Philanthropy Board Grant Program Application

Grant Program Application for Spring 2024

SCPB Summary
The Southwestern College Student Philanthropy Board (SCPB) was developed from the Students4Giving Campus Compact grant awarded in August of 2008. With this funding, Southwestern created the SCPB as well as the Non-profit Leadership class offered on the main campus to explore all aspects of the philanthropic process. The SCPB is committed to developing an opportunity for students to explore philanthropy, non-profit organizations, community partnerships, and available grant resources. The SCPB and the class work together annually to distribute grant funding to community-based non-profit organizations that demonstrate a need in accordance with the needs statement below.

Needs Statement
The SCPB and Non-profit Leadership class of Spring 2024 are offering one grant of $1,000* to an existing non-profit devoted to a specific need in their identified community addressing community health. Community health as defined by: Community health refers to non-clinical approaches for improving health, preventing disease, and reducing health disparities through addressing social, behavioral, environmental, economic, and medical determinants of health in a geographically defined population. Funds will be awarded to a non-profit organization in one of the following counties: Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner, Elk, and Chautauqua. *Funds must be used for a specific project and not to be applied to fundraising or operating expenses.

Dates and Deadlines

February 22, 2024 - Granting period open for Request For Proposal

March 22, 2024 - Completed RFP grant application due to the SCPB

April 11, 2024 - Grant award winner announced

April 25, 2024 - Awards Ceremony

December 31, 2024 - All grant funding from the SCPB must be utilized as stated in the grant request

Please submit this application by 11:59 pm, on March 22, 2024.

Post-Evaluations
If awarded funding, the organization agrees to provide documentation of success to the SCPB. The organization will be held accountable for its proposed program in this application. The grant recipient must submit documentation of the application of funds and success to the SCPB no later than December 31, 2024. Documentation can be submitted by email to scpb@sckans.edu.

Eligibility

Must be located within one of the following counties: Cowley, Sumner, Elk, Sedgwick, Chautauqua
K-12 schools, Churches, or Non-profits with a focus towards community health
The grant money should not be used for fundraising or operating expenses.

Questions
For any questions or concerns regarding this application, please feel free to contact The Southwestern College Philanthropy Board at scpb@sckans.edu. Brae Wood is the advisor and will reply within three business days.

Name*

First NameLast Name

Title*

Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Phone*

Area CodePhone Number

Email*

Legal Name*

Name associated with specific tax ID in the IRS system. (For example: Southwestern College Philanthropy Board vs. SCPB)

Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number

Email*

Organization Mission*

Provide the organization's mission statement.

Organization Website Address*

Enter the organization's website address (Enter N/A if not applicable)

Have you received previous funding from SCPB before?*

YesNo

If so, how much did you receive, how did you use it, and when did you receive funding?

What has your organization done with previously received grants?*

With funds (not necessarily from SCPB) what have you been able to accomplish as an organization? 0/150

Program Title*

Provide a brief program title.

Project Description (Please limit to 300 words)*

Provide a brief narrative describing the project for which funding will be used within the counties listed. 0/300

Number of People Served*

Total people that will be served by the project.

Anticipated project outcomes and measurement (Please limit to 300 words)*

What will happen as a result of the project? How will you measure the anticipated results of the project? 0/300

Project budget/funds usage (please limit to 300 words)*

Provide a project budget that shows income and expenses. Please include a description of how funds will be used if awarded. 0/300

Upload a copy of 501(c)(3) status OR approval to seek funds letter from school principal on letterhead*

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Certification*

I certify that all the information contained in this proposal is correct.

Signature*

Date*

Date

Printed Name with Title*

Organizational Contact Information

Organization Profile

Request History

Program Information