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Grant Guidelines
The Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation awards grants each year according to:
1) Current and emerging community needs
2) Priorities established by the Board.
3) Grants that:
- effect a broad segment of our community
- leverage support from other sources
- promote collaboration, without duplicating services
- strengthen organization self-sufficiency and long term stability
- focus on problem solving
- show realistic planning and management
What types of organizations or programs are funded by the FMAF?
Arts and Culture
Education
Environment and Animals
Health
Human Services (public protection, employment, food, nutrition, agriculture, housing, shelter, public safety, disaster preparedness, recreation, leisure, sports, athletics and youth development)
Public/Society Benefit (civil rights, social action, advocacy, community improvement, capacity building, philanthropy and volunteerism)
What types of organizations or programs will NOT be funded by the FMAF?
Annual appeals or membership drives; Capital debt reduction; Capital campaigns; Individuals or for-profit organizations; Organizations with outstanding final reports from previous FMAF grants; Organizations with outstanding due diligence reports from FMAF; Political projects; Religious groups for religious purposes; Travel for groups; and Retroactive funding for any project expenses incurred before the decision date.
Who may apply for a Grant?
Our grants are awarded to tax exempt organizations classified as 501(c)(3) public charities as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, religious institutions and governmental agencies. The organizations must be located in or directly benefit the residents of Cass County, North Dakota and/or Clay County, Minnesota. Grant seekers outside of Cass and Clay Counties must provide information on Cass and Clay residents served. If your organization/program does not have a tax-exempt ruling from the IRS, please complete the Fiscal Sponsor Information Form.
How many grant rounds are offered by FMAF?
There is one grant round each year. Grant applications for 2008 are accepted between January 14th and February 15th.
What is the Grant Application format?
Please submit your application on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper printed on one side only. Because we need to make copies, use only paper clips to bind. Materials should not be bound, inserted in protective sleeves or prepared in other types of notebook form. Please invest your time in content rather than presentation. There is a 5 page maximum; please see the application check list for details. Brochure attachments are not included in the 5 page maximum. If you choose to include brochures on your organization or project, please include 5 copies of the brochures. Please note that any additional pages, descriptions or information exceeding the specified page or word limit, or supporting materials that are not specifically requested, will not be reviewed by the Grants Committee. This includes tapes, CD's and DVD's.
What is the Grant Application process?
Organizations applying for funding are required to use the FMAF Grant Application Forms available online (see download link below) or by request from our office located at 502 First Avenue North, Suite 202, Fargo, ND 58102; telephone 701-234-0756. You may also request the forms via email addressed to cher@areafoundation.org. Grant Application Forms will be accepted from 8:00am on January 14, 2008, until 5:00pm on February 15, 2008. The Grantmaking Committee will review completed Grant Applications, and applicants will be notified on or before March 31, 2008.
What can I expect after I submit a Grant Application?
Upon receipt, you will be sent a postcard indicating that we have received your application. Your application is then reviewed to determine that you have submitted all required information. If something is missing, you will be notified. However, this could delay processing of your proposal and may cause your application to be deemed incomplete. The Committee will give your proposal a thorough review and may conduct research, schedule a site visit or interview your staff.
All complete applications will be highlighted in the 2008 Giving Guide. The Giving Guide, started in 2004, includes a comprehensive descriptive listing of funding requests from area non-profits for use by area donors as they are making their charitable decisions. The Giving Guide is distributed to nearly 2,000 philanthropic individuals and businesses around the region. We invite you to view the 2008 Giving Guide for reference.
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