Sweet Home Community Foundation Grant Program

Geographic Scope: Sweet Home area (SHSD #55 Boundary), Oregon, US

Funding Focus

The foundation provides funding and support to worthwhile community projects that:

• Improve the quality of life in Sweet Home area
• Have broad community support and/or foster community involvement
• Have a lasting, beneficial effect
• Provide widely available advantages for children and families or enhanced livability, education and arts and culture to the community
• Demonstrate a high likelihood of successful completion

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) or other qualified tax-exempt organization, OR
• The proposed project may be implemented in partnership or affiliation with a tax-exempt organization

Projects NOT Eligible

• Direct grants, scholarships, or loans to individuals
• Personnel costs
• Multiple grant requests from subsidiaries of the same parent organization within the year (departments, committees, special interest groups of larger organizations) *Waivers may be granted upon request
• Endowments
• General fund drives or annual fundraising appeals
• Projects of sectarian or religious organizations whose principal benefit are for their own members or adherents
• Projects to retire debt or operational deficits

Contact

For questions, contact information available on website.

Application Process

Application Timeline:

• Applications accepted: February 15 - March 31 annually
• Next cycle: 2026 applications accepted through March 31, 2026

Application Requirements:

• Submit through online application portal or process
• Organization must be 501(c)(3) or other qualified tax-exempt organization

Note: Specific required materials, narrative questions, and detailed submission instructions not provided in available content. Contact foundation for complete application details.