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Grant Guidelines

The Community Foundation accepts Grant Applications from nonprofit organizations in Tate, Tunica, Marshall, Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Panola and Tallahatchie counties.

Grant applications are available by calling 662.449.5002 or emailing plinton@cfnm.org or downloading the following:

Place-based Education & Civic Entrepreneurship Grant Application in .pdf format

Grant Application in .pdf format

Grant Progress Report in .pdf format

Grant Final Report in .pdf format

 

Place-based education is teaching and learning that is rooted in the unique history, environment, culture, and economy of a particular place.  The community provides the context for learning, student work focuses on community needs and interests, and community members serve as resources and partners in every aspect of teaching  and learning.  Place-based education engages students in work that is relevant to them and their communities, useful to their communities and honored by the adults in their lives.

Priority areas will be education, health care and young people. The Community Foundation will make grants to Northwest Mississippi organizations that have programs or initiatives that seek to impact their communities in these priority areas.

Support may be given to organizations that are recognized as Section 501(c)3 by the Internal Revenue Service, governmental bodies or public charities. The organizations must serve the community with no discrimination by age, race, gender or religion.

The Community Foundation will not consider grants for individuals, exclusively religious purposes, political purposes or special occasion advertising.

Priority will be given to grant applications that first show availability of matching funds and second to programs that address the Community Foundation’s priority areas. The foundation will also consider how grants may raise regional visibility, increase capacity, leverage additional donations and reward previous grant eligibility.

• Nonprofit organizations must be able to provide the 501(c)3 determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (unless a governmental body), Certificate of Registration as a charitable organization with the Mississippi Secretary of State (if applicable), most recent IRS Form 990 if more than $25,000 revenue (annual financial statement if less than $25,000 revenue), and a list of current board members.

• Grant applications will include permission for site visits to the successful applicant and requirement for written evaluation of results from the grant at a designated time. If no written evaluation is provided, then the applicant will be ineligible for future Foundation grants.