Grant
Applications
Each year, through its grants, the Allendale
Community Foundation has the opportunity and the privilege to enhance and
improve the quality of life for citizens of Allendale. Although the
Foundation receives more requests for grant funding than it has the assets to
underwrite, each application is carefully reviewed and assessed for its merits
and qualifications.
The Allendale Community Foundation:
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Encourages programs which are
collaborative, comprehensive, and have potential for continuity.
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Encourages leveraging and matching grant
opportunities involving multiple funding sources.
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Supports "seed money" requests to assist
innovative projects.
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Encourages programs and projects focused
on problem prevention rather than cure.
The Allendale Community Foundation generally
does not fund:
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General operating expenses
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Private individuals
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Profit making organizations
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Elimination of existing financial
obligations/debts/liabilities
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Religious programs that serve, or appear
to serve, specific religious faiths
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Fund raising events
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Requests from outside the Allendale
Community
We encourage you to call and talk with a
member of our grants committee before you start to write a proposal.
Please call Bob Bosch at 895-6978, Roger Feenstra at 895-6845, Lee Scholma at
895-4151, Patricia Stephenson at 895-7816, or Jim VanderVeen at 895-4496.
Grant applications are available at the
Allendale Charter Township office, located at 6676 Lake Michigan Drive,
Allendale, Michigan, 49401.
Click here to
for a grant application
online.
Grant Application Overview
Dear Community Friend,
Thank you for your interest in the Allendale
Community Foundation and the Greatest Needs Fund Grant Application Process.
The Allendale Community Foundation:
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Encourages programs which are
collaborative, comprehensive, and have potential for continuity.
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Encourages leveraging and matching grant
opportunities involving multiple funding sources.
-
Supports "seed money" requests to assist
innovative projects.
-
Encourages programs and projects focused
on problem prevention rather than cure.
Please review the Grant application
guidelines below. After review the information carefully, submit all grant
materials to Allendale Community Foundation, P O Box 365, Allendale,
Michigan, 49401, by the requested deadline in order to be considered for
funding.
The Allendale Community Foundation reviews
grants twice a year, once in April and again in October. For your
convenience we have developed a review team that can assist you with your
application. You may submit a one page summary of your proposed grant to
Patricia Stephenson at stephepa@gvsu.edu to make sure your proposed program meets
the grant credentials and for other areas of assistance. All grant
applications are due to the address above no later than March 1 for the April
review and September 1 for the October review.
Please note that the Allendale Community Foundation does not fund:
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General operating expenses
-
Private individuals
-
Profit making organizations
-
Elimination of existing financial
obligations/debts/liabilities
-
Religious programs that serve, or appear
to serve, specific religious faiths
-
Fund raising events
-
Requests from outside the Allendale
Community
We encourage you to call and talk with a
member of our grants committee before you start to write a proposal.
Please call Bob Bosch at 895-6978, Roger Feenstra at 895-6845, Lee Scholma at 895-4151, Patricia Stephenson at 895-7816, or Jim VanderVeen at 895-4496. We look forward to reviewing your
application and working together to make a better Allendale!
Grant Application Guidelines
Please provide the following information in
the order listed. Copy the headlines and numbers provided in your
response. Please limit your responses to a maximum of 5 pages.
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Grant application
cover sheet: Complete the cover sheet, click here.
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Purpose of grant: Describe
the program and its basic objectives. Briefly explain why your agency
is requesting the grant, what outcomes you hope to achieve, and how you will
spend the funds if the grant is made. Include a timetable.
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Need: Substantiate the need
for the program within the Allendale area. Acknowledge similar
existing projects or agencies, if any, and explain how your agency or
proposal differs, and what effort will be made to work cooperatively.
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How proposal fits: State how
your proposal fits the guidelines and purpose of the Allendale Community
Foundation.
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Population served: Describe
the population served by this program, including approximate number of
people, gender, age, and ethnicity. How are members of your target
population involved in defining the problem, planning the program, and
making policy?
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Evaluation plan: Describe
the evaluation plan your organization will use to determine if the project's
basic objectives described in Item 2 have been met.
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Budget: Include a detailed
budget that shows specifically what is to be funded by the Allendale
Community Foundation. Please include amounts requested of other
foundations, corporations, and other funding sources to which this proposal
has been submitted.
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Other sources of funding: If
the project will be continued beyond the time period of the Foundation
request, indicate other sources of funding that are or may be available to
your organization for this program in the future.
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Organization information: your
organization, its history, mission and goals, activities, programs, and
accomplishments.
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Attachments: Please include the
following attachments. a) a copy of the current IRS determination
letter indicating 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, b) list of Board of Directors
with affiliations, c) letters of support, which verify project need and
collaboration with other organizations (optional), and d) annual report, if
available.
Please submit 11 copies of the
proposed grant application to the Allendale Community Foundation, P O Box 365,
Allendale, Michigan, 49401. All applications must be postmarked no later
than March 1 for the April review and September 1 for the October review.
Please mark it to the attention of the Grant Review Team. The review team
ensures that all guidelines have been completed and that your application meets
the requirements of the Allendale Community Foundation.
