Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation Grant (Michigan)

The Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation offers grants for local non-profit organizations.

Donor Name: The Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation

State: Michigan

City: South Haven

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 03/15/2025

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The South Haven Area Community Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors broadly representative of the South Haven community. Mission is to benefit community; to provide responsible stewardship of gifts donated; to promote leadership in addressing community issues; to make grants that support the strategic plan. Priorities according to the current strategic plan are projects that seek to enhance the quality of life in the South Haven area (within a 10 mile radius of downtown South Haven) through education, economic development, arts and culture.

Funding Information

For 2025 Grant applications which can be submitted after December 31, 2024 and before March 16, 2025, Tier One grants are available up to $1,500, and Tier Two grants are available for amounts between $1,501 and $10,000.

Eligibility Criteria

The Foundation makes grants only to organizations that are recognized by the Internal Revenue Code as nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizations or to qualified governmental agencies.

Guidelines & Policies

Preference will be given to proposals that:

Address priority community concerns
Are change-oriented and problem-solving in nature
Will have the greatest benefit per dollar granted
Have the potential of leveraging additional grants from other sources such as government and other foundations
Assist grant recipients to achieve certain objectives
Grants will be made only to non-profit charitable organizations, or governmental entities.
Grants will be made only to organizations that provide for a responsible nonprofit fiscal agent and adequate accounting procedures.

In evaluating grant applications the Foundation gives consideration to:

Project Quality: Established community need, expected benefits, planning, similarity to other programs, reasonableness of budget and grant request, other expected funding sources, potential to leverage other grants
Community Impact: Number of people affected, potential impact, demonstrated community need/desire for the project, collaboration with other organizations, volunteer commitment to the project
Project Management: Staff and board experience, organizational ability to carry out the project, mission-appropriate, long-range plan for the project and the organization, future of the organization
The Foundation also takes into account whether the Foundation has adequate resources to effectively respond to the request.

Ineligibility