Program Grants (now General Operating Support or COVID-19 relief): $5,000 – $15,000.
Application is CLOSED.
Education or Employment * Environment or Arts * Healthcare or Mental Health * Human Services
Funding may be requested for programs, general operational support, or COVID-19 related relief. Funding range is $5,000 – 15,000.
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Angel Fund for Small Nonprofits: $5,000 – $15,000. Application is CLOSED.
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Funding may be requested for programs, general operational support, or COVID-19 related relief.
The Angel Fund for Small Nonprofits is a donor-advised Giving Circle that provides grants of $5,000 – $15,000 to start-up or small, established nonprofits. Requests must provide detail on how grant dollars will be used. Applicants must: 1) Have an operating budget of $1 million or less, 2) provide services that support basic human needs and/or educational services.
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Capacity Grants: $500 – $2,500. Application is CLOSED. Funds may be requested for general operating support, to build capacity, or to rebuild capacity from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis.
Capacity Grant funds are provided for small nonprofits with prior year revenues of $1 million or less. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the matching funds requirement has been waived for the May 1, 2020 grant application cycle.
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Request for General and Emerging Needs funding: $2,500 – $10,000. Application is open July 1 – 31.
Please do not submit COVID-19 related requests via this application.
Please read carefully, as this is not a traditional competitive grant program:
Nonprofits serving Collier County residents are invited to submit a funding request of $2,500 – $10,000 for General and Emerging Needs. This application is open to registered nonprofits of all sizes and focus areas that serve Collier County.
These requests may be funded partially or in whole at any time throughout the year. Grant selection and release of funding could take place throughout the year (August 2020 – June 2021).
Eligible requests will be qualified for review and possible funding by the Community Foundation of Collier County’s unrestricted and advised funds. Grants made through Advised Funds are made at the discretion of the donor and are not part of the competitive program grant process.
If your organization’s request is selected for funding, you will be notified by the Community Foundation (there is no need to check to see if the request has been selected, as these requests will be presented to advised funds throughout the year as appropriate).
Please submit requests for one of the following: programs or projects, small capital items, specific funding needs, or general operating support not related to COVID-19.
Submitting a request for General and Emerging Needs is not a guarantee of funding; however it does provide our staff a straightforward and tangible way share your funding need with potential funders whose interests may align with your work.
The Community Foundation of Collier County bases its unrestricted funding decisions on data that identifies a community need or gap in services. Please read about our data-driven decision making below.
Application Link will be LIVE on July 1st.
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Women‘s Foundation of Collier County: $25,000 – $50,000. Application is open August 1 – 31, 2020.
A total of $50,000 will be awarded in 1-2 grants to nonprofits that provide services for Senior Women in Collier County. Updates will be posted to this website in summer.
Application Link will be LIVE on August 1st.
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Marco Island Community Grant Fund: $10,000 – $15,000. Application is open October 1 – 31, 2020.
A total of $50,000 will be awarded in 3-5 grants in the $10,000 – $15,000 range. Tax-exempt organizations based in Marco Island and serving Marco Island residents are invited to apply. County and city government and the public library are also invited to apply.
Grant requests should be in the $10,000 – $15,000 range and represent no more than 50% of the total project budget. Requests may be made for new programs, program expansions, or general operating support.
Application Link will be LIVE on October 1st.
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Information about our grant making
Data-driven decisions:
The Community Foundation of Collier County’s strategic plan ties its grantmaking to relevant community information from the Vital Signs report found on our website, the most recent Community Needs Assessment funded by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, as well as other reports such as those available through Future Ready Collier, the 5 Year Mental Health and Substance Abuse Strategic Plan for Collier County (for nonprofits working in mental health and substance abuse), or the Arts and Culture Strategic Plan for Collier County (for nonprofits working in arts, culture and recreation).
The Community Foundation provides grant dollars to nonprofits for programs that show measurable results in addressing community needs. The Foundation also provides grants dollars to support nonprofit capacity building to ensure that nonprofits have the tools needed to operate using best practices.
Grant decisions are made by community-based committees comprised of volunteers who have a background or particular interest in the program area. Community Foundation staff support these committees. Grant proposals are ranked and scored on multiple criteria by the committees, and issues such as sustainability and outcomes play a significant role in the decision-making process.
We also work with Community Grantmakers who have established a Field-of-Interest Fund at the Community Foundation to support their grant program.
Grants made through Advised Funds are made at the discretion of the donor and are not part of our competitive programs grant process.
Please review the eligibility guidelines below before beginning an application.
If you are uncertain whether your program is eligible, please first review all the guidelines below. If you are still uncertain, email Laura Simmelink to schedule a conversation before beginning an application. We want to help our nonprofit partners conserve their time, and a brief conversation can help with that.
ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES:
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