For more information, contact: FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Susan Vowels, Executive
Director
cleburnecounty@arcf.org
(501)691-1906
Grants Available for Charitable
Programs in
Cleburne County
Community Foundation Accepting Online Grant Applications January 10 – February 15
Heber
Springs,
Ark. (January 6, 2021) – Nonprofits in Cleburne County can go to arcf.org/givingtree beginning
January 10 to apply online for grants through Cleburne County Community
Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation. Applications must be
submitted online by February 15.
“Since our affiliate was formed in 2004, we’ve awarded $938,000 in grants to benefit Cleburne County,” said Susan Vowels, Executive Director. One of our grantees, The CALL of Cleburne County received a grant to educate foster families to be equipped with skills that are useful when foster children are placed in their homes.
This year, the Community
Foundation is accepting two different kinds of proposals
Projects with a special emphasis
on early literacy are eligible for Early
Literacy grants. Applicants who fit into this focus area should look for the application titled “Early Literacy.” Proposals for Early Literacy should be aimed at increasing local students’ literacy through one or more of five focus areas: 1) parent and community engagement, 2) school readiness, 3) classroom instruction, 4) chronic absence prevention and intervention, or 5) summer learning loss prevention. Emphasis should be on children ages 0 to 8.
Proposals serving all other
charitable purposes in Cleburne County are eligible for Giving Tree Grants, which typically
range from $500 to $2500. At this time, the Community
Foundation is not considering grant requests from organizations outside Cleburne
County, even though services may be provided in this area people in Cleburne
County. Applications
for causes other than literacy can be submitted by completing the Giving Tree
application.
The
deadline for both applications is February 15.
Any
IRS 501(c)(3) public charity, public school, government agency or hospital in Cleburne County is eligible to apply. Other applicants
may be considered if the project has a clear charitable purpose for the public
benefit. Grants are not made to individuals. Applications will be reviewed by a
grantmaking committee from Cleburne County Community Foundation.
“Through local Giving Tree grants, our state’s nonprofit organizations find support as they implement great ideas to improve their communities,” said Heather Larkin, president and CEO of the Community Foundation. “Giving Tree grants are selected by local people in each of our affiliate areas and awarded to local organizations.”
Funding
for the Giving Tree program comes from hundreds of Arkansas donors who support
the work of the Community Foundation.
Arkansas Community Foundation is
a nonprofit organization that fosters smart giving to improve communities. The
Community Foundation offers tools to help Arkansans protect, grow and direct
their charitable dollars as they learn more about community needs. By making
grants and sharing knowledge, the Community Foundation supports charitable
programs that work for Arkansas and partners to create new initiatives that
address the gaps. Since 1976, the Community Foundation has provided
more than $314 million in grants and partnered with thousands of Arkansans to
help them improve our neighborhoods, our towns and our entire state. Contributions to the Community
Foundation, its funds and any of its 29 affiliates are fully tax deductible.
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