Community Investment Fund - Greenlee County (AZ) Grant

The Community Investment Fund in Greenlee County, AZ, is dedicated to fostering long-term community resilience through strategic collaborations. With a focus on education, economic opportunity, and capacity building, the fund supports initiatives that empower individuals and organizations to thrive. Projects must exceed $10,000 and align with the foundation's commitment to transformative change, ensuring that funding directly benefits local communities, enhancing their overall well-being and capacity to navigate economic challenges.

Freeport-McMoRan's group-wide guiding philosophy for its community development activities is Transforming Tomorrow Together. This philosophy drives implementation of a social impact framework that includes priorities, strategies and goals that allow us to work collaboratively with communities to make transformative change and increase overall individual/ community opportunity, wellbeing and capacity.
Research studies, surveys or other activities to identify gaps and needsHigher Education:Student counseling or advising services that help students navigate the process of enrollment in a higher ed program
Programs that increase access / remove barriers to enrollment or the pursuit of higher ed
Teacher/school administrator or counselor training needed to fully understand the higher education landscape, what is available to students and how to access it
Student preparation, awareness, incentive or other campaigns or efforts that drive enrollment and attainment
Research studies, surveys or other activities to identify gaps and needsEconomic Opportunity:

• The following are examples of the types of programs we seek in support of the Economic Opportunity priority and goals.
• Small Business Development:Programs that provide training or skill-building to entrepreneurs on start-up or growth
• Access to capital programs
• Other support services that drive start-up, expansion or retention
• Research studies, surveys or other activities to identify gaps and needs among small business ownersAffordable Housing:
• Loan funds or other resource programs that help families access housing options or make housing more affordable for them
• Housing improvement programs that allow families to stay in safe, quality housing
• Research studies, surveys or other activities to identify gaps, needs or viable modelsOther Economic Opportunity:
• Programs that provide transportation to health, education, recreation or other critical activities
• Programs that increase the availability of and access to quality healthcare facilities and services
• Projects that create or improve parks or other recreational activities
• Projects that improve or eliminate blight or beautify high traffic areas in the community
• Restoration of lands for habitat or public use
• Projects that improve river or waterway healthCapacity and Leadership:

The following are examples of the types of programs we seek in support of the Resiliency, Capacity and Leadership priority and goals.Programs that provide leadership or other skills for staff, board, volunteers or other community constituents to improve organizational or community performance.
Organizational self-assessment or diagnoses activities to determine gaps and needs.
Efforts to develop leadership succession plans that protect and prolong organizational effectiveness.
Planning initiatives to evaluate, identify and/or consider supports needed to weather future economic disruptions (commodities market or global economy downturns, health pandemics, technological disruptors to the future of jobs/economies, etc.)
Programs, training or other efforts that aid organizations in understanding the broader social context of which they are part and how they can collectively mobilize to address community needs and create resiliency.
The development of leadership networks as a tool for transformative social change and amplifying impact across social systems or issues.
Projects to increase citizen engagement in solving or addressing community challenges or opportunities.
Funding
Your program or project must directly benefit those living in the communities outlined below. Requests should be for more than $10,000. Requests for less than $10,000 may be eligible for funding from one of our site operations. Typically, awards are between $500 and $5,000.
Requests of $10,000+ should be submitted to the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation via the appropriate Investment Fund must meet the criteria of those grant programs.

Eligibility

Organizations need to have a 501c-3 or other non-profit status as designated by the IRS.
Governmental offices or agencies are qualified as long as the project or activity is eligible as outlined in these guidelines.
Requests from schools must be coordinated through your district superintendent or equivalent personnel.
We are committed to supporting programs that contribute to the sustainability of the communities where we have a presence.
We work with the communities in which we operate to develop partnerships with community organizations, fund projects designed to address priority needs, and contribute to the sustainability of each community.
It is our aim to support organizations, programs and projects that are addressing an identified priority community issue/need. Greenlee County - Arizona: Greenlee County

Ineligibility

Funds will not be awarded to the following:Organizations that do not have 501c-3 or other non-profit status as designated by the IRS.
Organizations that intend to re-grant the funds via scholarships.
Requests for individuals, including those for travel support, teams that are restrictive in participation or anything else that benefits a single individual or a very limited number of individuals.
Fraternal, labor or veteran organizations/activities limited to organization membership
Faith-based institutions or other organizations primarily promoting or propagating a particular faith
Political or lobbying activities
Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status