The Whidbey Community Foundation (WCF) supports the organizational strength and effectiveness of nonprofits on Whidbey Island.
Donor Name: Whidbey Community Foundation
State:
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/31/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Capacity-building grants are awarded to nonprofits for one-time projects that address a part of the organization’s strategic plan to improve the management, governance, and administration of the organization, not direct programmatic improvements. By strengthening the internal capacity of an organization, WCF believes the programs and services will also be strengthened.
Types of Projects
Project examples include but are not limited to:
- Evaluation of core programs
- Staff or board training
- Assessment of technology systems or implementation of technology upgrades
- Planning (HR, succession, fundraising, financial sustainability)
- Merger planning and implementation
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion policy development and implementation
Funding Information
A limited number of grants will be awarded at the $10,000 level. They anticipate that most grants will be in the $1,000-$5,000 range.
Grant Period
1 year
Eligibility Criteria
Any organization that operates with a charitable status or for a charitable purpose on Whidbey Island is eligible to apply for a grant. You do not need to have a headquarters or physical presence on Whidbey, so long as services are provided here.
Inelgibility
Whidbey Community Foundation does not award grants for the following ineligible organizations or purposes:
- Annual campaign appeals
- Endowments
- Individuals
- Political or lobbying activities
- Private operating foundations
- For-profit organizations
- Scholarships
- Religious organizations for sacramental or theological purposes.
For more information, visit WCF.
