The Earl & Stelouise Sauder Youth Assistance Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.emporiacf.org/available-grants.cfm)._
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Generally, the committee
- Not eligible: Other large fundraising projects
- Not eligible: Does not support entities that have taxing authority except for specific one- time special projects that are innovative and above the basic services provided by those entities
- Not eligible: Annual drives
- Not eligible: Repetitive grants
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: (Most difficult for deductible dollars with the IRS)
- Not eligible: Personnel positions
- Not eligible: Considers projects with a high degree of volunteerism as a high priority
- Not eligible: Multiple year grants
- Not eligible: Pledges
- Not eligible: Considers “matches in dollars and/or volunteer hours” as a good idea but not mandatory
Overview
The Earl & Stelouise Sauder Youth Assistance Fund
This Fund is available for funding youth activities in Lyon, Coffey, Chase and Greenwood Counties in Kansas. Supported projects will support positive youth group activities for youngsters predominately ages 18 and under.
Priority will be given to grants benefitting the most children.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
Ineligibility
- Generally, the committee:
- Does not support other large fundraising projects
- Does not support entities that have taxing authority except for specific one- time special projects that are innovative and above the basic services provided by those entities.
- Does not support annual drives or repetitive grants.
- Does not support individuals. (Most difficult for deductible dollars with the IRS)
- Does not fund personnel positions.
- Considers projects with a high degree of volunteerism as a high priority
- Does not fund multiple year grants or pledges
- Considers “matches in dollars and/or volunteer hours” as a good idea but not mandatory.
- Considers closely organizations that want to expand their operations that already have sufficient operating income and/or other funds.
- Does not fund ongoing operational expenses
What Emporia Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 67
- Total given
- $3.49M
- Median grant
- $18K
- Range
- $5,196–$842K
- By dollars: Kansas 98%, Virginia 1%, North Carolina <1%. Top recipient cities: Emporia, KS; Manhattan, KS; Cottonwood Falls, KS.
- 1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Youth programs
- Youth services
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