The Wayne County Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Wayne County Children’s Resource Fund Grants Program to help remove barriers which may impede children’s ability to lead meaningful and productive lives.
Donor Name: Wayne County Community Foundation
State: Ohio
County: Wayne County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2022
Details:
These barriers may include poverty, drug use, bullying, discrimination, learning disabilities, low self-confidence, or a challenging home life. Grants may be made to nonprofit organizations for programs or capital projects that impact these issues.
The Wayne County Children’s Resource Fund is a component fund of the Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) and shall adhere to all WCCF policies.
In order to make the best use of available funds, the Foundation looks for one or more of the following when reviewing proposal requests:
- The project is a well-planned approach to solving a problem and delivering services.
- The use of funds will be efficient and effective.
- Foundation support is vital or catalytic to the success of the project.
- The proposed project is expected to continue after the grant ends.
- Expenses will be reduced by sharing resources with other agencies or groups.
Eligibility Criteria
- Charitable organizations serving children of Wayne County, Ohio are invited to apply for grants from the Wayne County Children’s Resource Fund by September 1 of each year for projects requiring funding after November 15 of each year.
- Grants are limited to activities and organizations benefiting children in the Wayne County, Ohio area.
- The Foundation makes grants only to organizations that are recognized by the Internal Revenue Code as nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizations, educational institutions, or to qualified governmental agencies. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals except through scholarship funds.
NOTE: If you are seeking a grant for a group or agency that is not a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization, educational institution, or qualified governmental agency (ie. booster club, youth group, parent/teacher organization), your group must be affiliated with one of these types of primary organizations to be eligible to apply. When completing the online application, the organization contact information and EIN/Tax ID number applies to the primary organization. Awarded grants will be given to the primary organization for the benefit of your affiliated group.
For more information, visit WCCF.
