The Grant County Community Foundation provides grants to improve the quality of life for residents of Grant County, North Dakota.
Donor Name: Grant County Community Foundation
State: North Dakota
County: Grant County (ND)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $64,000
Details:
The GCCF provides a method of receiving donations and distributing grants to benefit projects or nonprofit organizations in Grant County. The fund is a component of the North Dakota Community Foundation, which is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation under IRS code 501(c)(3) and North Dakota Law.
The Grant County Community Foundation is benefiting from an initial gift from Grid United, an independent transmission company that builds new long-distance, interregional transmission lines to enhance grid reliability and resiliency. Grid United’s initial donation will be granted out in two grant rounds in 2023 to benefit projects and programs in the area. Funding will continue into 2024 and 2025.
Building Sustainability – Qualified Endowment
The local committee is also working to build a Qualified Endowment fund under the Grant County Community Foundation umbrella. An endowment fund is a permanent fund that will be invested and will generate grantable dollars every year into perpetuity to support projects and programs in Grant County.
NDCF is the support system for the Grant County Community Foundation, with over 40 years providing comprehensive charitable services to ND. This includes donor gift planning and bequest planning for individuals, company leaders, families, and nonprofits, and fiduciary services such as accounting, audit, and money management. This allows local volunteer committees to focus on telling their story of their foundation impact through marketing, granting, and growing the fund.
Low Priorities
- To projects substantially supported by government or which can and should be paid with tax revenue
- Grants to national organizations
- Requests for operating funds or day-to-day expenses
- Grants to religious organizations shall be limited to those activities which are non-sectarian and serve the entire community i.e. food pantry.
Funding Information
Grant amount: $64,000
Eligibility Criteria
- GCCF grants are for the general needs of the region with as much equity around the county as possible. Grants will be awarded to any organizations designated by the IRS as 501(c)3 nonprofit tax exempt groups, or government agencies
- Requests for projects or programs that serve a greater number of county residents will receive higher priority
- Grants can be made to any entity in Grant County.
Ineligibility
Not funded:
- Requests for grants or scholarships for individuals will NOT be considered
- Multi-year “pledges”
- Grants submitted by organizations who seek to influence legislation, carry on propaganda, participate in political campaigns, or which threaten to cause significant controversy or divisiveness
- Grant Ideas: New Playgrounds, Planting Trees in parks, School Tech needs, Food pantry program, shelter needs, County projects to improve quality of life, special need in Nursing home or Hospital. Ambulance & Fire needs.
For more information, visit NDCF.
