Grant Guidelines and Application

• Projects throughout Crawford County may receive support from the Crawford Heritage Community Foundation Unrestricted Fund and Ben Franklin Trust.
• Titusville-area projects are financed from the Fred Lintner Fund and the Titusville Fund.
• Programs for children and youth receive support from the Bernadene R. and John B. Cooley Fund.
• Grants from the Marian and Vincent Barsch Fund support cemetery preservation projects throughout Crawford County.
• Faith-based and religious programs in the Titusville-area may apply for funding from the Albert L. Carlson Fund.
• The performing arts and arts programming may receive support from the Richard H. and Nancy C. Zinn Fund or the Tom, Becky and Geoff Hall Fund.
• Agricultural, environmental, and conservation programs and projects, as well as youth education in those four areas, may be funded with the Wayne A. and Jessie B. Stainbrook Fund.

We DO accept grant applications from:

• Tax-exempt nonprofit entities
• Governmental bodies
• Municipalities
• Schools

We DO NOT accept grant applications for:

• Annual campaigns or endowments
• Routine operating expenses
  (i.e., salaries, rent, and/or utilities)
• Political purposes
• Loans

We make grants to faith-based and religious programs only to organizations in the Titusville-area from the Albert L. Carlson Fund. We do not have a source of funding for these types of programs in the rest of Crawford County.

Grants from our other funds are only made to faith-based and religious organizations which serve broad and non-sectarian purposes, regardless of the faith of those they serve. Examples include: churches, synagogues, or other religious organizations that have food or clothing pantries for the poor or support work among the poor; hospitals or colleges serving broad areas such as health care and education. We are public and non-sectarian in our structure and governance and primarily support organizations that are not affiliated with a particular religious faith or denomination.

Our Grants Committee, composed of experienced community volunteers, will conduct thorough evaluations of completed grant applications, including telephone interviews or on-site visits, in appropriate. Applicants should be aware that the Grants Committee may consult with other funders and community leaders when considering various grant applications. The Grants Committee will make grant recommendations to the Board of Directors for their final approval.

Our Board of Directors acts on grant applications in January and July. To be eligible for consideration, a complete application must be received by the Foundation on or before June 15th or December 15th. Please submit applications well before funding is needed. (For example, if you have a program beginning in the summer, submit an application before the December deadline.) Requests to fund completed or in-process programs will not receive full consideration.