The DuPage Community Foundation Announces Guidelines and Applications Available for 2015 Community Needs Grants
The Community Needs Grant Program is focused on addressing the broad needs of DuPage County residents through grants in support of the following program categories:
• Arts and Culture
• Education
• Environment
• Health and Human Services
Applicants may apply for a Community Needs Grant by submitting an online grant application. The application and grant guidelines may be found at www.dcfdn.org. The deadline for the Spring Cycle is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2015, and includes grants in the areas of Health and Human Services. The deadline for the Fall Cycle is 5 p.m. on Friday, September 4, 2015, and includes grants in the areas of Arts and Culture, Education and Environment.
Applications to the Community Needs Grant Program will be accepted from not-for-profit organizations that are classified as 501(c)(3) and primarily serve DuPage County residents.
"We learn about the many needs in DuPage County through the Community Needs Grant applications we receive and are proud of the impact we've had as a result of our investment in the community," said Barb Szczepaniak, director of programs for the Foundation.
About The DuPage Community Foundation:
The DuPage Community Foundation seeks to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County by fostering philanthropy, connecting donors to area needs and building community partnerships. Based on the American virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy, the Foundation fosters a legacy of support for the people of DuPage County by making grants to not-for-profit organizations working in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment, health, and human services. Since its inception, the Foundation has built its endowment to more than $60 million and
awarded more than $20 million in grants to not-for-profit agencies serving the residents of
DuPage County and beyond.
Established in 1986, The DuPage Community Foundation is a publicly-supported 501(c)(3) organization to which contributions are tax deductible. It was created to benefit the people of DuPage County and receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment from individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations wishing to make lasting contributions to the people of DuPage. The earnings on these funds are then used, in accordance with donor wishes, for the Foundation's grantmaking and community leadership activities.
For more information about the Foundation, or to arrange future media opportunities, please contact Joelyn Kott, marketing & communications officer, at (630) 665-5556, extension 19, or jkott@dcfdn.org.