Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Grant Workshop
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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• In the Beginning.
• The County Endowment Fund was established by the
  2004 Legislature to provide state financial
  support to encourage the creation and development
  of community foundations throughout Iowa.

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• In the Beginning
• ½ of 1 of gaming revenues
• Divided by all counties that do NOT have gaming
  facilities
• 75 given annually for grants to county
  non-profit organizations
• 25 put into permanent county endowment

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Foundation Formed
• Organized February, 2005
• Affiliate of Greater Des Moines
  Community Foundation
• 16 diverse leaders
• Geographically
• Interest involvement
• Committee structure
• Grantmaking, Marketing

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Early Successes
• In the first two years
• Raised 83,000 for unrestricted endowment
• Donors eligible for the Endow Iowa 20 Tax Credit
• Created two endowed funds

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Continued Efforts.
• Strategic Planning
• Held in 05 to define mission, vision
  grantmaking
• Marketing
• Presentations
• Flyers
• Brochures

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Continued Efforts.
• Endowment Building
• The power of endowments is perpetuity, generating
  income for generations that will help keep
  agencies and communities strong

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Continued Efforts
• Promoting philanthropy
• Building awareness of the many ways citizens
  can become donors, providing lasting benefits
  for the area and the people that mean so much
  to them.

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Continued Efforts
• Promoting philanthropy
• Local media
• Radio interviews
• Web presence
• Donor letters
• Newspaper tab

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Grantmaking.A Visual Impact
• Application summary of our first year.
• 38 applications received
• Requesting over 131,000
• Reviewed Feb. 23, 2006

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Grantmaking.A Visual Impact
• The awards
• First awards night was April, 2006
• 18 nonprofits were awarded funding
• Over 48,000 was given in grants

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Grantmaking.a Visual Impact
• 7 awards to projects with countywide focus
• 11 awards to projects in 8 Hardin County
  communities

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Awards impact six focus areas.
• Community Betterment 43
• Education 21
• Health and Human Services 11
• Youth Development 10
• Arts Culture 9
• Recreation Environment 6

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Looking Forward to.
• Working with professional advisors
• Following up with grant recipients on projects
  completed
• Working with other nonprofits to establish agency
  endowments with the HCCEF

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation
HELPFUL TIPS
FOR
WRITING
YOUR GRANT
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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• What We Will Fund.
• Focus areas
• Arts Culture
• Community Betterment
• Education
• Health Human Services
• Recreation Environment
• Youth Development

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Who is Eligible?....
• 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organizations
• 170(b) units of government organizations
• Organizations providing non-profit services
  within the community

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Who Reviews the Grant Applications
• The Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation
  Board reviews all grant applications.
• Grants recommended for funding are sent to
  the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
  Executive Committee for final action and
  disbursement of funds.

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• How Much Money is Available for
  Grants?.
• In 2007, over 49,000 will be granted to
  non-profit organizations in Hardin County.

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• What We Look For.
• Projects that address significant community
  issues
• Present innovative, creative and practical
  proposals which build on community strengths
• Develop leadership potential of the community

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Evaluation Criteria.
• The intrinsic merit of the project for meeting
  priority community needs
• Number of residents who will be affected
• Benefit to residents in Hardin County
• Completeness of application
• Collaborative relationships and required matching
  funds

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• What We DO NOT Support.
• Current operating expenses
• Annual and capital campaigns
• Budget deficits, reduction of debts, completed
  projects, endowments, individuals, or religious
  purposes
• We do not give multi-grants to the same
  organization or give grants to organizations with
  open grants not completed

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Grant Application Information Hardin County
Community Endowment Foundation

• Grant Applications are Available.
• Each year in November on the Hardin County
  Extension Service website at www.extension.iastate
  .edu/hardin/ or copies may be picked up
  at each communitys City Hall.

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Grant Application Information Hardin County
Community Endowment Foundation

• Fifteen copies of the completed application form
  must be returned to the Foundation no later than
  February 2, 2007, via any of the following means
• Mail to P.O. Box 2, Eldora, IA 50627 - post
  marked no later than Friday, February 2
• Personally deliver to the Hardin County Extension
  Service, Iowa Falls, or the Hardin County
  Auditors Office in the Court House by 4 p.m. on
  Friday, February 2
• Applications submitted after the February 2
  deadline will not be considered.

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Grant Application Information Hardin County
Community Endowment Foundation

• The maximum grant is 5,000, not to exceed 50 of
  the total project cost.
• Grant requests may be wholly or partially funded.
• Projects funded should not duplicate initiatives
  already undertaken by other non-profit agencies.
• All grant applicants will be notified as to their
  approval or denial.
• Grants will be presented to recipients at a
  county-wide Awards Night.

