Thriving Hobart Seniors Grant

Overview

The Thriving Hobart Seniors grant is supported by the Maria Reiner Senior Citizens Fund (MRSC) at Legacy Foundation. Thriving Hobart Seniors grants funding to organizations that provide support for senior citizens in Hobart, Indiana with in areas including for housing, health care, economic security, education, employment, transportation, companionship and recreation. Funding requests should provide seniors in Hobart with opportunities to increase their quality of life.

Eligibility

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

* Only one application per qualified, tax-exempt organization will be accepted per grant cycle.
* Grants from Legacy Foundation must meet legal and tax requirements and may be made only to qualified, tax-exempt organizations and qualifying programs.
* Schools, religious organizations, some civic organizations and local government units may be exempt from this requirement. In specific situations and with advance approval the Foundation may, from time to time, issue a grant to a non-501(c)(3) public charity or exempt organization for which it must undertake expenditure responsibility in order to meet legal and tax requirements.

Ineligibility

* The Legacy Foundation does not typically fund:

* Annual appeals, endowment funds, membership contributions or fundraising  events
* Existing obligations, loans or debt retirement
* Long-term operating support
* Multi-year grants or repeat funding for the same project or program
* Medical, scientific or academic research 
* Schools, universities and private academies unless there is a significant  opportunity for community use or collaboration
* Projects aimed at promoting a particular religion or construction projects of churches and other religious institutions 
* Political campaigns, advocacy or direct lobbying efforts by 501(c)(3)  organizations
* Services commonly regarded as the responsibility of governmental agencies, such as fire and police protection
* Travel for individuals, bands, sports teams, classes and similar groups

* The Legacy Foundation will not knowingly support organizations whose programs or services are not open to all without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
* We recognize that organizations may identify special needs in the community and target programs or services to a specific population based on those needs; however, the programs must be open to all people in those targeted populations to be eligible for grant consideration.