W.D. Farr Endowment Fund Grants

W.D. Farr Endowment Fund Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Weld Community Foundation
Amount: Up to US $4,000
Last Updated: September 11, 2025

Summary

The W.D. Farr Endowment Fund Grants, administered by the Weld Community Foundation, support youth-focused initiatives in Greeley, Colorado. These grants aim to enhance quality of life through K-12 educational projects and youth programs. Organizations with skilled leadership are encouraged to apply, but only one proposal per organization will be considered. Notably, the Fund has a 'three-year rule,' requiring grant recipients to take a year off after three consecutive years of funding.

Overview

Guided by Your Vision We are your philanthropy tailors and with your vision, we will craft you a unique charitable place in the community. After you choose from a variety of funding strategies, we will construct and manage your gift to have a lasting impact here in Weld County and beyond, improving countless lives for generations. You get to watch the good spread from your contribution and embrace a special joy that comes solely from great generosity. Weld Community Foundation has carved out a special place in the community through so many diverse connections. In awarding grants and support to area nonprofits, it has had the privilege of getting to know a vast majority of the nonprofit organizations who are diligently working in the region. In working with government and infrastructure, the Foundation has come alongside community movers and shakers, and in setting up funds with donors, it’s gotten to know visionaries who want their charitable gifts well-stewarded with strategic impact. As a result of this special niche in the part of Northern Colorado we call home, the Community Foundation has been able to develop a unique perspective. From this vantage point, as it takes on the roles of supporter, leader, and philanthropic connector in Weld County, your Community Foundation hopes to enrich our quality of life in these communities we love. W.D. Farr Endowment Fund Grants The Greeley Rotary W. D. Farr Endowment Fund awards grants for the benefit of the youth of Greeley, Colorado; specifically programs that enhance quality of life, youth projects, or K-12 education projects. In order to be fair, the Greeley Rotary W. D. Farr Endowment Fund instituted a “three-year rule” requiring that an organization which receives funding for three successive years must take one year off before reapplying.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The W.D. Farr Endowment Fund considers proposals from organizations with committed, skilled leadership and qualified staff to undertake the project. But only one proposal per organization will be considered for support.Individual schools within Greeley-Evans School District 6 will be considered separate organizations.Weld Community Foundation provides charitable funding to:Nonprofits classified by the IRS as 501(c)(3) organizationsOther eligible tax exempt entities (such as municipalities, schools and faith-based organizations)Non-exempt groups with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) organization, public school, or public agencyOrganizations should also predominantly serve residents of Weld County, ColoradoFunded programs will have an opportunity to make a presentation on their program to the Greeley Rotary Club.

Ineligibility

The W.D. Farr Endowment Fund does not support:capital fund drives endowments multi-year funding sponsorships individual scholarships scholarships or tuition assistance to private educational institutionsMulti-year proposals are not considered; however, qualified organizations that receive funding are encouraged to reapply in subsequent years.Weld Community Foundation does not fund:Expenses already incurred, deficit funding, debt retirement or funding to obligated commitmentsPolitical campaignsLobbying in the form of calls to action on a specific voteReligious activities: including, but not limited to, religious services, promotion of religious beliefs, or activities that are restricted to church or religious group membership