Carroll CommunityFund Grant

In 1994, the Carroll Community Fund was created to provide a flexible and meaningful way for Carroll County residents to make a positive and immediate impact in the community.

This source of funding, used exclusively for Carroll County, supports a wide range of projects and programs addressing issues on a local level. The nine-member board of the Carroll County Foundation oversees and awards discretionary grants from this fund to nonprofit organizations each year.

Eligibility

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• Grants are made to: tax-exempt private agencies, 501(c) (3) organizations which are public charities and government entities located within Carroll County, Ohio only or directly benefitting Carroll County.
• Religious Institutions:
  • The Foundation will consider a grant request from a religious congregation, a religious sponsored organization, or a non-affiliated religious organization if:
  • The purpose of the program for which the grant is primarily secular or civic in nature.
  • Any religious activity or instruction is incidental to the program for which the grant is requested or is paid for by other sources.
  • The program for which the grant is requested will service participants without limitation to religion or creed.
• Private Schools
  • The Foundation will consider a grant request from a private school\* under the following conditions: (\* Institutions of higher education are exempt from this policy.)
  • The purpose of the grant is for educational activities that are clearly nonreligious in nature.
  • The institution is non-sectarian.
  • The purchase of equipment will clearly serve as a catalyst for a new, innovative program.
  • The Foundation is not the sole funding source.
  • Funding for educational programs focuses on serving the disadvantaged or handicapped.
• Arts
  • The Foundation will consider supporting artistic diversity and quality in the arts within the entire community. Grants will be made on a challenge grant or partial funding basis to ensure broad community support of the institution or program.
• Recreational
  • The recreational project should have evidence of significant neighborhood and community financial support before Foundation funding is solicited.
  • The maximum use of existing school or community facilities should be demonstrated before the Foundation will consider supporting additional facilities.
  • Proof of the capacity to provide on-going maintenance of a facility is a criterion of funding.
• Grant-Making Contingencies
  • All contingency grants shall be held for no longer than one calendar year before contingency must be met. After a period of one year, the grant money will be automatically rescinded.

Ineligibility

• The Foundation does not award grants to individuals except through scholarship funds.
• Computer and Education: The Foundation will not consider requests for multiple station computerization projects from public/private school systems or other educational institutions.
• Operating Expenses: Grants are not usually made to support operation expenses of well-established organizations and/or programs either through the grant process or in response to annual fund drives for sustaining support. On occasion, the Foundation may provide such support on a short-term basis when it is critical to the survival of a key agency or program, which has been placed in jeopardy by changes in funding patterns.
• Debt Financing: Grants are not made to subsidize previously accrued operational deficits nor debt incurred for capital items or repairs.
• Carroll County Community Celebration: The Foundation will not fund annual community celebrations.
• Annual Fund Drives: The Foundation does not contribute to annual fund drives.
• Conferences/Recognition Dinners: The Foundation does not fund conferences or recognition dinners.
• Endowment Funds: The Foundation does not generally support the endowment funds of other organizations. In the special case where an organization's endowment is a designated fund in The Carroll County Foundation, the Foundation may make a contribution through the organization's endowment fund.