Zonta Club of Newport Harbor Foundation Grant Program

Overview

_Note: We request that all grant recipients be represented at the Annual Grants Dinner to be recognized and share with Zonta club members information about the organization and the project._

Zonta Club of Newport Harbor

The Zonta Club of Newport Harbor (ZCNH) was chartered in 1948 by a strong and determined group of women, anxious to fulfill Zonta International’s mission and objectives right here in Orange County. Our local service projects include working with school children, human trafficking organizations, police departments, homeless women, seniors, teachers, and veterans.

Please see the FAQs for more operational information about the Zonta Club of Newport Harbor.

Zonta Club of Newport Harbor Foundation Grant

The Zonta Club of Newport Harbor was chartered in 1948 and its Foundation was formed in 1950. We are a member of Zonta International and our club mission is in alignment with the mission of Zonta International, which is "to empower women worldwide by improving the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women at the global and local levels through service and advocacy.”

Offering both financial and volunteer support, Zonta Club of Newport Harbor can leverage our resources to assist organizations wishing to initiate a new program or project or expand an existing one. Our goal is to partner with local organizations to better serve the Orange County community.

Annual Grants Dinner

January or February 2025, at which time funds will be paid out.

Eligibility

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

* If your organization shares an interest in our mission, we invite you to submit your application to the Zonta Club of Newport Harbor Foundation Grant Program.
* Organizations wishing to be considered for a monetary grant must:

* New policy: This year, our grants will support exclusively programs that have a significant focus on serving homeless women and girls in Orange County.
* Be tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3).
* Have a Non-Discrimination Policy.
* Have a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of at least 4 members who meet quarterly.
* Have a strategic plan or defined goals and objectives.
* Be audited annually and submit the latest audited financial statements.
* Have existing and outside funding.

* Project Criteria
* Projects must have a significant focus on serving homeless women and girls in Orange County and relate to the mission of Zonta International.
* Projects must demonstrate financial need.
* Project must demonstrate good management, fiscal responsibility, and community need.
* Projects must have a specific budget that indicates how funds will be spent.
* Project must have alternative plans for project implementation should all funding not be received.
* Funding requests must relate to a project/program, not organizational infrastructure.
* Organizations are requested to provide a written recap to ZCNHF within two months of the completion.
* If an ongoing project/program, provide a written recap within 6 months of implementation.

Ineligibility

* Organizations that received funding from our most recent grant cycle will not be eligible in the current year. 
* Those organizations will be eligible again in the following year’s grant cycle.