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Welcome to WCA Foundation |
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| Guidelines WCA Foundation is an eclectic grantmaker and awards grants to a wide variety of organizations in the state of Minnesota, with special consideration given to organizations located in the seven-county metro area. Grants are limited to nonprofit organizations which have a 501(c)(3) tax designation and which operate programs designed to benefit economically disadvantaged persons. Grants may be awarded for (but are not limited to) battered women's programs, subsidized housing programs, programs for homeless persons, recovery programs, day care subsidies, children's and youth programs, scholarships for education or jobs training, and programs for immigrants. About two-thirds of the grants are legally restricted to programs that help women achieve or sustain self-sufficiency. WCA does not make multi-year grants. However, grant recipients may re-apply for a grant for the same or a different program after 12 months have elapsed following the receipt of a grant and after WCA has received a follow-up report on the use of the grant. | |
Grants may be awarded for - - general operating support
- project support
- capital campaigns
- startup or expansion programs
- scholarships, job training, or other educational funds
Grants will not be awarded - - to individuals
- to private foundations
- to fiscal agents or fiscal sponsors
- to political or veterans organizations
- to religious organizations for religious purposes or for programs having religious overtones
- for lobbying purposes
- for annual fund drives
- for medical research or national health organizations
- for deficits already incurred
- to cover the cost of litigation
- for either pro-life or pro-choice programs
- to organizations which require their employees to raise some or all of their own salaries through their individual fundraising efforts
Grant Range WCA makes grants in amounts of $5,000 to $15,000. The median grant is $12,000. Grant Cycles WCA has two grant application deadlines per year, May 1 and November 1. Applications must be post-marked on or before those dates. Submitting a Grant All grants must be submitted on WCA's application form. This form is not available on line, but WCA welcomes calls from interested grantseekers and mails applications without delay. Grantseekers interested in applying for a grant should call Karen Reamer, Executive Director, at 952-932-9032
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays.
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