Deadline: 13-Dec-2024

Apply now for the Gilroy Foundation’s Youth Board Competitive Grant Program.

Focus Areas

• Agriculture,
• Artistic Enrichment,
• Civic Services,
• Culture,
• Education,
• Environment,
• Health,
• Recreation, and
• Technology

Funding Information

• Grant Range: $500 – $1,000

Eligibility Criteria

• In reviewing and authorizing grants, the Foundation gives preference to projects of the following types, whether undertaken by existing agencies or by new agencies:
  • Organizations must serve South Santa Clara County/specifically Gilroy and the surrounding area or San Martin and Morgan Hill
  • Organizations must have a 501(c)(3) designation or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) designation.
  • Organizations must not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, citizenship status, creed, religion, religious affiliation, age gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
  • Organizations with religious affiliations will be considered for funding only if the project for which they seek support addresses the needs of the wider community without regard to religious beliefs.
• Note: Applicants for the Youth Board grant ARE also eligible to apply for a Gilroy Foundation Competitive Grant for the same year.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Funding will not be provided for:
  • Capital Improvements
  • Budget shortfalls or fundraising events
  • Previously planned or long-term campaigns
  • Funding gaps due to organizational emergencies, such as office vandalism, resignation of an executive director or sudden loss of funding

For more information, visit Gilroy Foundation.