Derby Community Foundation Community Enrichment Grant

The Derby Community Foundation Community Enrichment Grant provides competitive funding of $500 to $10,000 to non-profit organizations and government entities that serve the Derby community. Eligible projects must align with the Foundation's mission and benefit residents within the USD 260 boundaries. Organizations can apply annually, but those that received funding in the previous cycle must wait a year before reapplying.

Community Enrichment Grants are competitive grants made to any tax-exempt, non-profit organization or government entity that is doing innovative and meaningful work that fits within the Derby Community Foundation’s mission. The Foundation will award up to $10,000 annually in one grant cycle using a competitive application process.
Grant funding range from $500 to $2,500. Organizations are eligible to apply each year.
Projects that received a community enrichment grant in the last grant cycle are not eligible and must sit out for one year.

Eligibility

InternalRevenue Service Code or a governmental entity:501(c)(3) Nonprofit OrganizationsThe non-profit status of your organization will be verified.The organization name listed on your application and the name listed on the Tax ID must match.

Ineligibility

IndividualsReligious organizations for religious purposes Political organizations or political campaignsEvent sponsorship or annual fundraising drivesMulti-year requestsEndowmentsDebt retirementProjects that have already been completedIndividual academic scholarships for post-secondary educationGrants solely for the purpose of travel or conferencesGovernment funding that has been reduced or eliminated