School Grants (MHUSD and Non-Profit Schools)

The Morgan Hill Community Foundation is providing grants to support local non-profit organizations and public schools within the Morgan Hill Unified School District. A total of $32,000 will be distributed for projects that enhance educational initiatives for students from K-12. Eligible applicants must be registered 501(c)(3) organizations or schools and focus on broad initiatives that promote lifelong learning and community engagement, avoiding funding for individual classes or basic operational costs.

The Morgan Hill Community Foundation (MHCF) is accepting applications for grants in support of local non profit organizations and local non profit or public schools. The grant cycle will award $32,000 through multiple grants funding projects or activities of local charitable non profit organizations and schools.
Grant funding categories include:

• School wide programGrade level wide programBroad subject matter initiatives

Eligibility

To be eligible for a grant, organizations must be a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that is serving the Morgan Hill Community, or a school in the Morgan Hill Unified School District boundaries.In your application you should address and highlight how your organization meets these criteria:How your use of funds will benefit the Morgan Hill Community or schools.The non-profit’s apparent operational skill and capability to effectively use the funds and complete the proposed project or activity.The non-profit’s administrative capability and process in place to properly and ethically manage the proposed use of the funds.The non-profit’s proven track record of helpful local community service.Other sources of funding needed to complete the proposed project and how your organization will ensure the project will be fully funded.Such other criteria as experience or need dictate, to be determined by MHCF board of directors with guidance or recommendation from the Community Advisory Committee

Ineligibility

Grantee ExclusionsIndividuals, except if incidental and necessary to deliver a qualifying community benefitProjects not directly and primarily benefiting the Morgan Hill community or local schools.Private foundations, endowment fundsGroups or projects that discriminate against any class of persons based on age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical or mental disabilities, race, color, religion, national origin, or ancestryPolitical parties, candidates or partisan groups; orGroups or projects whose missions otherwise fall outside the intent or permissible scope of the Charter or Bylaws of the Morgan Hill Community Foundation or Disaster Relief Fund CharterGrants are not typically awarded to fund ongoing or general operations of an organization or school.