The Edwardsville Community Foundation is currently seeking applications for its Relief Fund.
Donor Name: Edwardsville Community Foundation
State: Illinois
County: Madison County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline:
- Individuals/Nonprofits/Businesses: 03/11/2022
- Municipalities: 03/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Details:
The Edwardsville Community Foundation values trust, transparency, compassion, excellence and equity and seeks to promote Philanthropic ideals connecting people, resources and solutions to create a lasting impact to their shared world. The ECF will provide a Public Attestation and Disclosure after funds have been fully distributed.
ECF Relief Fund Purpose Statement:
The primary purpose of the Relief Fund is to serve all members of the community by:
- Providing assistance to individual victims in a public class of sudden and unexpected natural, manmade, and civil disasters as declared by the U.S. President, Illinois Governor, or the local governing top official. The relief fund may provide assistance in the form of funds, services, or goods to ensure that victims who are needy or in distress have the basic necessities, such as food, clothing, housing (including repairs), transportation, and medical assistance (including psychological counseling)
- Providing assistance to organizations who are financially needy or otherwise distressed as a result of sudden and unexpected natural, manmade, and civil disasters as declared by the U.S. President, Illinois Governor, or the local governing top official.
- Providing crisis counseling, rescue services, or emergency aid such as blankets or meals in the immediate aftermath of a disaster without a showing of financial need.
- Providing support to area police, fire, public service, and emergency management departments for disaster preparedness and disaster recovery needs.
- Meeting long-term needs of the community as determined by the Board in accordance with each event and the gifts received.
ECF Relief Fund Criteria and Priorities
- Consistent with Relief Fund Purpose Statement Criteria 5: Endow a Disaster Relief Fund at ECF to fund future costs of individuals, and organizations. Provide a lasting scholarship to SIUE for students majoring in fields related to disaster preparedness or disaster recovery. SIUE maintains the principal and the interest would provide the scholarships annually.
- Consistent with Relief Fund Purpose Statement Criteria 4: Provide grants and in-kind gifts to area police, fire, public service, and emergency management departments for disaster preparedness and recovery needs. Could be equipment, infrastructure, technology, etc.
- Consistent with Relief Fund Purpose Statement Criteria 1: Provide assistance to individual victims to ensure that victims have the basic necessities, such as food, clothing, housing (including repairs), transportation, and medical assistance (including psychological counseling).
- Consistent with Relief Fund Purpose Statement Criteria 2: Provide assistance to organizations that are financially needy or otherwise distressed.
Funding Information
- A $50,000 limit per municipality will apply to this Round 1 of relief grants.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals who reside in Madison County that were impacted by the tornado of December 10, 2021 and have unmet needs.
- Nonprofit organizations and businesses located in Madison Country that were impacted by the tornado on December 10, 2021. Any nonprofit or business that has unmet needs as a result of this event is eligible to complete this application.
- Police/Fire/Public Service/Emergency Management Departments in Madison County to address disaster preparedness and disaster recovery needs in their community.
For more information, visit Edwardsville Community Foundation.
