Traditional Grant Process Guidelines & Application
We encourage you to contact our Philanthropic Services staff at 702.892.2326 or by email if you have any questions prior to submitting a formal application. Our goal is to offer informal guidance and feedback so that you can put your best case forward.
Download the Traditional Grant Process Application and Guidelines in WORD or a PDF file.
Deadlines
Grants are evaluated by our Distributions Committee twice a year. All applications for the spring Traditional Grant Process must be received at the offices of the Nevada Community Foundation by 4:30 p.m. on the last Friday in February. All applications for the fall Traditional Grant Process must be received at our offices by 4:30 p.m. on the last Friday in August.
Funding Guidelines
The Nevada Community Foundation utilizes this competitive granting process to help us strengthen our expertise and familiarity with the community as a whole. Typically, funding requests considered most favorably by our Distributions Committee are those that are particularly innovative and meet an as of yet, not sufficiently supported, critical community need. Grants awarded through this process typically average from $3,000 - $10,000.
The traditional grant process is made possible by the generosity of donors who have established unrestricted and field of interest funds at the Nevada Community Foundation. In the spring of 2008, the Nevada Community Foundation expects to distribute more than $170,000 through the traditional grant process. Of that amount:
- Nearly $40,000 is allocated for organizations or projects that: promote humane care and treatment of animals; provide spay/neuter, shelter, foster and adoption programs; and administer educational and therapeutic programs for people that involve animals or are for the indirect benefit thereof. (Toby Benedict Charitable Fund)
- More than $22,000 is allocated for organizations or projects that: promote conservation of the natural world; protect animals and wildlife and their natural habitat; protect parks, reserves, and open spaces for animals; and contribute to wildlife research. (Franklin J. Koch Animal & Wildlife Charitable Fund)
- More than $74,000 is allocated for organizations or projects that support math, science and technology programs for the benefit of the Clark County School District. Applications are given preference to the extent that they serve a wide segment of the southern Nevada community; assist people who are not being adequately served by existing resources; provide practical approaches for dealing with specific community challenges; show promise of leveraging additional support; and do not duplicate existing services or programs. (Edwin E. Wiegand Fund)
Please Note:
In the Traditional Grants Process, the Nevada Community Foundation will generally not consider proposals that advance any religious or political purpose or viewpoint; are for capital campaigns, annual campaigns, fundraising events, memberships or sponsorships; are from organizations that discriminate in their employment practices, volunteer opportunities, or delivery of programs and services on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, grants to individuals are typically not made through our competitive granting process.
The Traditional Grant Process is made possible by the generosity of the following funds:
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Alden L. Briggs Charitable Fund
Kirsten Carter Fund
Beverly House-Myers Family Community Fund
Jameson Family Unrestricted Fund
Ritter Charitable Trust Unrestricted Fund
Roesener Family Unrestricted Fund
Lou Gamage Unrestricted Fund
Ethel Wilson Unrestricted Fund
Southern Nevada Unity Fund
FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS
Toby Benedict Charitable Fund
Ernest Happold Fund for Seniors
Franklin J. Koch Animal & Wildlife Charitable Fund
Edwin F. Wiegand Fund