The Oak Ridge Fund for Achieving Community Excellence an affiliated fund of the East Tennessee Foundation supports projects that leave a lasting legacy for current and future Oak Ridgers.
Donor Name: East Tennessee Foundation
State: Tennessee
City: Oak Ridge
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Areas of Focus
The Oak Ridge Fund for Achieving Community Excellence (ORFace) was established in 2017 to support initiatives that have a lasting legacy for Oak Ridge – things that substantially change the trajectory of their future. Successful applicants will propose innovative projects which will help shape Oak Ridge’s future by focusing on one of the following priority areas:
- Rebranding Oak Ridge for the future
- Develop vibrant public spaces; create significant events to draw people to Oak Ridge; and/or focus on current science and innovation for the future
- Providing a support network for youth
- Maintain a world-class education system; provide a wide array of youth activities; and/or develop a youth safety net
- Making Oak Ridge a more open, inclusive, and interactive community
- Foster deliberate interaction and dialogue and/or increase wellbeing and resiliency
- Improving physical infrastructure and environmental health
- Improve and leverage existing infrastructure; prioritize environmental health; and/or emphasize the revitalization and connectivity of public spaces
- Pursuing economic development
- Seek businesses related to Oak Ridge’s strengths; attract employees to reside in Oak Ridge; and/or build employment and tax base
Funding Information
- Grants will be awarded in August 2023 for one-year terms and will range from $5,000 – $10,000.
- The grant term is August 15, 2023 – August 14, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- Confirmation that the organization is a 501(c)(3) public charity, unit of government, or public educational institution
- New or emerging groups that do not have nonprofit status may apply if they have an established nonprofit organization as a fiscal sponsor
- Employee Identification Number (EIN)
- Legal name of organization, address, and contact information (phone, email address, fax)
- Primary contact person and title
- Most recent financial statements and/or most recent audit and/or IRS Form 990
- Current year organization operating budget
- List of current board of directors or equivalent governing body
- List of staff administering the project
- Confirmation that the organization operates and is organized so as to not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status, sexual orientation, age, disability, covered veteran status, or other characteristics as identified in the Foundation’s Diversity and Non-Discrimination Statement.
Additional eligibility criteria specific to ORFace:
- Applicant organizations must have a local presence in Oak Ridge and directly serve residents of Oak Ridge
- Recommended but not required that funds requested have a 20% match. Match may be in cash, in-kind donations of goods and/or services, or a combination of both.
The following types of requests are not funded:
- Grants to individuals.
- They are restricted by law and therefore unable to provide grants directly to individuals.
- Projects that have explicit religious content, express a particular religious view, or advance a religious purpose
- Debt retirement or budget deficits
- Endowment funds or general fundraising campaigns
- Capital improvements
For more information, visit East Tennessee Foundation.
