This
innovative program is a partnership with the Limestone Learning Foundation and
the Algonquin & Lakeshore
Catholic Education Foundation. The YAC Kickstart! Mini-Grants program encourages elementary school
classes to apply for funding up to
$400 to support small community projects, thereby teaching
them about community, philanthropy and legacy.
Guidelines
and Criteria for Grant Applicants |
Mission
Statement of The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston:
We encourage and assist donors to establish endowments whose earnings we grant
to enhance the quality of life in our community.
Grants may
be awarded to local projects that have a direct
impact on the people of
our community or that have an indirect impact by increasing
the capacity of organizations to initiate and sustain
local projects.
The Community
Foundation's Youth Advisory Committee makes grants in
the following fields from this fund: Youth.
The
geographic area covered by the grantmaking of the Foundation's
Youth Advisory Committee for the YAC Kickstart! Mini-Grants program is the same as the Algonquin
and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board and the
Limestone District School Board.
Criteria
for Grant Recipients |
| 1. |
An
applicant must be a school of either the Algonquin
and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
or the Limestone District School Board. The Principal
or Vice-Principal of the applicant school must
sign the application form. |
| 2. |
Projects
may involve one or more classes and should demonstrate
innovation as well as positive benefits for the
community. |
| 3. |
Projects
must have a well-defined purpose and take place before
the end of the following calendar year. |
| 4. |
Grants
may be awarded for the start-up of a long-term
project if there is a realistic plan for ongoing evaluation
and for long-term viability. |
Successful projects will be characterized by many of the
following traits:
- They build on existing community
strengths and assets.
- They respond to real and clearly identified local needs
or provide real enrichment to the community.
- They use resources efficiently and effectively.
- They involve meaningful partnerships.
- They strive for a significant and/or lasting impact.
- They benefit a wide audience.
- They show innovation, creativity, proactive thinking, and
a degree of risk.
Grants
will not be given:
- To cover deficits or retire debts.
- To provide endowment funds.
- To support the operating expenses of established organizations
or programs (including predictable replacement of office
equipment).
- For sectarian, religious, or political purposes.
- To respond to annual fund drives for sustaining support.
Grants will not normally be given:
- To contribute to major renovation or capital construction
costs.
- To individuals (except in exceptional cases and where sponsored
by a registered charity).
- To provide money for fundraising activities.
Organizations
receiving major government funding for their operations
must explain clearly why the funding requested from the
Foundation is not available from government sources.
| 1. |
Check
this website and/or news through your school board
for a Call for Grant Applications. |
| 2. |
Determine
if your organization/project meets the required eligibility
criteria noted above. |
| 3. |
Download
and complete the Grant Application Form,
available below or on your school board's website. |
| 4. |
Follow
the instructions on the application form and mail
it to:
The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston
165 Ontario Street
Kingston, ON K7L 2Y6 |
If you are
awarded a grant, you will be asked to sign a Grant
Agreement Form outlining the Terms and
Conditions of the award.
Upon completion
of your project, you are required to complete a Final
Report to be submitted to the Community Foundation.
A follow-up visit by our Grant Selection Team may also be
required. The Final Report is intended to help you evaluate
the initiative and to help us evaluate the effectiveness
of our grants on enhancing and strengthening the quality
of life in our community.
The Community Foundation is not currently accepting applications for funding from this Fund.
Available when funding is open.
