Grand Foundation Annual Grant

The Grand Foundation Annual Grant supports non-profit organizations in Grand County, Colorado, awarding over $216,000 to 47 organizations this year alone. With a mission to enhance the community's quality of life, the foundation funds projects in arts, health services, environment, education, and sports. They encourage collaboration among agencies and prioritize measurable outcomes. The foundation's commitment to local needs is evident as they strive to raise sufficient funds to meet all grant requests, embodying the motto 'Give Where You Live, Work, and Play'.

Grand Foundation Grant
Each year the Grand Foundation awards funds to the non-profit community thru its Annual Grants Program. This is just one of the many ways the Grand Foundation supports non-profit organizations. This year the funds awarded out reached over $216,000. We were able to award funds to over 47 non-profit organizations this year.
Our goal is to raise enough funds to support all grant requests, but this year the funds available outweighed those requests. This funding cycle increased the overall giving from Grand Foundation to over $7.9 Million. This would not be possible without the support from generous donors, corporate sponsors and volunteers. Grand County is fortunate to have a community that not only understands and cares about the needs of its residents and guests, but also stands behind the Foundation’s motto to Give Where You Live, Work, and Play!
Focus Areas
The GF supports organizations that enhance the quality of life in Grand County, Colorado. This includes groups that provide programs or services in the areas of:

• arts and culture,health and human services,environment,education andamateur sports.

Eligibility

Applicants should be tax exempt under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) and 170 (b)(1)(A)(i.V.I.) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is helpful to also have a Charitable Solicitations Number from the State of Colorado. Other nonprofit entities demonstrating a need will be considered on a case-by-case basis.The GF will fund specific projects and programs that have measurable results (evidence of productivity, change in number, etc.).Operational funding requests will be considered, however, the GF is not in the practice of providing sustaining funds (multiple year commitments) to organizations.The GF appreciates and encourages collaborative agency grant requests.

Ineligibility

Grand Foundation will not consider:

Late requests.
Requests for programs or projects already completed. Refunding projects, programs or items purchased before the grant is approved or awarded.

Participating in or funding of any political campaign on behalf of any issues, organizations or candidates. Any changes to approved grant requests without proper documentation. Grant Change Forms must be submitted to the GF for approval before any grant funds can be used for any reason other than the original purpose, as spelled out by the Memorandum of Understanding accompanying the original grant award.
If an organization receives duplicate funding for a request, the GF funds must be returned. For example if a project/program budget is $5,000 and the GF and another Foundation both award $5,000 to the same project/program, the GF funds must be returned.