Sudden & Urgent Need (SUN) Grant

_NOTE:_

• _Letter of Inquiry - This deadline represents when the applicant would need to schedule a call with Next50 staff by emailing the Foundation. The application is short, but it is recommended that any calls to discuss the emergency need(s) should be scheduled a least a couple days before then to allow time for completion. Requests in alignment with guidelines will be invited to complete an application._
• _Full Proposal - Invite Only_

NextFifty Initiative

Next50 is a private, national foundation based in Denver, Colorado.

Our Work

It’s expensive to age in Colorado and the rest of the country. That is why we invest in innovative and equitable ideas that build capacity and change systems to create economic opportunities for older adults and the organizations that serve them.

Sudden & Urgent Need (SUN) Grants

Sudden & Urgent Need (SUN) grants address one-time, time-sensitive needs for smaller nonprofit organizations in Colorado with a budget less than or equal to one million dollars.

Grant requests must be aligned with one or more of Next50’s three priority areas:

• ending ageism,
• advancing digital equity, and
• supporting aging in place.

Grant requests are required to demonstrate advancing equity for marginalized or geographically underserved communities to be considered for funding.

What will Next50 consider funding?

One-time expenses that are unanticipated and time-sensitive. Grant requests must intentionally focus on older adults within our three funding priorities.

For purposes of this grant opportunity, one-time is defined as a need that is not anticipated to re-occur. Needs that arise once per year or are to support ongoing programming are not eligible for this funding. Time-sensitive is considered urgent, and the organization is unable to wait for support through other funding opportunities.

Examples of Needs that Next50 may Support with SUN Grants include:

• An organization providing mobile technology training for low-income older adults in a rural area has an unexpected issue that has arisen with their mobile training vehicle and needs a replacement part to be able to continue providing services.
• A small organization providing a financial boot-straps course for low-income older adults has a water leak in their building and must shut down classes until the leak is fixed.

Funding

We ask that organizations request only what they need, and the maximum request amount is $30,000.

Eligibility

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

• Colorado 501c3 organizations with an organizational budget of $1 million or less that serve older adults.
• Organizations may receive only one SUN Grant per calendar year.
  • Receiving a SUN Grant does not preclude an organization from receiving a grant through another funding opportunity the following year.
• Organizations may apply for a Sudden & Urgent Need Grant through a fiscal sponsor.
  • A fiscal sponsor is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other grant administrative services.
  • A fiscal sponsor is held legally responsible for the management of grant funds and the obligations of the grant.
  • The fiscal sponsor must have a formal relationship with the entity carrying out grant activities and be able to exercise control over grant activities.
  • Next50 requires that the fiscal sponsor have a contractual relationship with the grant project partner and must possess a mission that clearly aligns with the activities of the grant.

Ineligibility

• Government entities and universities are excluded.
• What will not be considered for funding?
  • Support for ongoing programs or project-based requests
  • Support for annual, anticipated expenses such as an audit
  • Personnel costs or consultant fees unless directly related to the implementation of a one-time, time-sensitive need that fits within the SUN Grant guidelines
  • Indirect costs
  • General operating support
  • Budgetary shortfalls or debt reduction
  • Membership dues
  • Organization endowments and fundraising ventures
  • Routine convening/event (e.g. quarterly or annual meetings)
  • Routine travel expenses (e.g. regular staff travel)
  • Requests that involve payment or reimbursement of individual medical bills, rent assistance, mortgage assistance, and household utility bills.
  • Lobbying, political campaigns, and projects to support a specific political position
  • Fundraising and general event sponsorships
  • Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations (as classified by IRS form 990, Schedule A, Part 1)
  • Government entities
  • Universities
  • LLCs or for-profit organizations
  • Nonprofits with an organizational budget of over $1 million
  • Student or fellow tuition costs
  • Laboratory research
  • Next50 does not support basic science (wet lab) research.
  • Wet-lab research includes projects where drugs, chemicals, and other types of biological matter are analyzed and/or tested.