SCCF: Women’s Fund

Steuben County Community Foundation (SCCF)

The Steuben County Community Foundation (SCCF) acts as a leader of the philanthropic community; identifying and exploring important needs and concerns, addressing serious problems, and shaping effective responses.

In order to serve Steuben County, the SCCF Board of Directors has identified several broad categories in which community needs exist and in which grant requests are encouraged. The SCCF is particularly interested in ideas that shed new light on Steuben County's needs and aspirations, with emphasis on providing long-term solutions.

Women's Fund

These grants are for: Projects that address women’s issues and which primarily serve Steuben County women and girls.

Eligibility

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

• Nonprofit organizations serving Steuben County.
• Requests may be approved for nonprofits headquartered outside Steuben County if a majority of the people benefitting from the grant funds reside in Steuben County.
• Projects and programs intended to improve quality of life in Steuben County, with special consideration given to collaborative projects and those which consider and attempt to address root causes.
• Projects that fit within a nonprofit organization’s mission and strategic plan, and that have support from their board demonstrated by board approved meeting minutes supporting the application.

Ineligibility

• Individuals
• Organizations with outstanding grant reports due to SCCF
• Organizations that do not serve Steuben County
• Projects normally fully funded by government or schools
• Religious activities that do not serve the community at large
• Political organizations or campaigns
• Projects that duplicate existing services without collaboration
• Projects where SCCF is the sole funder
• Requests for projects that have already occurred or debt reduction
• Requests for a project that SCCF has funded for 3 consecutive years
• Fundraising campaigns