Marshall Community Foundation Grants

Small grants (requests up to $750) to organizations, a flexible local funding source that can respond to community needs in the Marshall area. Priorities include community benefit, collaboration, capacity building, workforce development, innovative start-up efforts, low-income/underserved populations (access to resources, poverty intervention, food insecurity), youth development (student performance, teacher training, supplemental programs, youth mental health), and challenge or matching funding. Applications can be submitted at any time and are reviewed against quarterly deadlines. Eligible applicants: Open to non-profit, tax-exempt organizations (in good standing with the IRS), schools, churches (for non-sectarian purposes only), and cities and townships in the greater Marshall area and Calhoun County.; With limited exceptions, grant requests should directly benefit residents of the City of Marshall and surrounding townships.; Mini Grant requests are up to $750.; No grants for legislative or political projects.; No grants for religious or sectarian purposes.; No support for the same program year after year.; No grants for requests that benefit only one or a few individuals.; No grants for annual fundraising drives or capital campaigns.; No grants for administrative costs of maintaining an organization's current operations (general operating expenses), including staff salaries, wages, benefits, office equipment, etc. Salaries may be considered case by case only as direct program expenses, not daily operations.; No grants for education requests that supplant, rather than supplement, the school district's ongoing operations, such as equipment or educational materials, including curriculum supplies and resources.; No grants for endowments or debt reduction.; No grants for requests of $5,000 or more where the Marshall Community Foundation is the only funding source.; No grants for requests over $75,000.; The Foundation only considers organizations that have submitted final reports for all previous grants; the Board of Trustees must approve final reports, which can take up to three months.; Incomplete applications are not considered. Applicants must answer every question (N/A where a question does not apply) and upload all required documents, such as vendor bids and letters of support. Applications cannot be changed after submission.; Applicants should contact the Foundation to discuss a potential request before applying.; Applicants must create a Grantee Profile and upload an IRS Determination Letter, board roster, most recent 990 and annual operating budget.; Only one application can be pending at a time.; Completed applications and all requested materials must arrive by the deadline to be considered in the next grant cycle. Applications received after a deadline are considered in the next applicable cycle.. Geography served: Calhoun County; City of Marshall and surrounding townships. Deadline: January 1 2nd Tuesday in February 4th Tuesday in February April 1 2nd Tuesday in May 4th Tuesday in May July 1 2nd Tuesday in August 2nd Tuesday in September October 1 2nd Tuesday in November 1st Tuesday in December.

Flexible local grants to organizations for requests of $751 – $24,999 (request size category), reviewed quarterly, aligned with Foundation priorities such as capacity building, workforce development, low income/underserved populations, youth development and innovative start-up efforts. Eligible applicants: Non-profit, tax-exempt organizations, schools, churches (for non-sectarian purposes), cities and townships in the greater Marshall-area and Calhoun County may apply.; With limited exceptions, grant requests should directly benefit residents of the City of Marshall and surrounding townships.; No grants for legislative or political projects.; No grants for religious or sectarian purposes.; No grants for support for the same program year-after-year.; No grants for requests that only benefit one or a few individuals.; No grants for annual fundraising drives or capital campaigns.; No grants for administrative costs for maintaining the present operation of an organization (general operating expenses), including staff salaries, wages, benefits, office equipment, etc.; salaries may be considered case-by-case only as related to direct program expenses, not daily operations.; No grants for education requests that supplant, rather than supplement, the ongoing operations of the school district, such as equipment or educational materials, including curriculum supplies and resources.; No grants for endowments or debt reduction.; No grants for requests of $5,000 or greater with The Marshall Community Foundation being the only funding source.; No grants for requests over $75,000.; The Foundation will only consider granting to organizations who have submitted final reports for all previous grants; final reports must be approved by the Board of Trustees, which may take up to three months.; Incomplete applications will not be considered; all questions must be answered (N/A where not applicable) and all required documents (e.g., vendor bids and letters of support) uploaded; no changes can be made after submission.; Applicants must contact the Foundation to discuss the potential request, create a Grantee Profile, and upload IRS Determination Letter, most recent 990, Board Roster and Annual Operating Budget.; Completed applications and all additional requested materials must be submitted by the deadline to be considered for the next grant cycle; applications posted after a deadline will be considered in the next applicable grant cycle.; Only one application can be pending at a time.; Requests are reviewed by the Grant Review Committee (and youth-related requests by the Youth Advisory Council), with final decision by the Board of Trustees.. Geography served: Calhoun County; City of Marshall and surrounding townships. Deadline: January 1 2nd Tuesday in February 4th Tuesday in February April 1 2nd Tuesday in May 4th Tuesday in May July 1 2nd Tuesday in August 2nd Tuesday in September October 1 2nd Tuesday in November 1st Tuesday in December.