The Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, is seeking applications to provide grants to projects benefitting children and youth (defined as Pre-K-12) in southeast Michigan.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
State: Michigan
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/09/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $50,000
Details:
Over the years, the Community Foundation has helped to create and fund numerous projects that improve the lives of those who live here. Their interest areas span from arts and culture, to the environment, to health and human services.
The Foundation seeks to make strategic investments in the community and look to partner with nonprofit organizations to help create enduring solutions to complex problems. Effecting change requires both passion and measured thought, and they work hard to find proposals that encompass both.
Priorities
- While the Community Foundation has a large footprint in terms of the types of organizations they fund, there are common priorities that they look for in any application, no matter how large or small, and no matter what topic area.
- While they do not expect that all of these priorities will be addressed in every application to the Community Foundation, they want to give you a sense of what kinds of lenses they look through when reviewing applications.
- Their current priorities include:
- Sustainability
- Regional Impact
- Leverage
- Collaboration
Funding Information
The Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Fund makes several grants each year that typically range in size from $10,000 to $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Projects must benefit children and youth (defined as Pre-K-12) in southeast Michigan. There are some specific eligibility rules to keep in mind before you consider applying:
- The Foundation will only make grants to federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, government entities, school districts and universities.
- Please note that for all of their competitive grant programs, they require that your organization have a certified financial audit or a financial review, conducted by a CPA or other external financial professional.
- While grants to religious organizations are considered, sectarian religious programs are not eligible. By this they mean that if they are to consider funding a program offered by a religious organization, they would only consider a program that is open to the wider community.
- They do not make grants to individuals, or grants to cover deficits or other previously incurred obligations.
- They will only grant to entities that have submitted all final reports that are due to the Foundation on previous grants they have received. In general, they will not consider a new grant to an organization when they have an open competitive grant.
- Finally, your organization must be headquartered in one of the seven counties that they serve, and must serve residents of their region. Occasionally, grants to statewide or national organizations will be considered for activities in the region and particularly if a local partner is actively involved in the project.
For more information, visit CFSM.
