Community Builder Grants

Overview

Community Builder Grants

Greater Toledo Community Foundation is a public charitable organization created by citizens of our community to enrich the quality of life for individuals and families in our service area. The Foundation serves northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan with a particular emphasis on the greater Toledo area. Grants from the Community Builder grant program support a variety of services in the fields of education, social services, physical and mental health, neighborhood and urban affairs, natural resources, and the arts.

Emphasis is placed on programs that will: Create safe, positive living environments; Enable families to develop the skills/resources needed to support and nurture each member; and Foster the development of responsible young people who are capable of achieving their fullest potential.

The Community Builder grant program offers grants of up to $25,000 in the following three categories:

* to provide seed money for new, innovative programming that addresses unmet community needs,
* to expand successful programming in order to reach unique audiences, or
* to provide capacity building benefits to existing nonprofit organizations.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Eligible requests can focus on one or more of the three categories above.
* Grants will only be awarded to nonprofit, charitable organizations which have been designated as having tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
* Applications must propose to provide services benefitting residents of northwest Ohio or southeast Michigan.

Ineligibility

* The Foundation usually will not make grants from its Community Builder program to:
* Support the general operating budget or budget deficit of established organizations.
* Annual campaigns.
* Capital campaigns or building projects.
* Exclusively purchase equipment, such as computer hardware/software, phones, motor vehicles, etc.
* Produce films, videos, television programs, and the like.
* Support sectarian activities of religious organizations.
* Conduct a needs assessment.