Grants
The Griffin School Foundation purpose is fulfilled, in part, by funding grants that support the improvement of the Griffin Community’s public education and are not supported by traditional funding sources. In the past, grants have been awarded to support arts, music, technology, athletics, emergency funds, special education and other high impact projects.
We will soon begin accepting applications for the Spring 2012 grant cycle. Our goal is to announce the grant awards after the Tuesday March 27th board meeting.
Griffin School Foundation Grant Selection Criteria
Preference is given to proposals that:
~ Have matching funds
~ Have not been funded by the Griffin School Foundation in the previous year
~ Demonstrate the lack of available supporting funds
~ Impact a large number of people in the education community
~ Will be used for projects that provide long term value and/or for the purchase of
durable (non perishable) goods
Grants are not awarded:
~ To religious organizations where the funds will be used in part or whole to
further the organization’s religious purposes
~ To Individuals or political organizations
~ For political or lobbying activities
~ For debt reduction (to pay off existing loans)
~ To organizations that discriminate with regard to age, gender, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, national origin, religious affiliation, or presence of a disability.
~ To other organizations for annual campaigns, capital campaigns, or direct
mailings.
~ For multiple year commitments
Applying for Griffin School Foundation Grants:
Griffin School Foundation accepts grant applications twice a year, in Spring and Fall. The application must fit within the granting criteria to be considered for an award.
The grant application: 1) must be prepared using the attached Grant Application template; 2) needs to be prepared in MS Word format; and 3) needs to be limited to two pages.
Applications for the Fall 2011 grant cycle must be submitted to Mark Wheeler (GSF Allocation Committee chairman). Applications for the Fall Grant cycle will be accepted between Saturday October 1, 2011 through Friday, October 14, 2011. Accordingly, if you would like your Grant Application to be considered, please submit a completely filled out Grant Application no later than Friday, October 14, 2011.
Click on the link below to download the application form:
Griffin School Foundation Grant Application - FALL 2011