The Laura J. Kress Angel Tree Fund provides grants in support of gifts for children in Tennessee during the holiday season.
Donor Name: East Tennessee Foundation (ETF)
State: Tennessee
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/05/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 3 months
Details:
Funding Information
- Grants will be awarded in late October 2023 for three-month terms and will range from $2,000 to $10,000.
- The grant term is November 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- Confirmation that the organization is a 501(c)(3) public charity, unit of government, or public educational institution
- New or emerging groups that do not have nonprofit status may apply if they have an established nonprofit organization as a fiscal sponsor
- Employee Identification Number (EIN)
- Legal name of organization, address, and contact information (phone, email address, fax)
- Primary contact person and title
- Most recent financial statements and/or most recent audit and/or IRS Form 990
- Current year organization operating budget
- List of current board of directors or equivalent governing body
- List of staff administering the project
- Confirmation that the organization operates and is organized so as to not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status, sexual orientation, age, disability, covered veteran status, or other characteristics as identified in the Foundation’s Diversity and Non-Discrimination Statement.
- Additional Eligibility Criteria specific to the Laura J. Kress Angel Tree Fund:
- Grants must provide support to children who are under-resourced and underserved.
- Children served must live in Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Morgan, Scott, or Union counties.
- Please note the following exceptions to the general eligibility requirements:
- Because Laura J. Kress Angel Tree Fund is a donor advised fund, applicant organizations are not required to provide their most recent financial statements and/or audit and/or IRS Form 990; current year operating budget; or list of current board of directors.
The following types of requests will not be funded
- Check eligibility requirements specific to each competitive grant program for variations.
- Grants to individuals. We are restricted by law and therefore unable to provide grants directly to individuals.
- Projects that have explicit religious content, express a particular religious view, or advance a religious purpose
- Debt retirement or budget deficits
- Endowment funds or general fundraising campaigns
- Capital campaigns.
For more information, visit ETF.
