The Knight Foundation Fund is seeking applications for its grant program.
Donor Name: The Knight Foundation Fund
State: Georgia
County: Baldwin County (GA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Knight Foundation Fund was established at the Community Foundation in 2002 by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Knight Foundation is one of the country’s largest private foundations. As part of its Communities Program, Knight Foundation uses endowed Donor Advised Funds at local community foundations to make investments in the 26 communities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight owned newspapers. Knight Foundation’s goal is to use this national network of learning to inspire the actions of residents in each of its communities and help us all build a better democracy and a successful future
Representatives of charitable organizations interested in applying for a grant from the fund are encouraged to speak with staff members of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia rather than directly with Knight Foundation. Grants made from the Knight Foundation Fund are legally grants from the Community Foundation, which works with Knight Foundation to select grantmaking opportunities.
Funding Priorities
- The purpose of the grants made from the Knight Foundation Fund is to foster informed, engaged communities in Milledgeville and Baldwin County, Georgia. Informed and engaged communities are places where the largest possible number of people have the opportunity to belong, care, and take action in their own true interests.
- Specifically, the Knight Foundation Fund supports Milledgeville’s focus on increasing talent retention and attraction and mitigating population loss. They invest in Milledgeville’s core city vibrancy, better connecting the universities to the downtown and nearby disenfranchised communities, through design, civic engagement, entrepreneurship, and the arts.
Funding Information
The total amount available for grants each year is approximately $90,000.
Geographic Areas
Grants will be made only to organizations for projects in Milledgeville, Baldwin County.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants to the Knight Foundation Fund must be:
- In good standing as a nonprofit with the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.
- Currently exempt under IRS Section 501(c)(3) and classified as organizations to which contributions are deductible under Section 170(c)(2), normally a public charity under Section 509(a).
- A government entity with an innovative project within the scope of the Knight Foundation Fund’s grantmaking framework that benefits the community.
For more information, visit CFCG.
