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Funder Type
Corporate Foundation
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Summary
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties was founded in 1972 by Palm Beach residents Winsome and Michael McIntosh.
What The Foundation Does:
- Impactful grant-making and facilitate philanthropic support to improve quality of life for our residents
- Create positive community change
- Convene and collaborate with advocates, nonprofits and community leaders
- Strive to be an expert on the most urgent issues facing our communities
- Make charitable giving convenient and impactful
How The Foundation Does It:
- Supporting and partnering with exceptional nonprofit organizations that address our most pressing needs and bring positive change to our communities.
- We make charitable giving easy and fulfilling by connecting donors with opportunities that are meaningful to them and by working with financial advisors to make their clients' charitable giving simple, efficient and effective.
History of Funding
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties awarded $8,255,264 in grants in 2017.
Additional Information
What The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Funds:
Community Revitalization
Support to those who are enhancing communities by making them safe, vibrant, clean, and green. This includes programs or projects that are improving communities physically, socially, or economically.
Educational Attainment
Supplemental support outside the normal school day, additional support for first-generation students entering college, vocational programs, and workforce development programs leading to education beyond a high school diploma.
Positive Youth Development
Support for an intentional, pro-social approach that engages youth with their communities. We want to recognize and build upon a youths strengths, foster positive relationships, and build their leadership potential.
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties does not fund:
- annual appeal
- capital campaigns or capital projects
- deficit financing
- for-profit, parochial, charter, private, or individual public schools
- fundraising event
- open space purchase
- nonprofit endowments
- requests for a specific individual
- requests to support religious or political causes, or to organizations organized for religious or political purposes
Eligibility Details
The Foundation will consider requests from charitable organizations that are tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) organization and public charities under IRS Section 509 (a). Organizations operating under a fiscal sponsor with tax exempt status under IRS Section 501(c)(3) may also be considered.
They will only consider requests from organizations located within Palm Beach and Martin Counties or that directly benefit residents of Palm Beach and Martin Counties.
Deadline Details
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Timeline:
- Letter of Inquiry (LOI) opens October 1, 2021
- Letter of Inquiry (LOI) closes October 29, 2021
- Full Proposal invited November 23, 2021
- Full Proposal due late December 17, 2021
A similar timeline is anticipated annually.
Award Details
In all categories, The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties will offer:
- Mini Grants of $500-$10,000
- Community Impact Grants of $10,001-$55,000
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