The South Haven Area Community Foundation is seeking applications for its grant program to enrich the quality of life in the area by securing its future through endowments.
Donor Name: South Haven Area Community Foundation
State: Michigan
City: South Haven
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/15/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Details:
The South Haven Area Community Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors broadly representative of the South Haven community. Their mission is to benefit their community; to provide responsible stewardship of gifts donated; to promote leadership in addressing community issues; to make grants that support the strategic plan. Priorities according to the current strategic plan are projects that seek to enhance the quality of life in the South Haven area (within a 10 mile radius of downtown South Haven) through education, economic development, arts and culture.
Tier One will accommodate grantees seeking up to $1,000 for general operating expenses and/or project costs. Tier Two will accommodate grantees seeking $1,001 up to $10,000 for project costs only. The new Tier One program will assist smaller organizations with operating expenses, which was previously excluded from funding.
In evaluating grant applications the Foundation gives consideration to:
- Project Quality: Established community need, expected benefits, planning, similarity to other programs, reasonableness of budget and grant request, other expected funding sources, potential to leverage other grants.
- Community Impact: Number of people affected, potential impact, demonstrated community need/desire for the project, collaboration with other organizations, volunteer commitment to the project.
- Project Management: Staff and board experience, organizational ability to carry out the project, mission-appropriate, long-range plan for the project and the organization, future of the organization.
- The Foundation also takes into account whether the Foundation has adequate resources to effectively respond to the request.
Guidelines & Policies
Preference will be given to proposals that:
- Address priority community concerns
- Are change-oriented and problem-solving in nature
- Will have the greatest benefit per dollar granted
- Have the potential of leveraging additional grants from other sources such as government and other foundations
- Assist grant recipients to achieve certain objectives
- Grants will be made only to non-profit charitable organizations, or governmental entities.
- Grants will be made only to organizations that provide for a responsible nonprofit fiscal agent and adequate accounting procedures
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation makes grants only to organizations that are recognized by the Internal Revenue Code as nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizations or to qualified governmental agencies.
The South Haven Community Foundation will only consider grant applications (1) from 501(c)(3) nonprofits recognized by the Internal Revenue Service or from school systems or municipal governments; (2) for operating expenses or projects within their service area that meet one or more of the Foundation’s Priorities: Education, Economic Development, Arts, Culture; and (3) are complete and timely.
For more information, visit South Haven Area Community Foundation.
