The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is seeking applications for its Children’s Home Foundation Fund Grant program.
Donor Name: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
State: Pennsylvania
Counties: Cumberland County (PA), Dauphin County (PA), Perry County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Size of the Grant: $1,500 – $6,000
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/01/2022
Details:
The mission of the Children’s Home Foundation Fund, a fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, is to provide aid to economically disadvantaged children in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties.
Funding Information
Grant awards are generally between $1,500 – $6,000.
Funding Priorities
In accordance with this mission, funding priority will be given in the following areas:
- Human services, especially programs which address needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
- Education.
- Cultural enrichment and the arts.
Funding is restricted to programs serving only disadvantaged children in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties. Multi-year funding requests will be considered but may be granted conditioned upon investment return, confirmation of matching funds identified by the Grantee, and/or the availability of foundation funds (in the years following the initial year of funding).
Eligibility Criteria
- The Children’s Home Foundation Fund will make grants that serve to provide aid to economically disadvantaged children in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties.
- This opportunity is available to nonprofit organizations federally determined as 501(c)(3) entities.
- Applicants without 501(c)(3) status may engage a fiscal sponsor to administer their grant funds. If using a fiscal sponsor, you must follow the additional “Fiscal Sponsor” instructions below.
- In order to be considered eligible for future funding, grantees must provide a final grant use report to the Children’s Home Foundation Fund when all funds have been expended but no later than sixty (60) days following completion of the project.
- Unexpended grant funds must be returned to the Children’s Home Foundation Fund when all funds have been expended but no later than sixty (60) days following completion of the project.
Criteria for Evaluating Proposals
The Children’s Home Foundation Fund Advisory Committee makes all grantmaking decisions and consists of a dedicated group of individuals committed to our regional arts communities. The Committee may request additional information about the grant proposal prior to making an award or denial.
For more information, visit The Foundation for Enhancing Communities.
