Silver Creek-Irving Heritage Fund Grant

The Silver Creek-Irving Heritage Fund (SCIHF) provides funding to new community initiatives, leadership development and charitable programs that address the most pressing issues within the Silver Creek and Irving community.

Our Mission:

To enrich the quality of life of Silver Creek-Irving residents by providing a means for investing and disbursing funds within the community to benefit charitable needs and opportunities.

Priority will be given to:

• the potential impact and the number of people who would benefit;
• programs representing innovative, efficient approaches to serving community needs;
• requests which will assist those citizens whose needs are not being met by existing programs or services
• those organizations that work cooperatively with other agencies in the community to encourage efficient use of community resources and elimination of duplicated services;
• and projects which promote volunteer participation and citizen involvement.

How does the Silver Creek- Irving Heritage Fund serve our community?

• By providing past, present and future residents the opportunity to leave something specifically to benefit the Silver Creek - Irving Community
• By establishing endowments to benefit the community both now and in the future
• By strengthening the not-forprofit organizations that serve the Silver Creek - Irving Community
• By promoting local philanthropy
• By providing donors with a tax deductible and convenient means to meet their charitable goals.

Eligibility

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

• All charitable organizations that serve the Silver Creek and Irving communities are eligible to apply for a grant

Ineligibility

• Funding limitations:
• Individuals are not eligible;
• organizations which lack the tax exempt status do not qualify;
• organizations that do not serve the Silver Creek – Irving community do not qualify;
• political organizations, candidates or lobbying efforts are not eligible;
• national, international or other membership organizations, unless their programs have significant local impact, will not qualify;
• annual appeals are generally not funded;
• salary line items and operating expenses budgets are generally not funded;
• and travel expenses are generally not funded.