COMPETITIVE GRANTMAKING OVERVIEW

Licking County Foundation is a charitable resource for individuals, families, businesses, foundations and nonprofits in our area. Our mission to improve the quality of life in Licking County is furthered by these kind donors whose generosity helps strengthen many facets of life throughout the community—including arts and culture, civic affairs and community development, health and human services, parks and recreation, and education. Almost $2.3 million in grants supported primarily local nonprofit organizations in 2008.

2008 Grants by Fund Type

Discretionary (Unrestricted, Field of Interest)

$   232,990

Designated Agency & Agency

$   933,332

Donor Advised & Community Charitable

$   698,169

Scholarships

$   425,277

Total

$2,289,768

Competitive Grants

In 2008, the Foundation gave $232,990 in competitive grant awards through discretionary (unrestricted and field of interest) funds to nonprofits that address the community’s ongoing and ever-changing needs. Through the generosity and foresight of our caring donors, the Licking County Foundation continues to support important causes in our area with grant awards of $232,763 to date in 2009. For more information about the considerable impact these grants had on our community, please click on the Recent Grant Awards page.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Licking County Foundation is committed to making the grant application process as simple and effective as possible for nonprofits. The information provided through the application process helps the Foundation make sound decisions based on its mission, the directives of donors, and the Foundation’s goal to provide effective assistance to as many organizations as possible.

To apply for funding, non-profits should:

Re • Review the Grant Guidelines

· • Complete the Grant Inquiry Form

K The completed Grant Inquiry Form should be e-mailed to Karen Jones, Program Officer at karen@thelcfoundation.org. Once the form has been received, Karen will e-mail you the appropriate grant application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The deadline for 2011 is 5:00pm on September 1, 2010. Applications will not be accepted prior to August 1, 2010

Grant Inquiry Forms may be submitted at anytime, but cutoff for submitting Grant Inquiry Forms for this grant cycle will be Friday, August 27th.

EMERGING AND EMERGENCY NEEDS GRANTS

There is no emerging and emergency needs funding available at this time. Applications will be considered for our normal grant cycle; the deadline is September 1, 2010.