Silver Creek-Irving Heritage Fund Grant

Overview

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. Their slogan is “Remembering Our Past – Securing Our Future”.

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.