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Grant Application Information (page 2)
Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation

• Organizations receiving grants must sign an
  Agreement Form
• Indicating the grant recipients willingness to
  use the funds awarded for the purpose
  requested within 9 months
• File a final report
• Give the Hardin County Community Endowment
  Foundation credit in all media releases

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Grant Application Information Hardin County
Community Endowment Foundation

• Provide proof of purchase for total project costs
  (grant monies spent 50 of matching funds)
  within 9 months of grant distribution
• Submit written request for extension if
  project is incomplete after 9 months
• Return any portion of the grant monies not used
  for the designated purpose within 12 months of
  the grant award

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation
Grant Application - 2007 ORGANIZATIONAL
INFORMATION _________________________
____________________________________ Legal name
of organization (as listed with
IRS) ____________________________________________
_________________
Address City, State , Zip
Employer Identification Number (EIN) ____________
_________________________________________________
Phone
Fax Web
site ____________________________________________
_________________ Name of contact person
regarding this application Phone
E-mail
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Type of funding sought (circle/underline one)
Capital Support Special
Project If seeking funding for Capital
Support, does your organization own the property
for which capital support is being requested?
Yes _____ No _____ If no, who is the owner?
Name ________________ Phone number_____________
Project focus area (circle/underline one)
Arts Culture
Community Betterment
Education Health Human Services
Recreation Environment Youth Development
Other ___________ Total cost of
project _______________ (attach budget see
sample in packet) Amount requested for project?
___________________ (up to 50 of total
project)
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Type of funding sought (circle/underline one)
Capital Support Special
Project If seeking funding for Capital
Support, does your organization own the property
for which capital support is being requested?
Yes _____ No _____ If no, who is the owner?
Name __________________ Phone
number_____________ Project focus area
(circle/underline one) Arts Culture
Community Betterment
Education Health Human Services
Recreation Environment Youth Development
Other ___________ Total cost of
project _______________ (attach budget)
Amount requested for project?
___________________ Is your organization an IRS
501(c)(3) not-for-profit? ____Yes
_____No If no, is your organization a 170(b)
unit of government? ____Yes _____No If you
are NOT a 501(c)(3) or 170(b), you must have a
fiscal agent. Please fill
out information below Fiscal Agents Name
_________________ Address ___________________
_____ Phone Number ______________
Fiscal agents EIN number ___________________
Is your organization an IRS 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit? ____Yes _____No If no,
is your organization a 170(b) unit of government?
____Yes _____No If you are NOT a 501(c)(3)
or 170(b), you must have a fiscal agent.
Please fill out information
below Fiscal Agents Name _________________
Address ____________________ Phone
Number ______________ Fiscal agents EIN number
________________
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• The undersigned certifies that he/she is
  authorized to represent the organization applying
  for a grant and that the information contained in
  this application is accurate. The undersigned
  agrees that if a grant is awarded to the
  organization
• the grant will be used for the purpose outlined
  in the grant award letter and may not be expended
  for any other purpose without prior written
  approval from Hardin Count Community Endowment
  Foundation (HCCEF)
• the HCCEF has received nothing of material value
  in exchange for the grant
• information about the organization and the grant
  may be used by HCCEF in any published materials

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• Board Approval from Applicant Organization
• We approve submission of this grant request and
  certify that the purpose of this request is
  charitable and that monies received from the
  HCCEF will be used solely for the project as
  stated in this application.
• _________________________
  ________________
• Board Chairman
  Date

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• Letter of Application
• Please address the following discussion points in
  the HCCEF Application, limiting the letter to
  two pages (12-point font, l-inch margins).
  Please type the questions as stated below for
  each number before you begin to provide your
  answers.
• Describe your organizations mission or
  charitable purpose, its program activities and
  population served.
• Describe your organizations history (year it was
  organized) and major accomplishments,
  concentrating on the last two years.

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• Describe the community needs/problems being
  addressed by this project.
• Describe the proposed project and its date of
  completion.
• 5) Discuss how this project will benefit the
  community. Give an estimated number of
  individuals benefiting from your project and
  describe the community support for it.

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• How will you evaluate and measure the results of
  the project? Include how news of the project
  will be publicized and/or recognized?
• Is this a one-time project? If not, describe the
  long-term plan for sustainability of the project.
• 8) List collaborating partners and the amounts
  they are contributing to the project. List other
  funding secured, applied for, and proposed for
  the project. List all in-kind
  contributions, such as volunteer hours
  (valued at 18/hour) and materials.

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• Attachments In order to be considered for
  funding, your application MUST provide the
  following items
• 15 copies of your completed grant application and
  required attachments
• Copy of latest Federal IRS tax-exempt status
  letter if you are a 501(c)(3) or 170(b) OR if
  you are NOT a 501(c)(3) or 170(b), please include
  a signed Letter of Intent from the
  organization that will be acting as the fiscal
  agent
• Project budget -- on separate page provide a
  breakdown of costs and expenses for the total
  cost of the project.
• List of the organizations Board of Directors,
  their addresses, phone numbers
• No more than 2 pages of optional supporting
  materials

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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation
Any questions, contact Kristi Harris,
Chairperson, Grantmaking Committee 641-648-3475
e-mail at kjmharris_at_msn.com Carol
Gilbert, Foundation Chair 515-855-4170 e-mail
at carolg_at_peconet.net
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Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation
QUESTIONS?