The Los Gatos Community Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program to strengthen and enrich the quality of life within the Los Gatos Community.
Donor Name: Los Gatos Community Foundation
State: California
Town: Los Gatos
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2023
Details:
Mission Statement
The Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to securing funding and services for the enhancement of community.
Priority for grants is based on a need for non-profit groups to improve facilities, services or programs that foster community development.
Grant Categories
To this end, the Los Gatos Community Foundation, Inc. considers grants in seven broad categories:
- Civic/Community Investment
- Cultural Enrichment
- Education
- Environment
- Health
- Historical Heritage
- Recreation
Eligibility Criteria
Any organization applying for a grant must:
- Identify a specific project, capital improvement or capital expense. (Requests for general fund expenditures or operating expenses will not be granted.)
- Demonstrate the benefit of the project to the greater Los Gatos area.
- Demonstrate fiscal and administrative stability, good management practices, and the ability to produce a budget and financial statements.
- Be designated as a nonprofit, tax exempt organization as defined under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Ineligibility Criteria
Regrettably, the Los Gatos Community Foundation, Inc. cannot grant every request. As the result of limited budget, policy, and federal regulations, they generally will not consider grants for:
- Individuals
- Organizations without 501(c)(3) public charity status
- Political or religious organizations
- On-going operating expenses
- Secondary funding (where funds are pooled to make contributions to others)
- Endowment campaigns
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, or gender.
For more information, visit Los Gatos Community Foundation.
