From Moana Kutsche, President, Orcas Island Community Foundation
The Orcas Island Community Foundation is accepting applications for the 2010 competitive grants cycle. All nonprofit organizations with projects that will benefit Orcas Island are invited to apply. Applications must be received by OICF by Monday, March 15, 2010. This is a change from an erroneous date that was on our website. Funds will be given to successful applicants at the Grants Award Celebration in late May 2010.
OICF has traditionally given grants for programs, projects or materials. This year, we will consider applications for a small percentage of an organization’s operating expense budget, upon demonstration of extraordinary need. Organizations applying for operating expense grants must have sent a staff or board member to a continuing education program on governance, finance or fund-raising within the last year (does not have to be an OICF sponsored class), and must describe the how the organization has used that expertise. Please contact us if you have questions about this.
OICF encourages applicants to work with other nonprofit organizations. OICF will again consider grant applications for projects of two or three years’ duration.
We are happy to pre-review draft applications. Drafts must be e-mailed to the committee chair by March 1, 2010.
The grant guidelines and application are available on the OICF website at www.oicf.us, or at the Foundation’s office at 141 Prune Alley, Suite 201, in Eastsound.
Please address questions to Grants Committee Chair Moana Kutsche at 376-7087 (my home number), or OICF Executive Director Hilary Canty at 376-6423, or e-mail grantapplications@oicf.us.
