Barbour County Community Foundation Grant Program

Barbour County Community Foundation Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Barbour County Community Foundation
Last Updated: October 13, 2025

Summary

The Barbour County Community Foundation Grant Program aims to improve the quality of life for residents of Barbour County through various grant initiatives. Focus areas include arts and culture, health services, education, public recreation, and beautification. Eligible applicants are private non-profits or public institutions based in Barbour County. The foundation prioritizes special projects, seed funding for new initiatives, and urgent community needs, ensuring that grants serve the community effectively.

Overview

About Us The Barbour County Community Foundation is the fruition of a dream. Several local citizens, knowing that life in Barbour County could be improved for all, pooled their expertise, energy, and time to create this philanthropic body. The Corporation, finalized in January of 1997, has attained rights of perpetual existence. The mission of the Barbour County Community Foundation is to build a better life for the citizens of Barbour County in work, play, and retirement. This young foundation has given grants in education, health services, arts, recreation, and beautification. For these purposes, the Barbour County Community Foundation (BCCF) accepts gifts which are deposited in perpetual trust funds and administered by a bank trust department. Only the income will be spent; the principal will remain intact. The BCCF is committed to building legacies for the future. Grant Program The Barbour County Community Foundation continues to expand its grant program in order to build a better life for the citizens of Barbour County. The foundation focuses its yearly grant making in the areas of arts and culture, health and human services, education, public recreation or beautification and youth services.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must be a private, non-profit organization 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code or they must be a public institution. The application on the program to be funded must be located in Barbour County.

Ineligibility

Generally, grants are not made for: Annual fundraising campaigns. Endowments Sectarian or religious purposes Political or lobbying activities Travel/Participation in meetings Conferences, seminars and study exchange programsRequest from individuals will not be accepted