The Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County (ACFYC) is seeking applications fo its 2022 Grant program to lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better Yavapai County.
Donor Name: Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County (ACFYC)
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai County (AZ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/23/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000- $20,000
Details:
ACFYC will accept proposals that benefit and support:
- Animal Welfare (Pat and Gerhard Kroenaur Animal Friends Fund) – The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit organizations within Yavapai County whose purpose it is to provide services directly to animals. These services include, but are not limited to, rescue, spay/neuter, vaccination, medical treatment, shelter, rehabilitation, and appropriate release to good homes or into the wild.
- Children (Margaret T. Morris Children’s Fund and Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County Children’s Fund) – The scope of the fund is to exclusively benefit children’s projects within Yavapai County.
- Environment (Yavapai County Fund for the Environment) – The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit projects to sustain the environment, as in protecting and preserving open spaces, vistas, wildlife habitat; and helping solve environmental problems such as air and water pollution through programs, projects, and education.
- Eye Care for Children (Ophthalmic Science Foundation) – The scope of this fund is to exclusively support the needs of children in Yavapai County with visual impairments. Applicants must provide eye care for children with visual impairments, provide for educational needs of children with visual impairments or provide for care of children with visual impairments.
- Healthcare (Yavapai County Healthcare Fund) – The scope of this fund is to exclusively support medical, dental, and mental healthcare to underinsured and uninsured persons.
- Law Enforcement Canine Units (Janet Codding Law Enforcement Canine Fund) – The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit law enforcement organizations in Yavapai County that utilize canines for law enforcement purposes, including but not limited to, patrol tracking, locating illegal drugs, search & rescue and locating cadavers.
- Music and Art (Prescott Gateway Music & Art Fund) – The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit projects whose purpose is to support music and art.
- Social Services (Richard & Jonne Markham Fund) – The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit projects whose purpose is to provide social services.
- Yavapai County Communities (Yavapai County Community Fund) – The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit the residents located in the geographic area of Yavapai County.
Funding Information
Proposals may be submitted for a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any Arizona 501(c)(3) organization, government agency, school, and tribal entity that operates with fiscal accountability and responsibility. Religious organizations may apply for funding of non-sectarian programs.
- Organizations must serve the residents within the Yavapai County geographic boundaries. Sedona agencies must use funding to benefit residents of Yavapai County outside of Sedona (defined as outside the Sedona city limits).
- Organizations must be in good standing with the IRS at the time of application submission or submitted application(s) will be declined.
- Organizations, government agencies, schools, and tribal entities that wish to apply for a grant through ACF of Yavapai County must attend a grant application workshop. If not, that organization’s application will not be accepted.
- Organizations must demonstrate a non-discrimination policy regarding staff, employment, governing board, and service delivery based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or national origin, and provide evidence of the policy.
- The application for this grant cycle is online. If applicants do not have internet access, they are advised to contact local public libraries, which offer free public internet access.
- Organizations without 501(c)(3) status must use a fiscal agent to apply on their behalf. Fiscal agents must have a visible profile on the ACF website, and also be a 501(c)(3) organization.
- The fiscal agent will be allowed to submit one application.
- The Foundation will need a copy of the contract agreement between the organization and the fiscal sponsor.
- Organizations will be limited to the number of times they can apply for a grant. If an organization has submitted a grant application three years in a row and has not received funding in any of those three years, that organization will not be allowed to apply during the fourth year. This timeframe began as of 2017. Organizations will be notified before the grant application workshops if they are ineligible to apply for a 2022 grant.
- Incomplete applications will not be forwarded for review by the grant panel. This includes unanswered questions and incomplete project budgets.
- If your organization received a grant in 2020, you must have completed the final report for that grant. If a final report is not completed, this will result in a declined application.
For more information, visit Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County.
