John T. Vucurevich Foundation Grant

John T. Vucurevich Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: John T. Vucurevich Foundation
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

The John T. Vucurevich Foundation Grant focuses on supporting low-income families by addressing essential needs such as food access, health services, and transportation. The foundation aims to foster community collaboration and strategic partnerships to enhance the well-being of families and children in the Rapid City Area. Grant applications are accepted for projects that demonstrate community need and secure additional funding, with a commitment to transparent and engaged grantmaking.

Overview

NOTE: We currently only accept applications for grants that support low-income access to food, physical and behavioral health, safety, social belonging and culture, and transportation. Our Vision & Mission It starts with a mission: We help our low-income neighbors meet their needs one family at a time through grantmaking and community collaboration. And a vision: We envision a community where working families and thriving children reach their full potential. Values CollaborativeStrategicTransparentEngaged Grant Making Real change happens when the needs of families and their children are met simultaneously. We make grants to organizations to do just that. We hope to build family wellbeing by intentionally and simultaneously meeting the needs of children and the adults in their lives. Affordable Housing Increase access to quality affordable low-income housing opportunities. Early Learning Expand access and affordability of quality early learning/childcare programs. Economic Mobility Provide scholarship and mentor supports to those needing further education to reach economically stable employment. Basic Needs Support low-income access to food, physical and behavioral health, safety, social belonging and culture, and transportation. Accepting Applications for Basic Needs We currently only accept applications for grants that support low-income access to food, physical and behavioral health, safety, social belonging and culture, and transportation. Compelling grant applicants outline a program or project that: benefits low-income individuals or familiesaddresses a demonstrated community need that falls within our basic needs priority area (food, physical/behavioral health, safety, social belonging/culture, or transportation)cultivates trusting and collaborative relationships within the communityhave other funding secured beyond John T. Vucurevich Foundation dollars

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Do I QualifyYour organization must be classified as tax-exempt under the IRS Code Section 501(c)(3).Organizations are limited to 1 unsolicited grant request per 12 months period.Your grant idea must fall within our basic needs priority area, which we define as food, physical and behavioral health, safety, social belonging and culture, and transportation.Your grant idea should serve the Rapid City Area. We believe that our efforts to support low-income families are most effective when they operate in a limited number of geographic locations in full partnership with communities. We concentrate the majority of our funding in the Rapid City Area but do fund some work in neighboring communities where we have a longstanding history of grantmaking and strong partnerships.

Ineligibility

We do not fund individuals, school affiliated trips, museums, animal-related projects, political campaign activities, direct religious activities, international requests, benefit events, event sponsorships, sports activities, publications, video, and film production, camp development and infrastructure, and requests from form letters.We do not normally fund endowments or organizations less than five years old.