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Starting an Endowment
The Wyoming Community Foundation gives priority to projects that address the areas of art & culture, community development, education, environment, health, or social needs and that:
- represent an innovative, start-up effort or are capital in nature (e.g., construction, renovation, equipment)
- promote cooperation among agencies without duplicating services
- obtain the necessary additional funding to implement and maintain the project
- serve the greater city of Wyoming area
- strengthen or improve agency self-sufficiency or efficiency
- yield substantial community benefits for the resources invested
- serve a broad segment of the community
- encourage additional and permanent funding or matching gifts from other donors
- have non-profit, 501(c)(3) status
Grant applications are accepted July 1 - August 29.
The Foundation generally does not support:
- annual fund-raising drives
- films, videos or television projects
- endowments or debt reduction
- capital projects without site control
- medical research
- individuals
- ongoing operating expenses of established institutions
- organizations located outside greater Wyoming
- political projects, or those that are primarily cause-related
- religious organizations for religious purposes
- sabbatical leaves
- scholarly research
- travel, tours or trips
- underwriting of conferences
- venture capital for competitive profit-making activities
The Foundation will consider proposals for the following only if they are highly unique, collaborative, and community-oriented; have limited access to other resources; demonstrate substantial impact; or will address the needs of a substantial or underserved portion of the community.
- hospitals
- nursing or retirement facilities
- K-12 schools
- computers
- child care centers
- motorized vehicles
- commonly accepted community services already supported by tax dollars
Application Guidelines
For more information on how to request funding for projects in the City of Wyoming Michigan, please contact Lillian VanderVeen, Board Chair, at 616.534.9625 or email her at .
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