Grant Guidelines

 

FOND DU LAC AREA FOUNDATION

GRANT INFORMATION, LIMITATIONS AND GUIDELINES

               

                The Fond du Lac Area Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in our geographic area.  The Foundation makes grants in the areas of education, health and human services, youth services, arts and culture, and the environment.  Grants are made for programs likely to make a clear difference in the quality of life of a substantial number of people.

 

The Foundation tends to favor projects that:

 

•       propose practical solutions to current community problems          

•       promote cooperation among agencies without duplicating services

•       stimulate others to participate in problem solving 

•       promote volunteer involvement

•       strengthen an agency’s effectiveness or stability

•       address themselves to prevention as well as remediation 

 

Because of limited resources, the Foundation cannot respond to all worthwhile causes.  In general, the Foundation does not support:

 

•       ongoing operating expenses or building funds

•       capital campaigns

•       religious organizations for religious purposes

•       political parties

•       endowments and debt reduction

•       scholarly research

•       annual fundraising drives

•       community services which are supported by tax dollars

•       travel grants

•       projects outside our local geographic area

 

When applying for a grant, include the following information:

 

                1)  Completed Fond du Lac Area Foundation grant application. (Contact Foundation for application)

                2)  A statement containing the following information: (3 pages or less)

                      Summary of the project or proposal.  (Include Agency Budget and Project Budget)

                      Other principal sources of support.  (Both confirmed and potential)

                      Outcomes of the project - who will be better off, and how, at the end of the project.

                      If the project will be continued, how will it be supported in the future.

                      How are you working collaboratively with other local organizations to use your funding sources effectively to provide benefit to the people you are serving?

                3)  A copy of the IRS Federal Tax Exemption determination letter.  [501 (c) 3]         

                4)  A complete list of the organization’s officers and directors.

 

The grants committee will adhere to the following grants schedule:

 

                July 31 . . . . . . . . . grant request deadline for consideration at the August/September Board of   Directors Meeting

                January 15 . . . . . .  grant request deadline for consideration at the February/March Board of Directors Meeting.   

 

You will be notified of the decision of the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

 

 

Send the completed information to:                 Fond du Lac Area Foundation

                                                                                384 North Main St. – Suite 4

                                                                                Fond du Lac, Wisconsin  54935

                                                                                Phone (920)  921-2215

                                                                                Fax  (920) 921-1036

                                                                                Email   info@fdlareafoundation.com

Fond du Lac Area Foundation

Phone: (920) 921-2215
Fax: (920) 921-1036
384 N. Main Street - Suite 4
Fond du Lac, WI 54935

©2010 Fond du Lac Area Foundation