Competitive Grant Programs: Flexible Funding Grants

Applications Are Open

ELIGIBILITY

Organizations working in any impact area may apply.  However, due to available funds, priority will be given to prior Strategic Emergency Response Fund (SERF) grantees and organizations making an impact in the areas of Visual Arts, Animals, or the Environment. Public, private and post-secondary schools and government organizations are excluded. First time applicants or organizations who have been in existence for less than three years are also not eligible. Read the Guidelines carefully for specific eligibility.

TIMELINE

Applications opened on April 21, 2025 and will be accepted on a rolling basis.  Awards will be made at intervals. The application deadline is October 31, 2025, pending funding availability.

REQUESTS

$10,000-$25,000

GUIDELINES

Review these guidelines carefully prior to submitting an application or contacting the Foundation. DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES

APPLY

Use this link to submit information for all grant applications. APPLICATION LINK

DESCRIPTION

New for 2025. Flexible Funding Grants are a special opportunity to access funding in response to urgent needs, or to create program continuity and stability as a response to the anticipated end of pandemic-era funding, or to funding changes at the state or federal level. Given the reality that a community foundation cannot replace state or federal dollars, grants are not intended to simply fill a budget gap. Rather, we seek to fund organizations who are planning for change, are creating new operating models, seeking partnerships and collaborations to maximize impact, are serving populations disproportionately affected by funding changes, and/or are building organizational resilience in other ways.

Our goal as a community foundation is to remain responsive to the community we serve. As we pass the five-year mark since the pandemic began affecting all our communities, we are hearing from our nonprofit partners with a variety of needs and concerns. These Flexible Funding Grants are a response to this need. They offer General Operating Support dollars for organizational response to changes in funding.

Please download and read the grant guidelines carefully for detailed information. DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES