The Wyoming Foundation is seeking grant applications to support a wide variety of cultural, educational, and human service organizations.
Donor Name: Wyoming Foundation
State: New York
County: Wyoming County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priorities
- Educational opportunities for youth and adults.
- Arts and cultural opportunities for youth and adults.
- The Foundation is open to considering initiatives outside of its two priority areas that address a need and/or create an opportunity for residents and have a positive impact within Wyoming County. However, priority is given to the first two areas.
Funding Information
The maximum grant available is $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be located or delivering services in Wyoming County New York
- Grants are awarded only to organizations that have current Section 501(c)(3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service
- At any given time organizations can only have one open competitive grant with the Foundation.
- The Foundation will not consider competitive funding for:
- Higher education scholarships (separate application, deadlines, and process)
- Endowments
- Religious purposes
- Projects outside Wyoming County.
- Schools not registered with the New York State Education Department
- Attendance at or sponsorship of fundraising events for organizations
- Annual events or festivals
- Any partisan political activity. Funds from the foundation cannot be used to support or oppose a candidate for political office
- Projects and activities that have occurred. The Foundation will not, except in extraordinary cases, provide payment or reimbursement for expenses incurred prior to the funding decision being communicated to the applicant.
Ranking Criteria
As a point of information, the Wyoming Foundation will be using the follow criteria to review applications:
- Overall impact on Wyoming County
- Overall impact on the identified priorities
- Degree application addresses a critical community need
- How realistic proposed outcomes are
- Return on investment is reasonable and competitive
- How compelling the request is.
For more information, visit CFGB.