Grants

Applying for Grants

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The Portland Foundation encourages requests from any new or existing charitable organization or community agency in Jay County. Grant proposals must have direct relevance to Jay County charitable needs.

Areas the Foundation wants to support are:

• Start-up costs for new programs
• One-time projects or needs
• Capital needs beyond an applicant organization’s capabilities and means

Generally, the Foundation does not support:

• Individuals, other than scholarships
• Religious or sectarian purposes
• Make-up of operating deficits, post-event or after-the-fact situations
• Endowment campaigns
• Propaganda, political or otherwise, attempting to influence legislation or intervene in any political affairs or campaigns.

Requests are reviewed and voted on twice a year. Deadline dates are typically in January and June and are announced in the local media.

Distribution Totals

With total assets exceeding $50.0 million, the Foundation awards grants and scholarships annually, and has distributed over $21 million since 1951. Contributions made to the Jay County community include: