The John T. Gorman Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 Direct Services Grant Program to non-profit organizations who provide supports and services that address the immediate basic needs of people in Maine who are experiencing the adverse effects of poverty.
Donor Name: John T. Gorman Foundation
State: Maine
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/03/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $25,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
While the work of the Foundation’s initiative grantmaking focuses on ensuring that Maine’s children are resilient and ready to succeed, the DSGP welcomes applications from organizations who are serving any population of people in Maine.
For the purposes of the 2023 Direct Services Grant Program, eligible programs and organizations are those that address or connect people in Maine experiencing poverty to basic needs supports (e.g.: food, shelter, clothing, physical and mental health, transportation, English language classes, case management support, etc.)
The DSGP awards both program/project funding and general operating support. The Foundation will consider programmatic requests that support the direct provision of client services and will not consider programmatic requests to address organizational infrastructure needs (e.g.: database creation, strategic planning, staff training, organizational evaluation, etc.). Applicant organizations applying for unrestricted general operating support must have a mission that centers on serving Maine residents who are experiencing poverty. They should also have a successful track record of providing services to address immediate basic needs. Organizations who are exclusively serving people in Maine who are experiencing poverty are encouraged to apply for operating support to access the most flexible source of funding.
Funding Information
The Foundation will consider grant requests of up to $25,000 from a broad spectrum of non-profit organizations providing services under existing programs over a 12-month period.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply, organizations will need to meet the following criteria:
- Be a non-profit with 501(c)(3) status, have a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) status, or be a public school, municipality, or tribal government. Applicants cannot be a private foundation under I.R.C. § 509-(a);
- Have a mission that includes serving people in Maine who are experiencing poverty; Completed grant requests must be received via their online application portal by 5:00pm EST on Monday, April 3, 2023.
- Be able to demonstrate that their proposed efforts are addressing an unmet need;
- Be able to demonstrate a track record of successfully meeting those needs; and
- For program/project funding requests, be able to identify the results sought for the populations in
question and the plan for achieving those results
The Foundation will support:
- Existing programs
- General operating support for organizations whose missions center on serving Maine residents who are experiencing poverty
- Programmatic requests that support the direct provision of client services
- One-time only grants spent over a twelve-month period
For more information, visit Direct Services Grant Program.
