Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://ourcommunity.org/nonprofit-support/grants-at-the-community-foundation)._
  • (Examples of other qualified organizations are municipalities and schools, or faith-based organizations that provide a service to the greater community such as a food pantry, clothes closet etc.)

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: The following are areas which will not be considered for funding through the application process at this time
  • Not eligible: Religious programs
  • Not eligible: Individuals
  • Not eligible: International organizations
  • Not eligible: Endowment funds
  • Not eligible: Annual meetings
  • Not eligible: Routine operating expenses (existing programming and administration)
  • Not eligible: Existing obligations, debts or liabilities, incurred before committee reviews proposal

Overview

Grants at the Community Foundation

The Community Foundation is a public charity organized as a collection of permanent endowments. The income from these endowed funds is awarded through a grant application process to provide charitable funding to nonprofits classified by the IRS as 501(c)(3) organizations and other eligible entities (such as municipalities, schools and faith-based organizations), for projects that predominantly benefit residents of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties, Michigan.

Ovid-Elsie Community Fund

All Ovid-Elsie area non-profit organizations and municipalities are welcome to submit a grant application for consideration. Due to limited funds, there is a cap of $500 for each school grant and $1,000 for community grants.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and other qualified organizations for charitable and educational purposes within Ovid-Elsie, Michigan.

* (Examples of other qualified organizations are municipalities and schools, or faith-based organizations that provide a service to the greater community such as a food pantry, clothes closet etc.)

Ineligibility

* The following are areas which will not be considered for funding through the application process at this time:

* Religious programs
* Individuals
* International organizations
* Endowment funds
* Annual meetings
* Routine operating expenses (existing programming and administration)
* Existing obligations, debts or liabilities, incurred before committee reviews proposal

What Capital Region Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
129
Total given
$4.5M
Median grant
$17K
Range
$5,000–$1.06M
  • By dollars: Michigan 98%, Georgia <1%, Colorado <1%. Top recipient cities: Lansing, MI; East Lansing, MI; Williamston, MI.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 24% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Michigan Nonprofit Association · Lansing, MI

    Agency funds

    $1.06M

  • Rotary Club of Lansing Foundation · Lansing, MI

    Agency funds

    $193K

  • St John Church & Student Center · East Lansing, MI

    Agency funds

    $160K

  • United Way of South Central Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI

    Agency funds

    $133K

  • Michigan State Bar Foundation · Lansing, MI

    Agency funds

    $118K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Community services

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