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The following descriptions of common types of grants made to nonprofit organizations to support their missions help inform your giving.
Capital or Capital Campaign
Challenge or Matching
Endowment
Operating or General Support
Pledge
Project
Seed
Unrestricted
Capital or Capital Campaign
A capital grant provides support for the purchase of property; the construction, remodeling or expansion of a facility; or the purchase of equipment. (Back to top)
Challenge or Matching
A challenge or matching grant helps a nonprofit organization leverage additional dollars through a faising campaign. (Back to top)
Endowment
An endowment is a permanent fund whose principal cannot be spent, but whose investment earnings provide an annual source of funding for the operating expenses of the organization. (Back to top)
Operating or General Support
An operating grant provides support for the day-to-day costs of running the nonprofit organization. (Back to top)
Pledge
A pledge is promise to pay. If you are interested in making a pledged gift to a particular organization, please notify our office in writing that you would like to recommend that the Foundation make a pledge from your fund. We will then notify the organization. If we are not notified ahead of time, we are prohibited by IRS regulations from fulfilling your pledge. (Back to top)
Project
A project grant supports a specific activity. (Back to top)
Seed
A seed grant helps to jump-start a new organization or project or to launch a capital campaign. (Back to top)
Unrestricted
An unrestricted grant allows the nonprofit to use the money to support the organization where most needed. (Back to top)
Additional resources to inform your giving.
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