INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR A GRANT?
Before applying, please review grant descriptions we have provided to understand the types of organizations and projects we look for. We prioritize funding smaller nonprofits without development departments and deep funding streams and especially startups of new programs and expanding existing programs. We understand some nonprofits struggle with funders not funding operations but because we focus on smaller nonprofits and new programs, we take more than usual risk. We currently think this is an important and necessary space to fill in our community and will continuously evaluate its effectiveness. While we’ve certainly done some impactful large grants – Planned Parenthood Health Center, Home Yard Cottages and Hope House to name a few – the average grant in our most recent granting cycle was roughly $7,500.
GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!
The Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund continues to maintain a somewhat informal request process to help keep our region’s direct service providers doing their great work versus filling out a bunch of paperwork!
Our application has only four questions! The questions below are all we ask you to complete during our granting cycle.
- Describe the nature of the project or service for which you are requesting funding.
- Please include if it is a new project/service or if it is expanding or maintaining an existing one.
- Does your project/service benefit a specific community (ie people with disabilities, previously incarcerated, geographic area) and how the funds will be used specifically (ie staffing, operations, outreach, direct service).
- Is this a community based project? Who do you consider your community? Please include how you are engaging or plan to engage them.
- What amount is being requested?
- Is the project/service secular? (secular organizations have no religious or spiritual basis) If a religious affiliation exists, confirm that there is no proselytization and it falls under no religious doctrine or oversight – the Fund values freedom from religion as strongly as it does freedom to worship.
Include your web site and Facebook link or if you don’t have one, who are the principles associated with your project/service?
Please email your request to grants@smith-barbieri.com and include your organization name in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you!