Applications Invited for First Solar Community Giving Fund

About the Organization

Greater Toledo Community Foundation transforms generosity into lasting impression. With over $400 million in belongings throughout 1,000+ funds, we have granted greater than $269 million to strengthen schooling, well being, arts, and social companies all through our area.

We join donors with causes they care about whereas bringing collectively leaders, organizations, and assets to deal with our group’s greatest challenges. What started with Walter E. Terhune’s imaginative and prescient within the Twenties continues at the moment as we assist people, households, and companies create optimistic change that can profit our area for generations.

About the Grant

The First Solar Community Giving Fund of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation seeks to enhance the standard of life in communities all over the world. Emphasis is positioned on applications that help the First Solar Corporate giving values which embrace: specializing in “green” and STEM schooling initiatives, entry to scrub power and water in underserved areas, and furthering the event of revolutionary and sustainable applied sciences. Priority shall be given to organizations situated in and serving residents of the United States, India, Malaysia and Vietnam.

The Fund seeks to help tasks and companies that help these giving values by way of Civic Engagement and Environmental Impact grants that make a distinction within the communities they serve.

Requests for these impression grants should exceed $10,000 (USD) to obtain consideration. Requests below $10,000 ought to be directed to the First Solar native workplace nearest the grant seeker. In precept, requests ought to be in English. Separate from the Civic Engagement and Environmental Impact program, candidates also can request a donation of modules and programs from First Solar. Module candidates are strongly inspired to seek the advice of with an set up technician earlier than submitting the applying to make sure the challenge is possible. Applicants also can request a financial donation to help with set up. Typically, this sort of monetary help has been distributed within the vary of $10,000 to $15,000 (USD). Grants will solely be awarded to a) nonprofit, charitable organizations which might be designated as having tax-exempt standing below part 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service code or b) organizations able to demonstrating the flexibility to meet the charitable function of a grant award. The Fund could restrict the variety of requests accepted by anyone requestor at its discretion.

How to Apply

Approved grantees shall be required to submit documentation to the Foundation earlier than a grant might be awarded. These gadgets will not be required for the preliminary Letter of Intent. It is most well-liked that the paperwork be submitted in English. Grantee organizations with principal headquarters situated within the United States should submit the next due diligence paperwork:

• The names and affiliations of the applicant group’s board of administrators.
• Brief background/historical past of the requesting group, together with: when and the way the group was established; its mission/function; accomplishments to this point; and an inventory of all present applications and companies.
• The group’s most up-to-date audit. If audited monetary statements will not be out there, the unaudited revenue and expense assertion and stability sheet have to be supplied.
• The group’s present working price range. 5) Copy of the applicant’s tax exemption letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Grantee organizations with principal headquarters situated exterior the United States should submit the next due diligence paperwork:
• The names and affiliations of the applicant group’s board of administrators.
• A short description of previous and present applications of the group. The grantee ought to word different charitable actions which have been carried out.
• The date the group was based and an outline of the institutional character of and performance of the proposed grantee (academic establishment, analysis establishment, and many others.).
• An inventory of different basis grants that the grantee group has obtained, together with the quantity, function and date when the grant was awarded. Note: If this record is in extra of 25 grants, the grantee ought to contact Greater Toledo Community Foundation.
• A replica of the constitution and/or bylaws of the group. If English copies of those paperwork can be found, they need to be submitted.

Deadline

Saturday, February 1, 2025 11:59 PM

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