Sauk Centre Area Community Impact Grants

About This Grant

Foundation: Sauk Centre Area Community Foundation

Brief Description

The Sauk Centre Area Community Foundation (SCACF) seeks to make grants that will help build our community in bringing about a lasting, positive change in the Sauk Centre area. The SCACF is looking to provide leadership and financial support that builds a community partnership in order to advance the project or initiatives.

What We Fund

Eligible organizations: 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations, schools or government entities.

Geographic Area: Serves the Sauk Centre School District (ISD 743) area

Funding Amount Range: $3,000 – $20,000 per project

Focus Areas

  • Youth and Education – Grants will be made to support youth initiatives and education including Pre- K-12 and after-school programs.
  • Health and Recreation – Grants will be made to support and promote recreation, health education, physical and mental health and activities that reduce abuse and violence.
  • Civic – Grants will be made to support activities that build, promote and preserve communities.
  • Culture – Grants will be made to support activities that generate an appreciation of diverse cultures and that enhance and improve cultural opportunities.
  • Productive Aging- Grants will be made to support programs and activities that promote healthy aging in place, reduce isolation of seniors and improve their quality of life.
  • Capital – Limited one time funding may be requested for a capital project from a local non-profit agency that serves a wide cross-section of the community. The project must significantly improve their ability to live out their mission efficiently and well into the future. $10,000 maximum request for a purely capital grant that does not tie to a focus area above. $15,000 may be requested for a project that blends both capital need and a specific focus area above.

Favorable Considerations

  • Create innovative solutions to community challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities. For example, projects connected to “Boost Up Sauk Centre” process might align well for consideration.
  • Build or support collaborative efforts and involve other community partners such as other nonprofits, government entities, businesses and citizen groups.
  • Are likely to make a difference in the quality of life and have the potential to inspire additional investments in the community.
  • Build social capital (i.e. connectedness) across generations, cultures and other diverse segments of the community.
  • SCACF prefers to fund programs or projects that do not including hiring new personnel due to sustainability concerns.
  • Projects/programs that support diversity, equity and inclusion.(Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy)
  • Past funding is not a guarantee of future funding. As a general rule, we do not fund the same project for more than 3 years.

What We Don’t Fund

  • Individuals
  • Religious organizations for religious purposes (Funding for Faith-Based Organizations Policy)
  • Political organizations or political campaigns.
  • Endowments
  • Debt retirement or deficit financing
  • Grants for travel or conferences

Application Process

1)

Submit application online using the CommunityGiving Grant Management System.

2)

The Grant Advisory Committee will recommend applications for funding to the Board of Directors.

3)

The Board of Directors will make final funding decisions.

All notification about this grant will be through emails.

Payout of Grants: upon recipient of electronically signed Grant Agreement.

Grantee Required Documents: Grant Agreement, Progress Report, Final Report. Required follow up documents will be submitted through the CommunityGiving Grant Management System.

For questions about this grant or the online Grant Management System please call (320) 257-9715.