Through the Capacity Building Grant Program, Foundation for Community Health (FCH) will accept requests for needs related to organizational capacity.
Donor Name: Foundation for Community Health (FCH)
State: Connecticut, New York
County: Columbia County (NY), Columbia County (NY), Dutchess County (NY), Dutchess County (NY), Litchfield County (CT), Litchfield County (CT)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The approach focuses on holistic organizational development, recognizing that true impact requires agencies to evolve their structures, processes, and capabilities continuously. By investing in an organization’s health—spanning areas like governance, strategic planning, infrastructure, and human resources—they aim to increase nonprofits’ long-term stability, resilience, and capacity to meet community needs.
Funding Information
Organizations can request up to $30,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations must be 501(c)3 organizations OR initiatives with a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor who serve one or multiple towns within FCH’s community that have alignment with the foundation’s funding interests. Proposals from organizations that do not meet this criterion or have current funding through FCH’s Multi-Year General Operating Support Program will not be considered for funding through this program.
Review Criteria
Applications will be reviewed using the following criteria:
- Alignment between the organization and the foundation’s funding interests, specifically:
- Does the organization provide significant services in a concerted way to residents in FCH’s service area?
- Is the organization focused on improving health issues within the community or the conditions required for health and well-being?
- Does the organization incorporate indicators of community health and well-being when measuring its performance or success?
- Alignment between the use of the requested funds and the organizational health or capacity needs of the organization, as communicated by the applicant
- Does the request clearly support an organizational health need, as identified by the applicant?
- Readiness of the organization, as communicated by the applicant (e.g. organization history, organization health and/or capacity goals, significant changes to the organization)
For more information, visit FCH.
