The Charlevoix County Community Foundation (C3F) is seeking applications for its Community Priorities Grant to enhance the quality of
life for all citizens of Charlevoix County, now and for generations to come.
Donor Name: Charlevoix County Community Foundation (C3F)
State: Michigan
County: Charlevoix County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/01/2023
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of the Community Priorities Cycle is to offer all eligible nonprofit partners the opportunity to apply for projects and programs that address needs in Charlevoix County, plus Health needs. Individuals, couples, families, and businesses who advise funds at the Community Foundation (donor advisors) may choose to make grants through the cycle as well.
Grant Period
The grant period is one year.
Kinds of Projects
The Community Priorities Cycle is open to supporting needs in Charlevoix County, plus Health needs. Proposals from all eligible nonprofit partners are welcome in this cycle. Community Endowment funds are unrestricted dollars that are available in this cycle, which can be granted to eligible organizations for any purpose. Additionally, funds for Health are available.
Successful requests may include any of the following characteristics: demonstrate collaboration, address new needs or try new approaches for existing needs, encourage people to help themselves, focus on prevention of problems, and/or avoid duplication of services.
Community Priorities grant proposals will additionally be evaluated on the following specific criteria:
- Organization’s impact and relevance in the community they serve
- Organizational capacity (leadership, staffing, planning, etc.), and solvency
- Degree to which funds will help strengthen the organization and/or the community the organization serves
- Comprehensiveness of proposal, including degree to which proposed activities are wellplanned and address the need(s) identified
- Duration of impact in the community served
- Organizations should ask for what they need. Restrictions will not be placed on requests by the Community Foundation to limit size or scope of request. Rather, applicants will determine those factors for themselves. Grant review committees will prioritize grant requests that score best on the criteria listed above.
Criteria
Eligible applicants include:
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations
- All units of government
- All educational institutions (preschool through college)
- Organizations described above that serve Charlevoix County residents
- Organizations that do not discriminate in hiring of staff or the provision of services
Eligible organizations must be current with follow up reports for all previous grant awards from C3F and be in good standing with the IRS.
For more information, visit Community Priorities Grant.
