WCCF Grants

The Wayne County Community Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in Wayne County, PA, aiming to support community development in various sectors, including arts, education, and health. Grants are awarded biannually and prioritize projects that address critical community needs and have a proven impact. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations serving local residents, while certain expenses like advertising and routine operating costs are not funded. The Foundation seeks to empower local agencies to become self-sustaining.

Grantmaking
The Wayne County Community Foundation is a nonprofit foundation whose primary goal is to build a charitable reserve of funds for the current and future needs of Wayne County. The Foundation uses grant resources to support a wide variety of community organizations, empowering them to thrive, grow, and become self-sustaining.
The Foundation awards grants twice a year to nonprofit agencies located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania that sustain and advance access to causes such as (but not limited to) the arts, literacy, culture, community development, education, the environment and health and human services.
The Wayne County Community Foundation funds both programs and projects.
Programs
We define a program as an effort intended to improve the understanding of a topic(s) or issue(s) of importance to the health, happiness, and/or well-being of our community, or an ongoing, interactive effort to address a target community's need(s) by providing individuals with access to services that will improve their health, happiness, and well-being.
Some example program proposal that we encourage:
Applications for seed money for new programs or new dimensions to existing ones; Applications for transitional funds for programs that have recently lost a secure source of funding and have a proven record of meeting community needs.Collaborative efforts among multiple agencies to address high priority community needs
Projects
We define a project as an effort to advance the effectiveness and/or operational growth of an applicant agency, or a program or initiative sponsored by the application through the acquisition of material and human resources and technology.
Example project proposals that we encourage
Proposals for resources to significantly enhance an agency’s ability to operate effectively or improve services;Proposals that are integral to the success of new or existing program; Proposals for resources associated with new or newly renovated facilities.

Eligibility

Eligible Agencies: Organizations meeting the following description may apply for a grant:Nonprofit charitable organizations exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Nonprofit agencies who serve the people of Wayne CountyNonprofit organizations registered with the Pa. Bureau of Charitable Organizations.

Ineligibility

Not Normally funded Through Discretionary Grants:    Multiple projects from an organization during the same year    Advertising, public relations or media events or expense    Individual conferences and trips    Agencies with taxing authority    Public, private, or charter schools     Scholarships     Umbrella agencies for the purpose of re-granting    Endowments    Sectarian religious agencies unless event or activity is open to other denominations    Deficit financing    Routine operating expenses    Political lobbying efforts or campaigns    Organizations located outside Wayne County