The Community Foundation of West Alabama is seeking applications for its Community Grants to receive and expend funds for charitable uses for the benefit of the communities around the West Alabama area.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of West Alabama
State: Alabama
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2023
Details:
Grants may be made for the following charitable purposes:
- Arts and Humanities
- Children and Youth
- Education
- Elder Care
- Environment
- Health & Medicine
- Recreation
- Social Welfare
Requests from large organizations with many branches or departments (e.g. colleges, universities, the YMCA and public libraries) must come through the development or president’s office and have the approval of the head of that office.
The Foundation Looks for
- The Community Foundation of West Alabama has limited funds with which to make grants since the requests for qualified grants greatly exceed the grant funds available. Applicants will not be funded on an ongoing annual basis unless the terms of the grant specifically provide for multi-year funding. In order to make the greatest impact with the funds available, we prefer requests that address a critical community need.
- Get at the root causes of a problem.
- Do not duplicate existing services unless they serve a population not already being served.
- Are pilot projects which, if successful, can be expanded to serve a wider population or be duplicated by other organizations.
- Involve collaboration and cooperation with other organizations and agencies. Include an effective mechanism for measuring the impact of The Community Foundation’s investment.
Ineligibility
- No grants are made to or for:
- Individuals
- Religious Organizations for religious purposes
- Dinners, Balls or other Ticketed Event
- Political Purposes
- Lobbying Activities
- Replacement of Government Grants or Funding
- Endowments or Other Discretionary Pools
- Ordinarily, Foundation does not make grants for:
- Operating expenses unless they are for the initial stages of a pilot project
- Program expenses that occur on a regular basis (e.g. annual workshop series, regularly needed medical equipment or patient care)
- Regularly supported activities of fundraising organizations.
For more information, visit CFWA.
