Community Grants

Community Grants - 2010

Every year, the Rotary Club of Ft. Collins distributes grants to very deserving service organizations in our community.

FOR INFORMATION

Contact: Audrea Kappert at akappert@1stnationalbank.com or 970-495-9477

The Rotary Club of Fort Collins, in addition to substantial support for the Children’s Garden and the Inspiration Playground projects, plans to donate $18,000 to other local non-profits and is seeking grant requests. Rotarians have a long history of giving back to the community and the grants program is just one example.

Local non-profits that would like to request grants can obtain a grant application by using the link below. For more information about the process, they may contact (see phone and e-mail above) or the Rotary Community Grants Committee, c/o Audrea Kappert, First National Bank, 215 W. Oak, 1st Floor Tower, Fort Collins, CO 80522.

Grant requests should be limited to no more than five pages, including the one-page application summary form. To be eligible for assistance, non-profit agencies must submit an IRS 501(c)(3) designation (one copy, not to be counted as one of the five pages.) Funds can be used for capital items, or special projects or services. The Committee will look for innovative projects to address local needs. Funds cannot be used to retire debt, assist specific individuals, or duplicate an established project in the community.

The deadline for grant applications is 11:00 PM Sunday, February 28th. Postmarks will not be considered. Applications should be sent or delivered to:

Rotary Community Grants Committee, c/o Audrea Kappert, First National Bank, 215 W. Oak, 1st Floor Tower, Fort Collins, CO 80522.

The committee makes recommendations to the Rotary Club Board of Directors and grant recipients will be announced and checks distributed at the Rotary luncheon April 21, 2010.

Please adhere strictly to our request above for no more than 5 pages, and provide us with four copies of the 5-page proposal. A single copy of the 501(c)(3) is all that is needed. Only five pages will be distributed to the Committee members.

The recipients of the 2009 awards were the following:

	$2000 was awarded to the American Red Cross to support purchase of a utility trailer for emergency preparedness equipment. Erin Mounsey represented the agency.
	Maria Swall of Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County thanked the club for $2,000 to help the Summer Reading Program.
	Dawn T Baumgartner received the $1,524 check for the Boy Scouts of America to send 25 Scoutreach Scouts to summer camp;
	The Family Center / La Familia, represented by Alan Cohen, was awarded $2,500 for their summer reading program.
	Kristin Bieri accepted a check for $1,935 on behalf of Food Bank of Larimer County to purchase an industrial food processor for the Kids Cafe.
	Homelessness Prevention Initiative represented by, Sue Beck-Ferkiss, received $2,450 to help support their Rental Assistance Program;
	$891 was given to Junior Achievement, represented by Annette Paetzel to support purchase of educational materials for 11 local schools
	Valerie DiBenedetto of Meals on Wheels received $700 for purchase of thermal containers.
	Hugh Price accepted the $1,500 check to Senior Realities Focus to purchase computers for free tax return preparations for seniors.
	Annette Zacharias accepted the check for $1,000 to Health Women’s Resource Centerto help fund one-on-one women’s health advocacy.
	Tara Chastain accepted the check for $1,500 to Fort Collins Housing Authority to help purchase shoes for low-income children.