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GRANTMAKING POLICIES

GRANTMAKING – FISCAL YEAR 2007-08

2007-2008 Grantmaking Total - $695,000

2007-2008 Commitments

  • Mary Immaculate Hospital - $30,000
  • Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis - $165,000

2007-2008 Local Community Funding - $500,000

  1. Major Project – Extension of S.O.S. to Gloucester and the Middle Peninsula ($50,000 one time request from Bay Aging)
  2. Funding to support programs/projects which the Foundation has in some way been responsible for bringing/helping to bring into existence
    • Protect Our Kids conducted by Transitions Family Violence Services - $20,000
    • S.O.S. (Senior Outreach to Services) conducted by the Peninsula Agency on Aging - $20,000
  3. ARC of the Virginia Peninsula - $10,000 for the Recreation Program for People with Developmental Disabilities
  4. Single-year Funding (salary, program/project, technology) -  (maximum request is $25,000)
  5. Multi-year Funding (salary, program/project, technology) – (maximum request is $15,000)  The amount granted in 2007-08 will be awarded in 2008-09 and 2009-10.  The awarding of the grant in the two subsequent years will be dependent upon the successful completion of the items in the Statement of Agreement.
  6. Core Operating Support Funding – (maximum request is $10,000)  This funding helps underwrite the day-to-day infrastructure and basic organizational costs that enable an organization to carry out its mission.
  7. Discretionary Funds - $4,000
  8. Social Enterprise Workshop - $1,000

2007-08 Timeline

  • August 24, 2007
    Grant Application Process Announcement
  • September 28, 2007
    Grant Applications for Multi-year Funding
  • November 2, 2007
    Grant Applications for Single-year Funding
  • December 7, 2007
    Grant Applications for Core Operating Support

Applications are to be brought to the office of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation during business hours, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

  • January 28, 2008
    Grant awards will be made by the Board of Directors of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation

Discretionary Funds:  These funds may be applied for at any time during the Foundation’s fiscal year. 

  • An agency applying for funding submits a letter to the Foundation indicating the amount requested and the purpose(s) for which the funds will be used.
  • An agency, which is awarded Discretionary Funds, must sign the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation’s Statement of Agreement before receiving the funds.

 


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