Grant Guidelines
(Click here to download a pdf of the Grant guidelines)
Grant Recipients: Click here to download a final grant report form in pdf format. Or click here to download a final grant report form in doc format. Click the "Save" button when the FTP download dialog appears.
Grantmaking Schedule
The
Stinson/Bolinas Community Fund was created and is supported by a group
of local donors to provide funding for projects that benefit the
The Fund has two grant cycles per year with application deadlines of April 30 and October 31.
Applications postmarked after any of these dates will not be considered. Should April 30 or October 31 fall
on a Sunday or holiday, the acceptable postmark will be the next following business day. Any applicant
missing these deadlines will be notified and asked to reapply the next grant round.
April applicants will be notified of grant decisions by
approximately June 15.
October applicants will be notified of grant decisions by approximately
December 15. Grant funds will
be distributed with notification letters.
Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must be an organization or individual whose project benefits the Stinson Beach
and/or Bolinas communities. Projects that do not specifically benefit the Stinson Beach and/or Bolinas communities will not be considered for funding. The Fund assumes that all proposed projects will be completed within twelve months from the beginning of Fund support; if this is not the case, the applicant will be required to submit a letter explaining why. To be considered for future funding, grant recipients must submit a brief final report to the Stinson Bolinas Community Fund Grants Program at the completion of their grant project evaluating the project's overall success.
Although matching funds, donated materials, equipment and services are not required, they are strongly
encouraged and will make an application more competitive. If a grant includes a funding request for
labor or services, utilizing local resources is encouraged.
Please note that grantees who fail to submit a final report will not be eligible for future funding.
Click here to download a final grant report form
in pdf format. Or
click here to download a final grant report form in doc format.
Click the "Save" button when the FTP download dialog appears.
To apply
Applicants are encouraged to contact Belle Wood, Grants Consultant, at belle_wood@att.net or 415-868-2043 to discuss their proposal before submitting an application. You may download a form here.
1.
Fill out the Grant Application completely. In order to insure fairness to all applicants,
please either type or write on the application form provided, or reproduce the form's format on your
computer.
In addition, please note that incomplete or outdated
forms may require you to wait for a subsequent grant
review cycle. To support your application, you may
include a limited amount of material in addition to
that which is requested, including 3 letters of
support.
2.
If you are an individual, group, or other non-incorporated charitable effort,
please make sure that your explanation of the charitable purpose of your work and its benefit to the community is specified in your response to question #2 in the application.
3.
If you are requesting a grant to provide tuition assistance or scholarships, please
include specific information about the number of individuals you will be able to serve
under the grant.
4.
Mail one copy of your completed application to:
Belle Wood
Grants Consultant
Stinson/Bolinas Community Fund Grants Program
PO Box 367
Stinson Beach, CA 94970
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO:
• Have received, or expect to receive, funds from other sources
that
match, or will match, the funds requested in this application (expected
receipts need to be based on documented information provided to
applicants by other prospective funding sources).
• Have received significant levels of gifts-in-kind (services,
equipment,
etc.) for the project to be supported by this application.