, the Fund works to make it possible for men and boys to improve the quality of their lives, increase self-sufficiency and make a positive difference in their community.
Grant Guidelines
- The Men & Boys’ Fund seeks to support local nonprofit organizations that are working to improve the lives of men and boys in the area of education, health and wellness, leadership, life-skills and workforce readiness, with a focus on self- sufficiency.
- Each request must include stated outcomes and criteria by which they will be evaluated.
- In general, grants are made for future, planned expenditures and not to cover operating deficits or previously incurred obligations.
- A proportionate amount of salaries, overhead/operational expenses can be included in the program or project budget for which funding is being requested.
- Grants for capital expenditures will be given consideration if the project is designed to directly benefit programs which meet the fund’s guidelines.
- The Main Street Community Foundation, at its sole discretion, may provide outright grants, challenge grants or grants which require matching funds.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are made for a charitable purpose and must serve the public to be a charitable expenditure. General Competitive Grants are awarded to 501(c)(3) not for profit organizations and 170(c)(1) public or governmental units.
- Either the organization or the program for which funding is requested, must provide a service to males of any age in the towns of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and/or Wolcott.
- Strong documentation must be provided from out-of-area agencies that they serve individuals from their six- town service area, and such requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- A Statement of Non-Discrimination Policy must be signed.
- Repeat requests from agencies are certainly welcome. If an organization’s request for funding is approved three years in a row, the organization is asked to wait one year before submitting another request for funding.
- Follow up reports from all closed grants must have been completed and returned to Main Street Community Foundation. If they have not, the organization will not be eligible for funding.
Projects Not Funded
Projects generally not funded by the Burlington Community Fund include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Operating/budgets deficits
- Day-to-day operating expenses
- Previously incurred obligations
- Endowments, research, political and/or lobbying activities
- Property repairs/maintenance
- Loans and memorials
- Replacement of governmental or other public funding
- Fundraising events
For more information, visit Main Street Community Foundation.
