The North Newton Community Foundation (NNCF) supports efforts that enhance community well-being through expansion of educational opportunities, cultural enrichment, and improvement of human health and the physical environment.
Donor Name: North Newton Community Foundation
State: Kansas
City: North Newton
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The 2024 North Newton Community Foundation Grant cycle is funded with proceeds from the following funds:
- North Newton Community Impact Fund: The Fund supports public, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes that are consistent with the NNCF mission statement.
- Jacob D. and Beth E. Goering Charitable Fund, the John G. and Diana C. Torline Endowment, the Jim and Shirley Goering Community Development Fund, and the Sher Klassen Neufeld Endowment Fund: These Funds support charitable activities that are designed to primarily benefit organizations and/or residents that reside in North Newton. Eligible activities include project/programs or financing that are designed to lessen the burden of the North Newton City Government such as property tax reduction; improvement of the quality of life in North Newton; enhancement of community well-being through expansion of educational opportunities and cultural enrichment; improvement of human health and the physical environment; park, playground and open space land acquisition or improvements; extension of hiking and biking trails; historic preservation activities; and local archaeological investigations.
- North Newton Kids Endowment Fund: The Fund shall be used for support of the charitable, scientific, or educational purposes related to organizations, projects, programs and other community efforts that shall support charitable activities that enhance the general well-being of young people 18 years of age or less residing in or near North Newton.
- North Newton Cultural Enhancement Fund: To support arts and humanities programs which promote cultural awareness, diversity, and understanding. This will include support of activities related to music, art, drama, poetry, dance and sports (but excluded scholarship for such activities). Provide support for community social events within North Newton which foster inter-ethnic harmony
Funding Information
Funding requests should not exceed $1,500.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for this opportunity, your organization must meet the following requirements:
- Possess a 501(c)(3) status under the Internal Revenue Service code, be exempt under statute (i.e. educational institution, church, city, or county), or be formally linked to an organization with such distinction.
- Management should be in the hands of reliable, ethical, and experienced personnel.
Funding requests should embody the following criteria:
- Be consistent with and supportive of the NNCF Mission Statement.
- Be deemed effective at addressing a perceived social or economic issues directly related to community well-being.
- Contain innovative features with potential to attract local interest.
- Demonstrate that benefits are expected to accrue largely to North Newton residents.
For more information, visit CKCF.
