Montgomery County Foundation Grant

The Montgomery County Foundation Grant supports nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations with budgets under $3 million in Montgomery County. It provides operating funds for diverse charitable purposes, including arts, education, and human services. Eligible organizations may apply annually unless they have received funding for three consecutive years. The Foundation prioritizes effective grantmaking to enhance community life and does not fund specific activities such as religious indoctrination or capital campaigns.

Background
The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. is a community foundation whose mission it is to receive, administer, and manage under community control, funds, primarily for permanent endowments, received from public and private resources and to distribute grants for charitable purposes, so as to improve the quality of life for people in Montgomery County and the surrounding areas both now and in the future. In partnership with donors and grantees, it seeks to build on community assets and meet community needs through responsible stewardship of funds and effective grantmaking.
Donors establish permanent funds for a number of reasons, ranging from providing scholarships to supporting specific nonprofit agencies or broad charitable purposes. Grants from certain funds may be awarded with the advice from the donor or a committee that advises the fund. Other funds have been earmarked for and are of philanthropic interest such as arts, culture, humanities, human services, community economic development, education, public society benefit, and the environment. These grants are awarded through a review process involving input from the Grantmaking Committee of the Foundation and approval by the Board of Directors.
Types of Grants
General Distribution Grants (usually due in September of each year) will be for "operating funds for your organization."

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to nonprofit, 501(c)3 tax-exempt organizations with budgets of less than $3,000,000.If your agency has received grants for three consecutive years, you must take an entire year off.You may apply again for the following year.

Ineligibility

Please be aware that the Foundation does not fund the following:

• Organizations outside of Montgomery County; unless their work specifically benefits people in Montgomery County;
• Umbrella Funding Organizations for the purpose of re-granting;
• Support for religious indoctrination or activities;Hospitals;
• Endowments;
• Capital Campaign/improvements;
• Deficit Financing;
• Individuals;
• Support for equipment and supplies except as they are integral to the project/organization budget;
• Fundraising campaigns and expenses, and/or fundraising staff;
• Salary for new staff positions or for individual staff positions except as they are integral to the organization budget;
• Lobbying, electioneering and activities of political nature;
• Activities that have the potential to support terrorism;
• Political activities of any kind;
• Ads, sponsorships, or special events; andCamps.