WCCF: Wayne County Children's Resource Fund Grant

The Wayne County Children's Resource Fund offers grants to nonprofit organizations aiming to eliminate barriers that hinder children's potential, such as poverty and discrimination. Grants support programs and projects that provide lasting solutions and community benefits. Eligible applicants must be recognized as tax-exempt organizations, while the fund does not support deficit financing or scholarships. The Foundation is dedicated to ensuring effective use of resources for children's welfare in Wayne County, Ohio.

Wayne County Children's Resource Fund Grants
The Wayne County Children’s Resource Fund was established to help remove barriers which may impede children’s ability to lead meaningful and productive lives. These barriers may include poverty, drug use, bullying, discrimination, learning disabilities, low self-confidence, or a challenging home life. Grants may be made to nonprofit organizations for programs or capital projects that impact these issues.
In order to make the best use of available funds, the Foundation looks for one or more of the following when reviewing proposal requests:
The project is a well-planned approach to solving a problem and delivering services.The use of funds will be efficient and effective.Foundation support is vital or catalytic to the success of the project.The proposed project is expected to continue after the grant ends.Expenses will be reduced by sharing resources with other agencies or groups.

Eligibility

Charitable organizations serving children of Wayne County, Ohio are invited to apply for grantsThe Foundation makes grants only to organizations that are recognized by the Internal Revenue Code as nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizations, educational institutions, or to qualified governmental agencies.If you are seeking a grant for a group or agency that is not a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization, educational institution, or qualified governmental agency (ie. booster club, youth group, parent/teacher organization), your group must be affiliated with one of these types of primary organizations to be eligible to apply.

Ineligibility

The Foundation normally does not approve grants from the Wayne County Children’s Resource Fund to support:Deficit financing;Endowment funds;Annual appeals or membership contributions;Conferences, field trips, travel or recognition events;We’re nonsectarian so we don’t support religious organizations for religious purposes. We do support them for non-religious programs, like hunger centers or childcare.No scholarships awards may be granted from this Fund.Grants may not be used to carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation, participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office, or to conduct, directly or indirectly, any voter registration drive (within the meaning of Section 4945(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code).