The Kelsey Trust is accepting grant applications to benefit the people and protect the environment of the Lake Champlain Basin.
Donor Name: Kelsey Trust
State: Vermont and New York
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 to 10,000
Details:
The Kelsey Trust funds
The Trust’s giving is limited to organizations and projects that serve the people and protect the natural environment of the Lake Champlain Basin.
Focus Areas
The Trust focuses on the following issues:
- Environment – Particularly programs aimed at protecting Lake Champlain and its tributaries, the Green Mountains, and the Adirondacks
- Children-at-Risk – Programs that benefit infants and children with serious educational, emotional, nutritional, and social needs, and their families
- Education – Programs that benefit non-traditional students and that increase educational access, incentives, and opportunities for underserved populations
- Health & Nutrition – Programs aimed at promoting health and well-being in underserved segments of the population. Programs that provide nutrition to needy families.
Funding Information
In its current fiscal year the Trust’s grants budget will be roughly $200,000, some of which may have been committed in previous years. Because of the Trust’s limited size and the high demand for resources in the Champlain Basin, Kelsey Trust grants typically range in size from $5,000 to 10,000.
Funding Criteria
In considering potential grants the trustees consider the following:
- Alignment with Kelsey Trust priorities
- Demonstrated need
- The likelihood of achieving the organization’s stated goals, and the grants expected impact
- The sustainability of the funded project or program
- Applicant organization’s track record and fiscal sustainability.
Eligibility Criteria
The Trust supports organizations that serve the people and/or protect the environment of the Lake Champlain Basin, with a preference for organizations located in the Basin. Organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be a public agency or municipality in either the state of Vermont or New York. Nonprofit organizations or community groups that are not 501(c)(3)s may be eligible if represented by a non-profit fiscal agent. Applicants must not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, national origin, color, age, physical handicap, or sexual orientation.
Ineligibility
The Trust does not make grants to endowment campaigns, to individuals, for sectarian religious purposes, or where the Trust may become a predominant source of support.
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