Pendleton Foundation Trust: Community Based Grants

The Pendleton Foundation Trust offers community-based grants aimed at enhancing civic and educational initiatives in Pendleton. The foundation supports projects that promote the well-being of residents, focusing on tangible improvements and encouraging collaboration with local merchants. Eligible applicants include registered nonprofits and government subdivisions, while past recipients must have completed prior projects to qualify. Notably, funds cannot be utilized for general operating expenses, ensuring resources directly benefit the community.

The Mission of the Foundation
The purpose of the Pendleton Foundation Trust is:
To assist civic and educational undertakings whether now supported by private gifts or public taxation.To improve educational and scientific research.To improve living conditions or to provide recreation or recreational grounds for all classes.For such other civic or public purposes as will best make for the mental, moral and physical improvement of the inhabitants of the city of Pendleton.
Funding Focus
Grants support civic, educational, or charitable projects that assist, encourage, and promote the well-being of Pendleton residents regardless of race, color, or creed.
Board discretion favors tangible or capital improvement projects that serve the community and benefit the citizens of Pendleton in alignment with the Foundation’s mission.
Purchasing project materials and services from Pendleton merchants is encouraged.

Eligibility

Must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a subdivision of a governmental agency or have an approved fiscal sponsor that meets this eligibility.
Projects must benefit Pendleton residents.
Applicants who have previously received funding from the Pendleton Foundation Trust must have completed all prior grant projects and submitted the required reports.

Ineligibility

Grants cannot be used for general operating budgets.