Community Grants are one- or two-year unrestricted grants for non-profit organizations who enhance North Central Washington as a region where nature, the arts, and the area’s natural and human history encourage appreciation, understanding and stewardship of this special place.
Donor Name: Icicle Fund
State: Washington
County: Chelan County (WA), Douglas County (WA), Okanogan County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $3,000
Details:
With these unrestricted grants, nonprofits have the flexibility to do their most important work in the community in innovative and impactful ways as they invest in programs, salaries/benefits, technology, capacity-building, communications, and other efforts that strengthen the organization and its long-term mission delivery.
New this year is that all funding through the Community Grants Program will be unrestricted for work within the Icicle Fund service area and mission. Organizations whose service area reaches beyond Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan counties will be eligible to request funding for their work within these four counties. Organizations whose mission is broader than arts, history, or the environment will be able to apply for funding for the arts, history, and/or environmental aspects of the work.
Priorities
Grants value both young (upstart) and mature organizations that foster a collaborative atmosphere, deliver mission in innovative and impactful ways, and connects with diverse North Central Washington community.
- Impactful
- Grants believe that strong, resilient organizations are essential to a thriving community and region. Therefore, support organizations in doing their most powerful work in the community, implementing not only the high-profile but also the hard-to-fund projects while sustaining high performing organizations.
- Collaborative
- Grants fundamentally believe that by working together they can increase the impact of organizations across this region. When mutually beneficial, they encourage collaborative relationships with other organizations that service North Central Washington.
- Connected
- Grants believe that thriving communities encourage engagement and connection between their members. It values nonprofits that remove barriers to participation for community members who have been historically under-served or under-represented.
- Mission
- The three areas in which they awards grants are Environment, the Arts, and Cultural and Natural History. For more information and priorities in each focus area. Integration of two or more of these areas can be very powerful and is encouraged when relevant.
Funding Information
The minimum grant amount is $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Mission and Service Area
- Grant funding is available to qualifying nonprofit organizations with a primary mission or specific programs within the arts, environment or history that serves Chelan, Douglas, Grant and/or Okanogan counties.
- Qualifying Non-profits
- Eligible for funding are organizations under IRC section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) that meet the following criteria,
- 501(c)3 Nonprofits with Public Charity Status (Not a Private Foundation)
- Public Schools (Individual schools within a district may apply separately. Only one application per school will be considered. Districts may apply for programs with district-wide impact. Applications must be submitted from the principal’s office for school applications and from the superintendent’s office for district-wide applications.)
- Local, City, or Tribal Governmental Organizations (Community enhancement projects not typically funded through tax dollars may be eligible.
- Faith-based Organizations (Grants will not be made for religious purposes, but non-religious programs offered to the broader community may be eligible.)
- Eligible for funding are organizations under IRC section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) that meet the following criteria,
Charitable nonprofits that do not meet these criteria, can be fiscally sponsored by an organization that does.
For more information, visit Icicle Fund.
