The Troy Community Foundation (TCF) seeks to empower the residents of Troy, MI through community development and citizen-driven ideas to drive positive change.
Donor Name: Troy Community Foundation
State: Michigan
City: Troy
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
To develop a community means developing those within it, and TCF realizes that a community is only as strong as its residents. They believe the most effective way to improve overall quality of resident life is through enhancing community, opportunities, and resources. In doing so, a virtuous cycle of continual community improvement is created.
Focus Areas
- Arts & Culture: The manifestation of the creativity and experiences of Troy residents. Troy’s unique music, poetry, art, as well as resident ideals, intellectualism, and backgrounds all echo the internal makeup of the City, and play a role in the unique culture.
- Health & Recreation: Maintaining an active lifestyle remains a vital part of the longevity and overall happiness of a community. The ongoing commitment of residents to healthy lifestyles is directly affected by a community’s engagement in resident wellness and the resources they provide to enable it.
- Youth & Seniors: An investment in the future generation of residents who will continue to sculpt Troy’s culture, community and daily life. Their education, resources, and experiences are investments – both in individuals and in the future of the City. Providing a comfortable lifestyle for seniors, as well as shaping the City to support this lifestyle, will only further encourage people to make a long-lasting home in the city of Troy
- Beautification: A city is much greater than solely the sum of its parts, and the aesthetic environment of any area reflects the culture and the residents who live there. Investing in the external beauty of the city draws new companies and citizens, creates a lively and pleasant environment, and mirrors the internal beauty of the people of the City of Troy.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only projects or programs in the city of Troy, Michigan are considered for support.
- Grants may be made to:
- Any organization or individual delivering a project/ program focused on a charitable activity;
- Nonprofit, federally tax exempt (501(c)(3)) qualified organizations.
- Grants may be made to:
Selection Criteria
Grant applications will be evaluated based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Innovation: Programs that demonstrate an organized and efficient approach to serving Troy community needs and opportunities.
- Positive Impact: Programs that provide an immediate impact that is likely to make a clear difference in the quality of life for a substantial number of people.
- Prudent Financial Planning: Grant applications requesting a moderate amount of grant money that will affect a significant result.
- Seed Grants: Initiate promising new projects or programs to the Troy Community.
- Unification: Ideas or programs that will enhance civil society and community engagement.
- Volunteer Involvement: Programs enlisting volunteer participation and citizen involvement.
- Unusual or Urgent Funding
Limitations
As a general practice, the Troy Community Foundation does not fund:
- Agencies serving a populace outside of Troy, MI.
- Annual fund drives, galas, or other special-event fundraising activities
- Capital campaigns
- Debt reduction
- Dissertations or student/faculty research projects
- Established or new endowment funds
- Indirect or administrative costs (e.g. salaries, consultant fees, or general office supplies)
- Institutions that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or age in policy or in practice
- Loans, fellowships, or grants to individuals
- Religious activities
- Political lobbying or legislative activities
- Private or parochial schools (unless serving a broad segment of the population)
- Profit making enterprises
- Single purpose health organizations
- Travel, tours, trips, or expanded studies, including honor conferences.
- Umbrella organizations that re-distribute grant funds at their discretion.
- Board Members (including immediate family members).
For more information, visit TCF.
