Patagonia Regional Community Fund

Arizona Community Foundation

For more than four decades, the Arizona Community Foundation has worked in tandem with generous individuals, families, and organizations to address some of the biggest challenges facing our state.

Patagonia Regional Community Fund

The mission of the Patagonia Regional Community Fund is: Gather, grant, grow for an evolving and vibrant quality of life.

Established in 1998, the Patagonia Regional Community Fund is part of the Arizona Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Phoenix. This provides the Patagonia Regional Community Fund with centralized marketing and administrative resources, technical assistance, and professional investment management, allowing local staff and volunteers to focus on community needs throughout eastern Santa Cruz County.

Eligibility

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

• Funds can be used to:
  • build the capacity of the organization
  • support direct service projects and programs
  • support capital expenditures
  • provide general operating support and indirect/direct administrative costs
  • support one-year and/or renewable funding proposals
  • there is no guarantee for second year funding
• Eligibility Quiz/Criteria
  • You will be required to disclose if your organization meets the criteria listed below before you get access to the application:
  • The applicant organization is fully authorized by its board and other applicable partners/collaborators to submit this application.
  • Has your organizational profile been updated? Please check mailing addresses and contact information.
  • Is your organization (or fiscal sponsor) a 501(c)(3) organization, school, municipality, or tribal  entity that operates with fiscal accountability and responsibility?
  • Religious organizations may apply for funding of non-sectarian programs.
  • I have downloaded the latest guidelines and questions document.
  • I understand that my application will not be reviewed by the grant panel if it is incomplete.
  • ACF requires all applicants for grants to comply with its non-discrimination policy.
  • Please confirm that the organization applying for this grant does not unlawfully discriminate against employees, volunteers, board members, or the members, clients, or students it serves on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
  • My organization has current tax-exempt status.
  • My project or program will serve residents of eastern Santa Cruz County.
  • This is based on donor intent when funds were established.
• Each organization can submit one standalone application.
  • The grants portal tracks this by EIN number, hence each EIN number can only appear once in the grant cycle.

Ineligibility

• Applications from organizations with a nonexempt status at the time of submission will be declined.