Lake in the Hills Rotary Club accepts grant applications
The Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills is seeking proposals for projects and programs that help improve the quality of life for Lake in the Hills and McHenry County residents most in need.
The club, one of the more than 34,000 worldwide Rotary clubs, has supported community nonprofit organizations through fundraising and subsequent grants for the past 12 years.
Grants available include: Major Support Award, maximum of four awards at $2,500 (maximum) each; Impact Award, two awards at $3,000 (maximum); and Team Support Award, one award at $5,000 (maximum). The Team Award is two nonprofits working in conjunction on one project.
Projects should demonstrate a need not supported by the organization's ongoing operating budget.
Completed grant applications are due no later than 5 p.m. May 20 and can be sent to Lake in the Hills Rotary Club, P.O. Box 7386, Algonquin, IL 60102 or Wade Merritt at wam5432@msn.com.
Applications for grants are available at www.lithrotary.org.
Proposals for projects/programs should request only the amount needed for the specific project/program. The request should not exceed the maximum dollar amount of each specific grant.
The nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for support of new initiatives or to increase the impact of an existing program.
Organizations may only submit one Major Award application,but multiple Team Award applications will be accepted if the cooperating nonprofits are different in each application. Contact Wade Merritt with any questions at wam5432@msn.com
Organizations may apply for all three awards, but projects must be different. No organization will be awarded both Major and Impact awards in the same year but may receive Team Award and one other award if two different projects.
Checks will be awarded at an upcoming expo event with the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce. Each organization receiving a grant agrees to have a representative at that meeting. Grant winners will have a table to display information about their organization and the winning project to the LITH Rotarians in an expo fashion. Each grant winning organization will be featured on the Rotary Club of Lake in the Hills website with a photo and a description of the winning project/program.