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Grants Advisory Committee & Process
The Committee has adopted a sound and fair granting protocol where grant applications are systematically graded to ensure that projects with the greatest need and the greatest chance of success are supported. This Committee provides funding recommendations to the Foundation Board of Directors for ratification. Grant decisions are expected in November.
Guidance from Golden & Area A’s Vital Signs
The Grants Advisory Committee will use the 2011 Golden & Area’s Vital Signs Report for guidance. Over 300 survey respondents evaluated the performance of twelve issue areas, which impact our residents’ quality of life. A steering committee collected further research to help inform our citizens and decision-makers how we were performing and provided guidance on ways to take action. It is strongly suggested that grant applicants review this report and ensure that their project and application addresses improvements in one or more issue areas. The GDCF’s priority will be to award grants to projects requesting $5,000 or more, up to approximately $15,000.
Golden & Area A’s Vital Signs Issue Areas
Economy
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Environment
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Belonging & Leadership
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Work
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Learning
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Getting Around
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Housing
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Gap Between Rich & Poor
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Safety
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Health
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Getting Started & Staying
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Arts & Culture |
Other Project Funding Opportunities
Service Clubs: contact them individually for details
Town of Golden: Grants in Aid up to $5,000 per project
CSRD: Grants in Aid up to $5,000 per project
Columbia Basin Trust: various grant programs
For more details, see the 2010 Funders Forum presentation (pdf format - 2.5 mb)
Current Projects
The Golden & District Community Foundation’s tenth annual round of grants will help four local charity projects.
The four grants are made possible by the collection of endowment funds including the Community Fund, the Golden Log Truckers Association Fund, the Bud Stewart Rotary Memorial Fund, the Cecil & Edel Parson Memorial Fund, and the Allen Williams Fund.
Following the call for proposals in October, the GDCF’s Grants Advisory Committee reviewed the applications and made funding recommendations. The recommendations were ratified by the Board of Directors in November and the applicants notified immediately after.
| Recipient Organization & Project |
Award
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| Golden and District Search & Rescue (GADSAR) – Rope Rescue Equipment Upgrade |
$4,800 |
| GCRS – Child Care Resources & Referral (GCRS-CCRR) – Natural Play Materials for Golden Preschoolers |
$1,264 |
| Golden Food Bank Society (GFBS) – Exterior Signage |
$415 |
| Golden & District Historical Society (GDHS) |
$418 |
GADSAR’s application focused on upgrading their rope rescue equipment, which will increase their group’s capabilities. The $4,800 grant, partially funded by the Allen Williams Memorial Fund, will make rope rescues “quicker, easier and safer.”
The GCRS – CCRR project is designed to provide Golden’s preschool residents with “free range, natural play materials, which can be loaned out to area families from their lending library and be utilized at the Strong Start room.” They received 50% of the project’s costs from the GDCF. CCRR’s focus on ‘Natural Play’ should help “increase literacy and academic performance, while decreasing stress, anxiety and depression in the growing child.”
The GFBS will soon have a higher profile in the community with the help of a $415 grant for the construction and installation of exterior signage. The new sign, facing 9th Street South, should make it more accessible to first-time donors, clients and volunteers.
This is the first year that the GDHS will benefit from the Cecil & Edel Parson Memorial Fund. This $418 grant, from interest earned on ‘agency fund,’ will be awarded specifically to the Historical Society each year moving forward.
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