Bryan Area Foundation Grant Program

From Bryan Area Foundation

The Bryan Area Foundation and its affiliate Foundations are dedicated to improving and enriching life in Williams County by connecting people, ideas, needs, and charitable resources. Its aim is to foster community enhancement, pride, education, creativity, and positive life changes, having contributed over $13.4 million to community projects and scholarships since 1969.

Type of Support

Overview

The grant program by the Bryan Area Foundation focuses on supporting initiatives that contribute to the well-being and enrichment of communities within Williams County. Guiding principles include fostering towns and neighborhoods’ prosperity, enhancing local education and schools, celebrating the arts, and providing new possibilities for children and adults. It encourages projects that aim to bring positive changes and improvements to the lives of the individuals and communities it serves. Applicants are required to meet with the President/CEO 30 days before the grant deadline, emphasizing the foundation's commitment to understanding and addressing real community needs through collaborative efforts.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
OH (Williams County)
Organization Type
Organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other
  • Operating or proposing to operate programs that benefit Williams County residents

Ineligibility

Organizations seeking funding for operating expenses
Organizations promoting a specific religion or beliefs
Groups with projects aimed at budget deficits or debt reduction
Entities engaged in lobbying and/or political activity
Requests for endowment funds
Projects involving capital improvements to buildings/property not owned or long-term leased by the organization
Work/projects already underway or completed
Organizations that received a BAF grant for the same/similar project in the last 12 months.
up to 500k

Submission

Schedule
Step 1: Pre-proposal
Application deadlines
Nov 30
Mar 1, 2025
Step 2: Full proposal (check website)
Review Criteria

The Bryan Area Foundation favors funding requests that:

  • Forge new, imaginative, and viable responses to both present and forthcoming challenges within the community
  • Initiate initiatives that significantly improve the community's overall well-being
  • Promote acts of volunteerism as well as civic and communal engagement
  • Enhance the delivery of social services through kindness, effectiveness, and accountability
  • Address the prevention and/or resolution of societal issues
  • Assist in establishing enduring assets for the physical community
  • Ensure the effective and prudent use of funds, with an expectation that initiatives will sustain themselves beyond the grant period
  • Contribute to the coordination of services, ensuring that efforts are not duplicated and are efficiently rendered
  • Leverage the value of the grant with matching funds from other sources

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