Santa Cruz Community Foundation Grant

The Santa Cruz Community Foundation Grant supports nonprofit organizations in Santa Cruz County with requests up to $5,000. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations in good standing, with local leadership and accountability. The grant period lasts one year, and the foundation emphasizes inclusivity in its funding practices, prohibiting discrimination based on various identities. Applications are invited for this competitive grant round.

The Santa Cruz Community Foundation assists Santa Cruz County in preparing for the future by strengthening the community through scholarships and grants to nonprofit organizations. An affiliate of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, the Santa Cruz Community Foundation (SCCF) is a permanent charitable resource that was founded in 2001 by area residents to empower their community to invest in itself. The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) provides expertise and skilled guidance to help donors give back in ways that are aligned with their charitable and financial goals. A Board of Trustees oversees the Foundation’s growing community endowment – which includes assets earmarked for Santa Cruz County – and ensures that donors’ intentions are honored now and forever.The Santa Cruz Community Foundation invites nonprofit organizations in Santa Cruz County to apply to its competitive grant round. Requests up to $5,000 will be considered.

Eligibility

Basic Eligibility RequirementsThe applicant must be a 501(c)(3) in good standing, conducting charitable work in Santa Cruz County. The use of a fiscal agent is permitted.The organization must have local leadership in the form of a board of directors or advisory committee, local financial support, and local program management and accountability. In the case of nationally-sponsored organizations, no portion of the grant can be used to support the national, state or regional entity.The proposed program must directly benefit people living in Santa Cruz County.The grant period is one year in duration. An agency must be current in all reporting requirements to CFSA and its affiliates to be eligible.
Awards made by the foundation’s various grant panels support organizations that do not discriminate in their employment practices, volunteer opportunities or delivery of programs and services on the basis of Race, Religion, Gender or Gender Identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), Gender Expression, Sexual orientation, Age, Ancestry, Citizenship, Ethnicity, Familial Status, Socioeconomic Status (economic circumstances), Color, Creed, Sex (including pregnancy), Phases of Parenthood, National Origin, Marital Status, Veteran Status (past, current or prospective service in the armed forces), Genetic Information, Physical Characteristics or Appearance, Mental or Physical Disability, Any other status prohibited by applicable law.

Ineligibility

Grants are generally not made to individuals, for profit organizations, government entities, capital fund drives, agency endowments, individual schools or for sectarian purposes.