About the Grants

Each year, Community Needs Grants are awarded to charitable organizations serving Chippewa County. Grant funding supports: arts and culture, community development, education, environment and animal welfare, and health and human services. Community Needs Grants generally range from $500- $7,000 per charitable organization.

Do you qualify?

To be awarded a grant through the Community Foundation of Chippewa County:

• Your project must benefit the people and communities of Chippewa County
• Your organization must be a public charitable organization within the IRS Section 170(b)(1)(A) serving the greater Chippewa County area. Applicants will need to submit evidence of their tax status, type of organization and EIN # or another qualified 501(c)(3) organization must agree to serve as fiscal agent.

Generally, grants will not be funded for routine operating expenses, previously incurred expenditures, annual campaigns, endowment funds, contingency funds or reserves, re-granting by another organization, direct support of individuals, lobbying or political organizations, and ongoing/repeating grants to the same project serving the same people.

CFCC does not make grants to organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, familial status, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, lawful sources of income, national origin, or any other discriminatory practice prohibited by state or federal law.