The Hillsdale County Community Foundation is seeking applications for its grant program to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Hillsdale County.
Donor Name: Hillsdale County Community Foundation
State: Michigan
County: Hillsdale County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/01/2022
Details:
Eligible projects generally fall within these categories: education, fine arts, social services, community development, recreation, environmental issues, health and wellness, and improvement in the physical, mental, and moral conditions of Hillsdale County residents. The Foundation aims to support creative approaches to community needs and problems that benefit the widest possible range of people.
The Foundation gives priority to programs which:
- Reach as many people as possible in the county
- Increase individual access to community resources
- Examine and address the underlying causes of local problems
- Promote personal independence and achievement
- Seek challenge or matching grants
- Attract volunteer resources and support
- Strengthen the private, non-profit sector
- Encourage collaboration with other organizations
- Build the capacity of the applying organization
- Support the start-up of new programs that solve critical local problems or address critical local needs
- Focus on prevention
- Low priority is given to brick and mortar requests and ongoing programs where alternative funding is not planned to carry a program/project forward following a Foundation grant.
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation welcomes grant applications from the Hillsdale County area or outside Hillsdale County if a significant number of the people to be served reside within Hillsdale County. Applicants must be tax exempt according to Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an educational institution, or governmental unit.
For more information, visit Hillsdale County Community Foundation.
