The Jefferson Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program to provide support for charitable and educational activities that promote individual and community health and well-being.
Donor Name: Jefferson Foundation
State: Missouri
County: Jefferson County (MO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $250,000
Details:
Grant Categories
Funding will be awarded in the following categories: program support; capacity building; and capital projects. Applications can be submitted for more than one category; however, only one proposal will be awarded of each grant type per year. Grants received through the proactive portfolio do not exclude grants that can be received through the responsive portfolio.
Grant Topics
Grants will be made to qualified public charities and government units to support activities that increase the health and well-being of Jefferson County residents. Grant topics include but are not limited to:
- Academic scholarships
- Basic needs limited to food, shelter and rent/mortgage and utility assistance
- Dental services
- Drug and alcohol abuse (treatment and prevention)
- Exercise and healthy lifestyle education
- Foster care and adoption services
- Health and health-related education
- Homelessness and domestic violence shelters and services
- Medical equipment
- Mental health counseling
- Obesity
- Physical and mental disabilities
- Prescription assistance
- Preventative health care
- Safe housing
- Transportation assistance
Funding Information
Grant sizes will be a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $250,000. Larger or smaller grants are awarded at the discretion of the Jefferson Foundation Board of Directors.
Geographic Area Served
Grants will be awarded to qualified public charities and government units that are located in or serve residents of Jefferson County, MO.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants will be made only to tax-exempt public charities as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with a designation of 509(a)(1) or (2). Grants to government units will be made under special circumstances.
- Grants will not be awarded for endowment funds, loans, deficit financing, travel, political activities, fundraising activities or to individuals.
- Grants will not be awarded to programs that are political in nature. Grants will not be awarded for lobbying activities or to influence political elections.
- Grants will be awarded to religious organizations as long as the agency does not discriminate based upon clients’ religious preference. Grants will not be awarded for general operating expenses of churches.
- Grants will not be provided to fund overhead or the payment of general, administrative, or other expenses that are not directly associated with the activities related to the Grant.
- Grants will not be made for dinners or other ticketed events.
- Organizations are only eligible to receive one grant per grant category during the grant year (January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023).
- All progress and final grant reports that are due for any previous grant must be on file before the next grant will be awarded.
Grant proposals are evaluated according to the following criteria:
- The proposal meets all of the eligibility criteria of the Foundation
- Increased health and well-being is clearly defined with stated need(s) and outcome(s);
- The project or program has broad and/or strong community impact;
- The grant funds will be utilized efficiently and effectively.
For more information, visit Jefferson Foundation.
