The Finley Community Endowment Fund provides grants to support nonprofit projects or programs that work to improve communities and quality of life.
Donor Name: Finley Community Endowment Fund
State: North Dakota
City: Finley
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/15/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Established in 2002 to support charitable programs in the Finley, ND area, the Finley Community Endowment Fund is a permanent endowment fund that will support area for years to come.
The North Dakota Community Foundation, a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation under IRS code 501(c)(3) and North Dakota law, provides professional management for the fund. Gifts to the fund are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of state and federal law.
The Finley Community Endowment Fund is led by a group of local volunteers that make grant decisions and fundraise to grow the fund.
Prioritizing requests
- Board will look at each project on its merits
- Low priority will be given to projects supported by government or could be funded by taxes
- No grants to individuals
- Grants will not be concentrated in a single community except the city of Finley. The city of Finley will receive higher consideration because of the population
Eligibility Criteria
- This area foundation makes grants only to those organizations designated by the IRS Code 501(c)(3) as non-profit, tax exempt groups or public tax exempt organizations.
- Application needs to be filled out describing the organization, the project, the approximate project cost and the amount requested from the foundation.
- The foundation does not fund entire projects.
- In considering a request, the board will consider:
- Organization’s management and integrity
- Level of local involvement and support
- The number of people to be served and the impact of the project on the community
- The impact of the grant from the foundation on the success of the project
- The extent to which the project reflects a new approach to a problem
- No grants for daily operational requests
For more information, visit NDCF.
