The Bunbury Fund supports non-profit organizations making significant impacts across central New Jersey, and most specifically Mercer County, to strengthen their capacity to effectively advance their missions toward sustainable, organizational maturity.
Donor Name: Princeton Area Community Foundation
State: New Jersey and Pennsylvania
County: Selected Counties
City: Rocky Hill, Lambertville, Bordentown and New Hope
Township: Plainsboro, Cranbury, Franklin, West Amwell, East Amwell, Washington Crossing and Yardley
Borough: Morrisville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $150,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Bunbury Fund’s mission is to strengthen the ability of nonprofit organizations to do their best work. They refer to this work as capacity building. It is work that helps your organization deliver its mission with greater confidence. They respect that what an organization might need in terms of capacity building is best identified by its staff and board.
What They Fund
- Capacity-building grants: up to $50,000
- Strengthening the board governance
- Succession planning for board and staff leadership
- Developing strategic partnerships and program collaborations
- Strategic and scenario planning
- Systems upgrades to improve service delivery and measurement
- Embracing practices that support racial equity and inclusion
- Supporting the strategic and capacity building needs of start-ups and newly launched initiatives
- Strengthening Human Resources systems
- Improving technology/communications
- Multi-year grants: grants up to $150,000 for up to three years
- They will also entertain proposals for multi-year grants focused on developing organizational effectiveness over a period of up to three years (up to $150,000).
- Planning Grants: up to $10,000:
- In unique cases, a planning grant will be considered to help an organization evaluate the resources required to undertake a more comprehensive capacity-building project.
Eligibility Criteria
- An applicant must have tax-exempt status under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Service Code, be a publicly supported charity under Section 509, and be registered with the State of New Jersey as a charity. Applications will be accepted from organizations that operate and provide services within the geographic region covered by the Princeton Area Community Foundation, defined as follows:
- All of Mercer County; southern Middlesex County, including Plainsboro and Cranbury; southern Somerset County, including Montgomery, Rocky Hill and adjacent sections of Franklin Township (like the Griggstown area); southern Hunterdon County, including Lambertville, West Amwell Township and the adjacent parts of East Amwell Township; northern Burlington County, including Bordentown and Bordentown Township; and eastern Bucks County, Pennsylvania, including New Hope, Morrisville, Washington Crossing and Yardley.
What They Do Not Fund
- Services outside the above stated geographic region
- Operating support and staff salaries (new or existing)
- Building renovations, capital or endowment campaigns
- Fundraising appeals or event sponsorships
- Scholarships and individual sponsorships
- Field trips
- Sports activities
- Lobbying and other political activities
- Fraternal and religious activities
- Tax-supported and government-operated basic programs and services, such as core curricular school activities, and essential police and fire services.
Selection Criteria
- Fit with the Bunbury Fund guidelines
- Clarity of the stated need
- Impact on organization’s ability to deliver mission
- Measurable goals and realistic budget.
For more information, visit PACF.
