The Scott County Community Foundation offers the opportunity once per year for nonprofit organizations, schools, and government entities to apply for unrestricted grants in order to respond to community needs and opportunities. The broad purpose of the Scott County Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life of the residents of Scott County. The Foundation will strive to maintain both a proactive focus and an ability to respond to creative ideas from grant seekers. Grant funding will focus on the encouragement of programs that enhance cooperating and collaboration among institutions within our community.
Areas of Interest:
1. Community Betterment: Arts & cultural development; Community beautification, improvement, and enhancement projects; economic development efforts; leadership training; recreation; environment; general community programs and projects.
2. Health & Human Services: Public safety; elderly services; children and youth services; family services; health-related programs.
3. Education: Pre-school, secondary, post-secondary, and special education; community education.
Special consideration will be given to agencies that partner with other organizations to complete a unified project.
Past awardees include Scott County Partnership Inc, United Way of Scott County, Preservation Alliance, and the Scott County Family YMCA.
Although the Foundation does not typically fund the following, depending upon an organization's particular needs compared to applications submitted by other organizations during the same cycle, the board, at their discretion, may allow some of the below listed items: Services primarily supported by tax dollars or responsibility of a public agency; Religious or sectarian purposes.
The Foundation does not make grants for the following: advocacy or political purposes; individuals; existing obligations/debt; multi-year grants; loans or endowments.