Western Lane Community Foundation Grant

The Western Lane Community Foundation Grant supports local non-profit organizations in western Lane County, Oregon, focusing on education, medicine, the arts, and civic services. Grants typically range from $100 to $5,000, depending on project needs and available funds. Preference is given to projects that provide essential services not funded by public means, aiming to address major community issues. The foundation prioritizes initiatives that significantly impact community well-being and betterment.

Each year, Western Lane Community Foundation awards grants to local non-profit organizations for projects and programs in its target area of western Lane County. Grants are awarded in the areas of education, medicine and science, the arts and social and civic services. The amount available for distribution each year varies based on the performance of the invested portfolio of discretionary funds. Grant requests and awards vary greatly in amount, with a range from $100.00 to around $5,000, depending on the nature of the grant project and funds available for distribution.

Eligibility

Western Lane Community Foundation awards grants to local non-profit
organizations for projects and programs in its target area of western
Lane County, Oregon.

Ineligibility

Generally, grants will not be made to organizations for the following purposes:Emergency funding;Travel to or in support of conferences;Debt retirement or operational deficits;Annual fund drives or operation expenses and/or administration, i.e., rent, salaries, except during a startup period not to exceed three years;Sectarian religious purposes (does not preclude consideration of requests for educational, medical, or social service-oriented programs open to all community members undertaken by church-affiliated or supported agencies);Programs relying on federal or tax dollars for their principle support unless for needed innovative pilot or demonstration programs for which public funding is not available.Applications by individuals will not be considered.