The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates (PACF) works to meet the needs of the communities that it serves through its Community Action Grants Program, a competitive grant.
Donor Name: Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
State: West Virginia
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
Community Action Grants are made in the fields of: Arts and Culture, Education, Health and Human Services, Recreation, Youth and Family Services, and Community and Economic Development.
The Foundation focuses on:
- Capital and Equipment Projects
- Support the renovation or construction of facilities, purchase of major equipment, major repairs to facilities.
- Program Development
- Support the development of new services or programs designed to respond to unmet community needs and the expansion of existing programs to serve new audiences.
- Capacity Building
- Support projects that provide an organization with technical assistance and/or training to be able to more effectively meet their mission and/or provide services.
- Operating Support
- Support projects designed to: Increase financial stability (Type 1); Help a strong organization increase its capacity (Type 2).
- For all operating support requests, the applicant must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (operating support is not available to governmental entities, schools (public or private), or entities that do not have 501(c)(3) status);
- Provide essential community services or offer programs that meet basic human needs;
- Have been in continuous operation for at least five years and have a proven track record;
- Have an overall sound financial history (at least prior to the present need);
- Be able to demonstrate strong management;
- Have previously received support from the Foundation.
Within these focus areas, the Foundation also gives special consideration to projects that build a strong, resilient, and inclusive community, including projects that address ongoing substance use disorders and related community impact, and the advancement of an inclusive community and/or the elimination of racism and bias.
PACF’S Funding Priorities
Priority is given to projects that:
- have significant impact on the people and communities served by the applicant organization;
- reach new audiences, expand existing programs or services, or respond to emerging needs;
- strengthen the organization’s capacity to deliver its services and meet community needs;
- are well-planned and can reasonably be achieved;
- have a matching grant opportunity or seek a matching grant to leverage more funding;
- have limited access to other sources of support.
Funding Information
Generally, $20,000. Requests for more than $20,000 may be considered for projects that are highly collaborative or have regional broad-scale impact; you must contact the Foundation prior to submitting a request in excess of $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Community Action Grant, an applicant must be a private, nonprofit organization tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a public institution, such as a public school or government agency. Requests from individuals are not accepted. The programs the PACF considers for support must be located in the Foundation’s 11-county service area or must directly benefit the residents in its service area. The PACF places priority for Community Action Grants to projects serving communities where the PACF is the only community foundation in operation – priority counties for the Foundation support are: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood counties in West Virginia. Grant applicants also must have filed a final report for their most recent grant-funded project in order to be eligible for another grant.
For more information, visit PACF.
