The Community Foundations Community Grant Program is an annual opportunity to provide nonprofits with unrestricted General Operating Support (GOS).
Donor Name: Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
State: New York
County: Dutchess County (NY), Putnam County (NY) and Ulster County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
General Operating Support (GOS) grants are flexible and allow funds to support an organization’s ongoing administrative and infrastructure costs and to provide support to maintain existing, effective programs, organizational development and capacity building in Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster County.
General Operating Support grants will provide unrestricted support to the organization but can include specific support including:
- planning and/or the direct implementation of the program
- technology, equipment, or material costs
- strategic planning, staff/board development and/or succession planning
- management systems (financial, HR)
- marketing and communications
- investments to increase organizational capacity
Focus Areas
Funding will support a broad variety of organizations and programming, including; effective and innovative programs in the areas of human services, arts and culture, education and youth, health, the environment and civic affairs. Funding will have a focus on benefiting people who are from historically marginalized and under-funded communities or populations based on their race, ethnicity, age, gender/gender identity, socioeconomic status, health status, abilities or geographic location.
Funding Information
It is anticipated that a total of $100,000 will be available to grant. Grants made through this program will not exceed $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Tax exempt organizations (including faith-based organizations) located in or providing services to residents of Dutchess, Putnam or Ulster Counties, New York
- Nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status or an established fiscal sponsorship arrangement with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
- Please note that grants (including GOS) are not given to support:
- Individuals
- Political or partisan purposes
- Lobbying activities
- Loan reimbursements for capital projects already underway or completed
- Retroactive expenses that were incurred prior to the grant award
- Endowments
- Religious organizations for sacramental or theological purposes, however, grants may be made to support non-religious community programs provided through these institutions
- Schools, however, grants may be made to support student/teacher community service programs targeted to assist broader community needs
- Private foundations
- For-profit organizations
For more information, visit CFHV.
