The Duff McDuff Green, Jr. Fund- Requests over $7,500 Grant

The Duff McDuff Green, Jr. Fund supports nonprofit organizations in Planning District 16, focusing on recreation, youth development, and cultural preservation. Grants are available for projects promoting outdoor activities, improving youth quality of life, and conserving local historical artifacts. Eligible applicants are tax-exempt nonprofits. The fund aims to foster community engagement while addressing pressing local needs. Funding requests over $7,500 are considered for impactful initiatives that align with these priorities, enhancing the region's cultural and recreational landscape.

NOTE: The grant page for Duff McDuff Green, Jr. Fund Small Grants can be found here.
In April 2010, the Trust created by Duff McDuff Green Jr. established a fund at the Community Foundation intended to support – in a timeless way – the causes he cared so deeply about. Among Mr. Green's passions were preserving land and providing opportunities for children to have healthy outdoor activities.
Funding Focus Areas
Proposals should address one or more of the following general focus areas.
Promote recreation opportunities in the community.
This includes programs that seek ways to: increase recreation opportunities or access, build or improve recreation facilities, provide training or technical assistance which promotes increased physical activity and meaningful outdoor experiences. Recreation-related research, education and/or community needs assessment will be considered: for such proposals a compelling local need must be clearly demonstrated.
This includes proposals that aim to improve the quality of life for youth and the community in which they live. Applicants may provide for one or more of the following: educational, athletic, academic, social, civic, and/or community-based initiatives, which involve or support children.
Advance local historic/cultural preservation.
Proposals in this category seek to preserve our community’s most significant and endangered cultural treasures.
Grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on locally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include objects, collections, documents, sculpture, and works of art. Historic structures and sites include historic districts, lots, buildings, structures, and objects.

Eligibility

To qualify for a grant from the Duff McDuff Green Fund, applicants must be a formally organized tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

Ineligibility

In general, the Duff McDuff Green Fund will not make grants for the following purposes:Programs outside of Planning District 16Capital building expensesFundraising eventsEndowment fundsLobbying