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A certified Community Foundation serving Winnebago, Waushara and Green Lake Counties and Ripon.

Basic Needs

In today's troubled economy, support for basic needs is more important than ever. The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation strives to reduce poverty in our community by providing support for programs that address food, clothing, shelter and other resources required to maintain a basic standard of living.
 
U.S. Oil Open Fund for Basic Needs Grants
 
In 2008, the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation joined the U.S. Oil Open to help address poverty issues in our community. By providing grant support for basic needs like food, clothing and shelter, the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation hopes to prevent people in episodic crisis from becoming people in chronic need.
 
Deadline: Monday, March 1, 2010
 
 
 
 
U.S. Oil Open Fund for Basic Needs grants focus on supporting organizations that demonstrate the potential to expand or deepen their impact, or those that are already acheiving measurable impact. This includes efforts that the involve goal-oriented, flexible partnerships among non-profit, public and private sectors, and initiatives that take a long-term view of what is required for people to move out of poverty. 
 
Impact Areas
  • Strengthening families to help them meet their basic needs and build their financial self sufficiency
  • Ensuring children are healthy, safe and ready to succeed in school
  • Sustaining a higher quality of life for uninsured and underinsured residents by reducing acute and long-term care crises
  • Providing support services for low- or fixed-income individuals affected by aging and dementia, allowing them to age with dignity
To determine whether your grant proposal qualifies under a particular impact area, please contact Cheryl Fowler, Program Director, at (920) 426-3993.
 
Types of Support
  • Project: Grants to initiate, support, enhance or expand specific projects or programs with goals and measurable outcomes that are consistent with the funding priorities
  • Operating: Unrestricted grants to support organizational operations directly related to the proposed project
  • Capacity Building: Grants to enhance an organization to meet its mission and goals, or position an organization to increase its scale and ability to meet community needs
  • Policy Analysis and Advocacy: Grants to conduct non-partisan studies, engage in public awareness campaigns or promote collaboration among non-profit, public and civic groups around critical community issues
Exclusions
  • Individuals (individuals in need of services should call United Way 2-1-1 for information and referral)
  • Endowment campaigns
  • Political campaigns
  • Programs promoting religious activities
  • Capital campaigns 
Application Guidelines
  • 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for grant funding
  • Collaborative projects are encouraged, and will be given first priority
  • Single organizations may request up to $25,000 annually
  • Collaborative projects may request up to $100,000 annually (for a maximum of three years)
  • Single organizations can apply for one annual grant, and an unlimited number of collaborative grants each year
  • Applicant organizations must be located in and serve the residents of Winnebago County, Waushara County, Green Lake County and Ripon
  • Please include 1 original and 12 copies of your application and letter(s) of support (three-hole punched)
  • Only submit one copy of your financial audit, IRS documentation letter, form 990, operating budget, board of directors listing and organizational chart (does NOT need to be three-hold punched)
  • You will be notified within 90 days of the status of your grant application
 
Deadline: Monday, March 1, 2010
 
 
 
 
 




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