The Greater Newburyport Fund for the Blind (GNFB) was established as a Field of Interest Fund at Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) in support of residents in Greater Newburyport living with blindness or progressive loss of sight.
Donor Name: Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)
State: Massachusetts
Cities: Amesbury, Newburyport
Towns: Byfield, Newbury, Salisbury, West Newbury
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/02/022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
The Fund provides programmatic grants to nonprofits and charitable entities (like schools, libraries, senior centers, etc.) for programs and services that meet the needs of the vision-impaired and enhance their quality of life and empower them to live independent and productive lives.
Funding Information
Applicants are invited to apply for grants up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must represent qualified 501(c)3 nonprofits or other charitable entities such as schools, libraries, senior centers, etc. who support residents in Greater Newburyport. Greater Newburyport is defined as: Amesbury, Byfield, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, and West Newbury.
- Respond to needs of blind and progressive sight-loss residents with high quality programs for Greater Newburyport residents.
- Offer effective and measurable solutions to impact residents with blindness or progressive sight loss in positive, sustainable, and empowering ways.
- Nonprofit or charitable entity must demonstrate strong administrative leadership and fiduciary responsibility
ECCF is committed to non-discrimination. They support organizations that use all reasonable efforts to recruit, hire, train, promote and serve persons without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where such status is a bona fide qualification for the service being provided and is related to the organization’s mission.
For more information, visit Greater Newburyport Fund.
