Grants
To apply for a grant:
Once your project is completed, you must fill
out an evaluation and
return it to the Foundation. You have one year from the project start
date to complete the evaluation.
The
heart and soul of a community foundation is its ability to improve
the lives of its communities
through granting funds for constructive projects and events. The
funds come from earnings of a foundation’s endowment. At
present, the endowment of the M & M Area Community Foundation
is invested with local trust departments and totals about $4,600,000.
Since 1997, more than $775,000 in grants and scholarships from
the earnings of that endowment have been given back to the twin
counties.
Grants are made from a number of different funds contained in
the Foundation’s
endowment. In the past, the Foundation has called for grant applications
once a year and made grants annually. In future, grants may be made more
often throughout the year. Grants come from funds where donors may or
may not express a preference for where they are given, or from designated
funds, which support specific organizations. The Foundation also makes
grants from Field of Interest funds directed to causes such as Youth,
Community Health, and Drug & Alcohol Abuse.
Click
here for a list of all grants given out by the Foundation
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