Better Communities Grants are Rochester Area Foundation’s competitive grant awards, providing unrestricted funding for the core mission of critical community organizations.
Donor Name: Rochester Area Foundation
State: Minnesota
City: Rochester
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of these grants is twofold. First, they seek to empower nonprofits to expand, improve or pursue their best ideas, and second, to build the capacity and infrastructure of organizations that are poised for growth.
Priorities
- Historically Marginalized Communities (e.g., disability services, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+)
- Basic Needs and Economic Mobility.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for funding is determined based on due diligence and assessment of the following:
- Serve Rochester, MN area residents without discrimination (Rochester Area is defined as within 35 miles of Rochester, MN)
- Nonprofit organizations, exempt from Federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or governmental bodies and municipalities, are eligible to apply. If an organization does not have its own 501(c)(3) designation, Rochester Area Foundation will accept proposals from nonprofits that are working under the formal agreement of a fiscal sponsor that does have its own 501(c)(3) letter.
- Complete IRS Form 990 or 990EZ Annually
- Annual Audit (if required) or a financial review by an independent CPA within the last 24 months
- In good standing with all existing awards and contracts with the Rochester Area Foundation
- May not receive grants from the same focus area for more than 3 consecutive years.
- Please note RAF will not typically fund:
For more information, visit Rochester Area Foundation.
