The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is seeking applications for its Community Impact Fund to support nonprofits and local causes in the region.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
State: Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Details:
The Fund invests in four areas: Arts & Culture, Basic Needs, Environment, and Youth Development.
Goals are to make meaningful grants, support nonprofits in education and development opportunities, and to manage investments so as to be of service to charities for the long term.
Two Types of Support
Applicant organizations should decide whether to apply for general operating support or for program support; either type of request is eligible for the Community Impact Fund.
- General Operating Support is unrestricted funding. Organizations may use the funds for administrative purposes, to meet monthly obligations, to support programming, pay salaries, or to meet other organizational needs. For general operating support requests, organizations must submit a current strategic plan that covers two or more years of operations.
- Program Support is funding for a specific program of an organization. Funds can be used for any element of the program’s budget. For program support requests, organizations must submit a program budget.
Funding Information
Requests should not exceed more than $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must:
- Be located in or providing services to residents in Bandera, Blanco, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Real, or Uvalde counties.
- Be classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Have a minimum of 12 months of operating history after 501(c)(3) determination.
- Demonstrate that 100% of the applicant organization’s Board of Directors have given to the applicant organization during the last completed fiscal year. Giving is defined as a personal cash donation or financially measurable in-kind contribution.
- Have filed grant evaluation reports for previously awarded Community Impact Fund grants.
- Present required financial statements, determined by an applicant organization’s annual operating budget:
- Budgets under $250,000 – most recently completed fiscal year’s financial statements
- Budgets between $250,000 and $749,999 – recently reviewed financial statements issued by a CPA
- Budgets $750,000 and above – recently audited financial statements issued by a CPA
What is Not Supported by the Community Impact Fund
The Community Impact Fund cannot support applications outside of its four focus areas: Arts & Culture, Basic Needs, Environment, and Youth Development. Additionally, Community Impact Fund grants do not support the following:
- Capital campaigns
- Building endowments or reserve funds
- Membership drives
- Special events, fundraising events, or sponsorships
- Retroactive funding, as in, activities that are completed prior to when funding becomes available
- Debt retirement
- Grants to individuals
- Grants for re-granting purposes
- Multi-year funding requests
- Conferences, travel, or professional development
- Medical, scientific, or academic research
- Political campaigns or religious activities
- Scholarships
- Tuition assistance
For more information, visit The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country.
