The Pikes Peak United Way is currently seeking applications for its 2023-2024 Community Investment Fund.
Donor Name: Pikes Peak United Way
State: Colorado
County: El Paso County (CO) and Teller County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/18/2023
Details:
Pikes Peak United Way seeks to provide funding to effective and proficient nonprofit agencies that demonstrate a commitment and history of providing high quality programming and an ability to achieve outcomes in one or more of there focus areas of Youth Success, Family Stability and Health.
Each agency that receives funding will be required to track and report results on a biannual basis. Applicants should review outcomes and indicators to identify the primary strategy with which the program(s) aligns.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Community Investment Grant, a program must:
- Be coordinated by an incorporated nonprofit organization and have tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Service code.
- Have an organizational Board of Directors that is an active, representative voluntary governing body, with regular meetings and is responsible for developing its mission, determining its strategic direction and providing oversight.
- Have up-to-date, current bylaws, or guidelines, by which the organization operates.
- File an IRS 990, including schedule A or 990EZ, or can document the circumstances under which the 990 filing is waived.
- Provide a current budget for the entire organization, as well as a detailed program budget for the applicant programming.
- Submit financial documents based on organizations total revenue size:
- ($500,000 or above) Form 990, most recent end of year balance sheet and current annual audit
- ($200,000-$499,000) Form 990, end of year balance sheet and financial review or independent financial audit
- ($199,999 or below) Form 990 and the most recent Board-approved Fiscal Year-End statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activity comparative to the previous year
- Provide the number of people served and basic demographic information through applicant program
- Have the mechanisms and capacity for regularly reporting outputs and persons served
- Demonstrate reasonable efficiency in program management and adequacy of resources, both in materials and in personnel (voluntary and paid) to sustain a quality level of service.
- If a collaborative effort, submit a statement from each identified partner listing their roles and responsibilities in the effort. Collaborative grants will have the potential to gain additional points in the scoring portion of the application review and site visit.
- If applying for salary dollars, must explain how that proposed staff person is integral to the outcomes of the program.
For more information, visit Pikes Peak United Way.
