Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia Inc Grants

Competitive Community Grants awarded by the Foundation's affiliates from their funds to local, qualified organizations in focus areas including Arts & Culture, Civics, Education, Social Services, Historic Preservation, and Environmental, etc. Awards typically range from $1,000 to $4,000 (typical range, not a hard bound); the Foundation is less likely to award grants exceeding $5,000. Whitfield and Gordon County affiliates run two cycles each year (Spring and Fall); the Cartersville-Bartow affiliate runs one Spring cycle each year. The Fall Cycle (Gordon and Whitfield Counties) is the current one, running September 1 to October 31. Eligible applicants: Local, qualified organizations; grants are awarded to qualified, tax-exempt nonprofit organizations for work directly benefiting residents of Northwest Georgia.; Grant awards usually go to organizations serving one of the Foundation's three active communities (Whitfield, Bartow, and Gordon Counties).; Bartow County (Cartersville-Bartow affiliate) holds only one grant cycle each year, in the spring. Gordon and Whitfield Counties have both a Spring and a Fall cycle.; Organizations that are not 501(c)(3)s should read the portal's fiscal sponsorship instructions; fiscally sponsored applicants enter the fiscal sponsor's organization name and EIN.; Preference goes to applicants who show the greatest promise of leveraging more community support and/or projects that meet specific community needs and benefit a broad segment of the local population.; The Foundation is less likely to award grants exceeding $5,000 or to fund projects that take more than one year to accomplish.; The submission process must be completed before the deadline; online applications are preferred.; Each affiliate's grant committee reviews applications and recommends recipients to the affiliate's board; the full board of directors gives final approval.; Grantees must use the official credit line in publicity, send an update 6-12 months after the grant, and complete a grant completion form after the funded project.. Geography served: Whitfield County; Bartow County; Gordon County. Deadline: The Foundation’s Spring Cycle (Bartow, Gordon and Whitfield Counties) opens on March 1 with a deadline of April 30. The Foundation’s Fall Cycle (Gordon and Whitfield Counties) opens on September 1 with a deadline of October 31..