The Golden Civic Foundation intends to support great community organizations to carry out their missions by providing the “For the Good of Golden” Grant Program.
Donor Name: Golden Civic Foundation
State: Colorado
City: Golden
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $500 to $30,000
Detail:
The Golden Civic Foundation’s vision, a thriving community is defined by a collection of people and ideas that come together in a resounding chorus of purpose, pride, and spirit.
Funding Information
An organization can only apply once a year for only one of the following grants:
- Collaborative Grant: Grants ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 that “think” collectively and “act” collaboratively in addressing a community need, improving community support, solving a problem, or enriching the people of Golden educational, health, or cultural experience.
- Organizational Improvement Grant: Grants up to $7,500 that focus on an organization’s planning needs related directly to how they might achieve their mission through strategic planning, merger conversations, and similar efforts.
- Support Grant: Previously known as our “Community Grant Program,” these grants range from $500 to $5,000 and help fund community initiatives that advance solutions to our community’s greatest challenges using innovative strategies and a collaborative spirit.
Funding Priorities
Although all innovative ideas that meet emerging needs or opportunities of the Golden community will be considered, the following are the Golden Civic Foundation’s funding priority areas:
- CIVIC DEVELOPMENT – “Brick and mortar” type projects that provide improved amenities for our community such as improvements to a property (like a school track complex) or land, or property acquisition and re-purposing for the community’s benefit (like our old high school’s new use as the American Mountaineering Center).
- ARTS & CULTURE – Vibrant art and cultural amenities and experiences to promote cultural enrichment and help drive the local economy (examples include: public art, theater, music, dance, etc.).
- SOCIAL SERVICES – Infrastructure to give residents of all ages equitable access to opportunities for healthy living (such as social service facilities, amenities and services).
- EDUCATION – Projects that benefit Golden students with high quality learning and development, meaningful opportunities to pursue post-secondary education, career training, and pathways to gainful employment and fulfilling lives.
- ENVIRONMENT – Projects that sustain a healthy local community and provide opportunities for outdoor entertainment and recreation (things like gardens, parks and land preservation).
- PUBLIC BENEFIT/COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT – To provide “For the Good of Golden” at large and empower individuals or groups of people with the skills they need to effect change (strategic and organizational planning).
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible, an applicant organization must be classified as a 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service or be a local government agency or public school. Applicant organizations must operate within the City of Golden and funds must be used for the benefit of Golden citizens.
- The Golden Civic Foundation will not consider grants to organizations which discriminate on the basis of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin, religious affiliation, or presence of a disability. Additionally, no grants will be made to an organization whose primary purpose is to influence legislation or to participate in a political campaign.
For more information, visit https://www.goldencivicfoundation.org/grants/
