ECCF: Lake Erie Environmental Education Fund Grant

ECCF: Lake Erie Environmental Education Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Erie County Community Foundation
Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Summary

The ECCF: Lake Erie Environmental Education Fund supports projects that promote environmental awareness through educational workshops and field trips for students, specifically addressing local environmental issues. Funded by the Erie County Community Foundation, this initiative encourages collaboration among non-profit organizations to enhance community benefits and sustainability. Eligible applicants include tax-exempt organizations serving Erie County residents, focusing on projects that foster learning about the environment.

Overview

Community Grants The Erie County Community Foundation has established and continues a tradition of mindful, effective grant-making addressing a variety of needs throughout Erie County. These include but are not limited to, Arts and Humanities, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health and Social Services and Youth Services. The Foundation encourages proposals for projects that enhance collaboration among Erie County organizations, build organizational capacity, leverage additional resources, demonstrate sustainability, and yield substantial community benefits. Lake Erie Environmental Education Fund The purpose of the Fund is to support projects such as environmental workshops for students, field trips to The Ohio State University’s Stone Lab on Put-In-Bay, or education programs dealing with local environmental issues.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Organizations must be determined to be a tax exempt non-profit by the IRS under section 501(c)3. Churches, schools, governmental or other entities covered by a group exemption are eligible for funding but must provide a copy of the group exemption letter and documentation of the organization’s inclusion within the group Projects must serve Erie County, Ohio residents. Applications for Community Grants that address the Foundation’s priorities may include operational costs such as salaries.

Ineligibility

Generally, grants are not made for advertising or sponsorships; annual campaigns; debt reduction; medical or other research organizations; political purposes or lobbying activities; sectarian religious purposes; tickets or advertising for fundraising events.Grants for the benefit of an individual are made only through Field of Interest Funds for education and health-related needs. Grants are made only to organizations determined to be tax exempt by the IRS under Section 501(c)3, and also including churches, schools, universities, governmental or other entities covered by a group or exemption. Direct payment of a grant to an individual is prohibited; grants will be paid to the sponsoring non-profit organization on behalf of the individual.