Applications are now being accepted for the Roseville Area Community Foundation Grant.
Donor Name: Roseville Area Community Foundation
State: Minnesota
City: Roseville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/18/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The mission is to Investing in the community to enhance the quality of life of Roseville area residents. The purpose of this screening assistant is to help you determine if your organization qualifies to apply for an RACF grant. They know your time is valuable and this is the best way for both of the organizations to determine if the foundation is a fit for your project, program, or event
Funding Information
The core mission of providing responsive, quarterly grants of up to $2,500 to schools and $5,000 to non-profits is not changing. To expand the granting, they are now creating a new opportunity for grants of up to $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization is located within the geographic boundaries of Roseville, MN or the independent school district.
- If not located in this geographic boundary, they serve residents living in the above geographic boundaries.
The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization as approved by the IRS. - If you have applied for approval, please come back when you have received your 501(c)(3) letter from the IRS.
- RACF does not accept requests from fiscal agents.
The organization is not a city government or an organization whose sole purpose is to support a city government agency or department. - e.g. “Friends of” organization for a city government.
- The organization has not received funding from RACF in the past 12 months.
- If the organization has received an RACF grant in the past, they have sent a grant report for the last grant given by RACF, or the grant report is included with the current request for funding.
The grant is for project, program, or event expenses that are for the people they are working to serve. - RACF does not typically fund capital improvements to property unless it is strictly intended for the use of residents or participants, e.g., wheelchair ramps, scoreboards, etc., and the site is owned by your organization or partner organization.
- RACF typically does not fund general operating expenses.
- The project, program, or event has not happened yet. (I.e. it will not happen within a month of the date of the grant meeting for which they are applying.)
- The responsive grant request is $5000 or less for community organizations or $2500 or less
- Meeting the Moment (MTM) grant request is $20,000 or less for community organizations or ISD 623 senior administrators. The grant request addresses emerging, unforeseen, urgent, and unmet needs The community is facing, and funding for which is unlikely to be available in a relatively expedient manner. It is a unique request from any responsive ($2500/$5000) grant request they may have made.
- The project, program, or event’s responsive funding request has additional sources of revenue other than RACF.
- The request has the approval of either the executive director, board president, or, for ISD 623, the department head or program director.
- The grant funds will be spent within 12 months.
- If the request depends on a successful partner relationship with an organization or department within Roseville, they have a signed, dated, and descriptive letter of support with contact information from the partner leadership attached to the grant request.
- E.g. partnership could be within, or another nonprofit organization.
- If the organization is planning an event to benefit the larger community, it has these elements:
- A well-thought-out plan with 4-6 months lead time
- A rainy-day plan or option
- Additional sources of sponsorship and funding
- Is accessible for people with mobility, hearing, and sight challenges
- Is inclusive of the variety of ethnic and cultural groups/people living in Roseville.
- RACF does not fund fundraising events or events created with the sole purpose of soliciting donations.
For more information, visit Roseville Area Community Foundation.
