Latah Foundation invites grant requests

[Kenton Bird <kbird@uidaho.edu>]

Visionaries:

 The Latah County Community Foundation invites proposals from non-profit
groups looking for support for community projects and programs.
 The foundation has set an Oct. 26 deadline for applications for its
next round of grants, said Elaine Broyles of Moscow, president of the
foundation.  Grant application guidelines are available from the
foundation’s website, www.latahfoundation.org or by calling 892-9209.
 The foundation seeks to improve Latah County’s quality of life through
grants to enhance the arts, education, health, social services, the
environment and other community needs.  The foundation’s board will
announce grants in December.
 Since its inception in 2000, the foundation has awarded more than
$50,000 in grants to about 50 groups in Moscow and surrounding
communities.   Grants are normally given twice a year.
 The foundation will consider grants up to $5,000, Broyles said,
although smaller grants have a greater chance of being funded.
Applicants should submit an original and seven copies of an application,
which should not exceed four pages.
 The foundation provides three main types of funding:
* Project or program support for new or existing programs.
* Capacity building support for projects designed to improve an
organization’s capacity to serve its constituents.
* Operating support for start-up or existing organizations, when the
foundation is convinced that such funding for a limited period of time
can make a difference.
 Community foundations serve donors who wish to establish endowments
without incurring the legal and administrative costs of starting private
foundations.  More than 500 community foundations exist in the United
States.

 The foundation also invites bequests and donations to increase the size
of its principal.  For more information about making a contribution,
please contact any board member.
 In addition to Broyles, directors are: Beverly Boyd of Genesee, and
Kenton Bird, Peg Hamlett, Judy Marineau, Glenn Owen Jr. and Jim Pilcher,
all of Moscow.  The directors have created a 16-member advisory board to
help review grant applications.
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For more information, contact Kenton Bird at 883-8321 or
kbird@uidaho.edu