Grant Guidelines

• Grants will be made only to organizations whose projects and programs benefit the residents of Ohio and Ripley counties and the City of Aurora in the State of Indiana.
• Grant applicants must qualify as exempt organizations under the Internal Revenue Service 501(c)3 status, be sponsored by such organizations, qualify as governmental or educational entities, or possess similar attributes.
• Grants will be made only for organizations that provide adequate administrative and financial accounting and reporting procedures.
• No grants will be made specifically for sectarian religious purposes but can be made to religious organizations for general community programs.
• No grants will be made to attempt to influence legislation or to intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or distribution of statements) on behalf of any candidate for public office.
• Grants will not generally be made for projects, programs, and/or equipment that were committed to prior to the grant application being submitted.
• Grants will not generally exceed $40,000 other than on rare occasions due to their exceptional merits in terms of extreme emergencies, unusual and broad community benefit, and/or major leveraging of other financial resources.
• Preference will be given to grant applications that seek the participation of other contributions by using challenge, matching, or similar grant techniques (grant applicants are expected to make serious efforts in exploring additional funding for their respective projects through their own organizational resources, state and local government support, community and/or private foundations, etc.)
• Preference will be given to change-oriented and problem-solving grants with an emphasis on "seed" money and/or one-time grants rather than for ongoing, general operating support.
• Grant recipients will sign and abide by the respective conditions as set forth in the Foundation's Grant Award Agreement, including the timely submission of required Grant Reports.

JANUARY 15:  First Quarter Application Deadline

March 31: Notice to grant applicants of Board of Directors actions

APRIL 15: Second Quarter Application Deadline

June 30: Notice to grant applicants of Board of Directors actions

JULY 15: Third Quarter Application Deadline

September 30: Notice to grant applicants of Board of Directors actions

OCTOBER 15: Fourth Quarter Application Deadline

December 31: Notice to grant applicants of Board of Directors actions

Note: If the application due date happens to be on a Saturday, Sunday or national holiday, the grant application deadline will be the next following business day. Applications are due by 4:00 p.m. local time on the application deadline date as published above.