Capacity Building Grants

Capacity Building Grants

Award Amount: Up to $15,000

Purpose: Strengthen organizational infrastructure of nonprofit organizations. Grants enhance sustainability and organizational strength by focusing on strategic vision and impact, governance and leadership, existing program delivery, resource generation, internal operations and management, evaluation and learning, and strategic relationships.

Geographic Scope

• Service Area: Stark, Carroll, Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties, Ohio

Eligibility

• Nonprofit organizations serving residents of Stark, Carroll, Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties
• Must have missions that align with the Foundation's mission
• Must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or governmental entity
• Must comply with local, state, and federal laws

Eligible Project Focus Areas

• Strategic vision and impact
• Governance and leadership
• Existing program delivery
• Resource generation
• Internal operations and management
• Evaluation and learning
• Strategic relationships

What Will NOT Be Funded

• Personnel costs (typically)
• Development or implementation of new programs
• Capital projects
• Activities the organization has budgeted for in the past
• Annual appeals or membership drives
• Computers
• Debt reduction
• Endowments
• Grants to individuals
• One-time events
• Scholarships
• Vehicles

Review Timeline

• Applications reviewed on rolling basis
• No specific deadlines; rolling submission accepted

Contact Information

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton 400 Market Avenue North, Suite 300 Canton, OH 44702 (330) 454-5800 (phone) (330) 454-5909 (fax) Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Past Examples

• Faith in Action of Western Stark County: $4,000 for organizational assessment
• Greater Stark County Urban League: $10,000 for succession planning and related costs
• Phoenix Rising Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery: $9,700 for board development services and technological needs