Application Process
Download the Grant Application Form (link below). Complete it and e-mail it as an attachment to: director@virginiafoundation.com Or, print it, complete it, and mail it in to the Virginia Community Foundation, P.O. Box 559, Virginia, MN 55792. (The form will allow you to key in your responses.)
If you prefer, you can submit your grant request in your own format. Be sure to include the following information in your grant request:
- List name of the organization.
- List name and address of contact person.
- Provide organization's information – purpose and history of the organization or group.
- Describe your project or program.
- Give a rationale or purpose -– address how the program/project will positively affect the greater Virginia, Minnesota community. Please describe the following: a) need for project b) goals and objectives the project will meet and c) specific activity and timetable for implementation of project.
- What is the dollar amount requested from the Virginia Community Foundation?
- Itemize the project budget detailing expenditures and including third-party estimates or other documentation.
- List other funding sources with dollar amounts, and whether it's committed or pending.
- Describe how you will evaluate or measure the success of the program or project.
- submit organization's financial statements (balance sheet and income & expense statement) for the last completed year and current year-to-date.
Send your proposal by e-mail to:
Paper copies are also accepted. Send to:
Virginia Community Foundation
P.O. Box 559
Virginia, MN 55792
Deadlines
The Virginia Community Foundation Board reviews all grant applications. Grant requests have semi-annual deadlines of March 31st and September 30th, with decisions made during April and October. The Board reserves the right to cancel, add or otherwise modify funding cycles to better meet the needs of the community.
Award Policies
Approved grants will expire one year from the date of approval. Prior to funding, grantees may be required to provide invoices or proof of expenditures. A Final Grant Report, which will be provided, must be submitted within 3 months after the grant is funded. Future awards will be dependent on completion of Final Grant Reports for prior grants. Grantees are strongly encouraged to provide public acknowledgement of a foundation grant.