Arizona Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Summer Youth Program to supplement existing programs in order to enrich, enhance and expand summer offerings for children and youth.
Donor Name: Arizona Community Foundation
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa County (AZ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
The Summer Youth Program Fund is an independent grantmaking program founded and managed by local funders who support, or are interested in supporting, agencies that provide summer programming for Maricopa County youth.
Benefits
The collaborative program simplifies grant seeking for nonprofit organizations. The program design makes grantmaking more efficient for local nonprofits to obtain the necessary funds for their summer programs by using a single application form, one collective process and a single report. Additionally, it will allow many funders to become more familiar with organizations providing summer youth programming.
Recognizing that many local nonprofits have small staffs, the SYPF collaborative effort allows staff to focus on youth programs by eliminating the duplication of efforts in applying separately to each funder.
Specific funding priorities
- Serve disadvantaged youth from neighborhoods with limited access to organized activities.
- Serve youth with disabilities or special health needs.
- Exhibit stable history of community support, outreach and partnerships.
- Demonstrate ability to increase number of youth served.
- Provide age-appropriate, enriching activities and education components.
- Identify areas to improve program quality and increase positive impact to participants.
- Establish realistic outcomes for the program participants.
- Create innovative methods to reach youth and instill healthy lifestyle behaviors.
- Collaborate among fellow grant seekers
Types of programs may be funded
- Program activities can be varied, centering on personal youth development, arts and culture, recreation and physical activity, environment/nature, disability or academic/educational.
- Organizations with a focus on artistic and academic programs are encouraged to apply with innovative ways to decrease sedentary activities and increase knowledge of healthy lifestyles. Recognizing that youth-serving organizations shape the environment of their youth, the SYPF will encourage all applicants to play a role in addressing the trend of childhood obesity through implementation of proper nutrition practices and opportunities to be physically active.
- The SYPF encourages collaborative efforts among organizations with similar goals, increase service capacities and expand outreach to touch the lives of more youth of Maricopa County.
Funding Information
Funding request range The SYPF will award approximately $500,000 in grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. The maximum grant is $25,000.
Eligibility Requirements
SYPF applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant organization must reside in Arizona and have documentation from the Internal Revenue Service of its charitable status (e.g., IRS Code Sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A).
- Organizations may not submit proposals under the 501(c)(3) umbrella of another agency. Applications from schools and municipalities will not be accepted.
- The proposed summer program must primarily (at least 80%) serve youth who are Maricopa County residents, although the service and/or activities may be provided outside of Maricopa County.
- When two or more organizations are collaborating on a program, all organizations must meet eligibility criteria, while one organization would be the responsible applicant. The responsible applicant must submit the application and becomes the designated contact organization for all communication purposes.
- The program for which the organization is requesting funds must have a minimum history of two years.
- Organizations are required to have a completed and visible profile on the ACF website. Incomplete organizational profiles will result in the declination of the application.
- Daily programs must be conducted for at least four hours per day, and residential programs must be conducted for more than one night.
- Faith-based organizations may apply, but the main purpose and content of the proposed summer program must not consist of overt and inherently religious activities.
- Only one application per EIN number will be accepted
For more information, visit Summer Youth Program.
