The Main Street Community Foundation is pleased to announce its 2023 Burlington Community Fund Grant Cycle.
Donor Name: Main Street Community Foundation
State: Connecticut
Town: Burlington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/06/2023
Details:
The Burlington Community Fund is an endowed fund at Main Street Community Foundation serving the residents of Burlington. The fund was established in 2011 by a group of committed community leaders in Burlington who were interested in creating an additional resource for charitable projects and programs that would enhance the lives of Burlington residents.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding from the Burlington Community Fund, organizations must meet the following criteria:
- Grants are made for a charitable purpose and must serve the public to be a charitable expenditure. General Competitive Grants are awarded to 501(c)(3) not for profit organizations and 170(c)(1) public or governmental units serving the community of Burlington.
- Either the organization or the program for which funding is requested, must provide a service to the residents of Burlington. Strong documentation must be provided from out-of-area agencies that they serve individuals from the town, and such requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- A Statement of Non-Discrimination Policy must be signed.
- Repeat requests from agencies are certainly welcome. If an organization’s request for funding is approved two years in a row, the organization is asked to wait one year before submitting another request for funding.
- Follow up reports from all closed grants must have been completed and returned to Main Street Community Foundation. If they have not, the organization will not be eligible for funding.
Grantmaking Criteria
- Grant requests should fall within the following program areas: Basic Needs, Access to Opportunity and Vibrant Communities.
- The Foundation is looking to support nonprofits and organizations as they work to sustain and improve the delivery of services in challenging times. Each request must include stated outcomes and criteria by which they will be evaluated.
- In general, grants are made for future, planned expenditures and not to cover operating deficits or previously incurred obligations. As stated above, the Burlington Community Fund in interested in many fields of community activity and favors programs that are designed to meet the needs of the community.
- A proportionate amount of salaries, overhead/operational expenses can be included in the program or project budget for which funding is being requested.
- Grants for capital expenditures will be given consideration if the project is designed to directly benefit programs which meet the fund’s guidelines.
- The Burlington Community Fund at the Main Street Community Foundation, at its sole discretion, may provide outright grants, challenge grants or grants which require matching funds.
For more information, visit MSCF.
