Brief Description
The Alexandria Area Community Foundation seeks to make grants that will support health and wellness in the Alexandria area – especially for the health needs of people in poverty.
What We Fund
Support Strategies:
- Operations
- New or expanded programs/projects
Eligible organizations:
- 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations
- Schools
- Government entities
Geographic Area: Grants must serve the residents within Douglas County
Funding Amount Range: $2,500-$5,000
Focus Areas
- Health:
- Provide health education to the public to prevent disease
- Support food nutrition or nutrition education
- Help people living in isolation to build social connections
Favorable Considerations
- Create innovative solutions to community challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities
- Build or support collaborative efforts and involve other community partners such as other nonprofits, government entitles, businesses, and/or citizen groups
- Make a sustainable positive impact in the community
- Build social capital (I.e. connectedness) across generations, cultures, and other diverse segments of the community
- Are highly visible and have the potential to inspire additional investment in the community
- Projects/Programs that support diversity, equity and inclusion. (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy)
What We Don’t Fund
- Individuals
- Religious organizations for religious purposes (Funding for Faith-Based Organizations Policy)
- Political organizations or political campaigns
- Annual fundraising drives
- Endowments
- Debt retirement or deficit financing
- Projects that have already been completed
- Scholarships or medical research
- Grants for travel or conferences
- Government funding that has been reduced or eliminated