Board Development Grants
Funding Amount
US $500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Geography
- Located in Washington County, PA, that do not qualify as private foundations
- Headquartered in Washington County, PA
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The Board Development Grants, offered by the Washington County Community Foundation, aim to enhance the governance capabilities of local nonprofits. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) charities located in Washington County, PA, that do not qualify as private foundations. The grant provides $500 to cover a two-hour board development session facilitated by Nonprofit SideKick, focusing on board roles, responsibilities, and fundraising strategies.
Eligible Requests
To contract with Nonprofit SideKick to facilitate a two-hour board development session to cover the duties, roles, responsibilities and rights of board members, including fundraising.
Eligibility
Any 501(c)(3) charity, that is not a "private foundation" as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, who files the Federal Form 990 annually, and who is headquartered in Washington County, PA.
What Washington County Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 139
- Total given
- $3.91M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,053–$332K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 100%. Top recipient cities: Washington, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Canonsburg, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Washington City Mission · Washington, PA
Program
$332K
Amity Methodist Church · Amity, PA
Program
$155K
Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Church · Amity, PA
Program
$155K
Seton-Lasalle High School · Pittsburgh, PA
Program
$153K
CASA for Kids · Washington, PA
Program
$111K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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