Spring 2025 Nonprofit Grant Program is a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Georgia (CFCG) that supports community-based charitable organizations in Central Georgia. The program funds projects designed to improve quality of life for residents throughout the Central Georgia region. Grant awards are made twice yearly with deadlines of June 30 and December 31.

Maximum awards are $25,000, with average grant sizes varying by project type. Examples of funded projects include arts and cultural organizations such as the Peach County Arts and Cultural Center. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations based in Central Georgia with projects that benefit residents of the region.

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Access Scholarship Portal Access your fund information and recommend grants online. Deadline: 12:00 PM | June 30th & December 31st The Community Foundation of Central Georgia supports the ability of community-based charitable organizations to meet the needs of the residents of this region. Through its Nonprofit Grant Program, CFCG will consider applications for projects designed to improve the quality of life in Central Georgia.

The maximum grant awarded by the Community Foundation of Central Georgia through the Nonprofit Grant Program is $25,000. Please note that the average grant size ranges between $10,000 – $15,000. See the full list of programs funded through our Spring 2026 grant cycle.

Spring 2026 Nonprofit Grant Recipients How these grants are made possible Unrestricted Funds allow the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors the discretion to make grants to address the most urgent needs and opportunities in the community. The following funds make the Nonprofit Grant Program possible: L. D.

and Minnie Lee Brown Fund The Fund for Memorials and Honoraria Ross and Geneva Gardner Fund William S. Hutchings Fund Jones Freeman Ross Family Fund Edward Miraglia, Jr. Fund Hazel Elizabeth Rogers Fund The Community Foundation of Central Georgia believes that equal opportunity is important for the continuing success of our organization.

In accordance with state, federal, and municipal laws, this Foundation intends to comply with these laws which preclude discrimination because of race, disability, creed, religion, gender, age, national origin or any other protected classification.

Funding priority is given to projects that demonstrate a majority of the following: Ability to scale proven solutions to make a larger impact Reach a broad segment of the community Improve organizational efficiency Encourage self-help and/or self-sufficiency on the part of disadvantaged or disabled individuals Promote matching gifts and/or enhance fundraising capabilities Collaborate with other nonprofit groups to provide innovative, more efficient approaches to solving community issues Please note the following: 1) Operational expenses are usually not funded through this program.

2) CFCG will consider applications from faith-based organizations for non-sectarian community outreach programs. 3) Requests for scholarships to send children to summer camp or after-school camp will not be funded. Grant applications must have a direct relevance to the Central Georgia region .

Frequency an Organization can Apply While there are two application deadlines per year, CFCG will consider only one proposal from any one nonprofit organization during a twelve-month period . In addition, any organization with two years of consecutive funding from the Community Foundation will be required to wait two years before submitting an additional application.

For example, if an organization is funded in the June 2021 and June 2022 cycles, that organization will be ineligible to apply again until June 2024. Any organization that has received prior funding from the Community Foundation must have a final report on file at CFCG prior to the submission of a new grant application, in order to be considered for funding.

CFCG Grant Award Schedule After the application deadline, CFCG staff will perform due diligence on all grant applications. The due diligence process will include a conversation with the grant contact to gather further information that can help the Grants Committee and Board of Directors make their decisions. The CFCG Grants Committee will review the applications and propose grants to the CFCG Board of Directors for final approval.

The Nonprofit Grants will be announced within three months of the application deadline. Applicants will be notified in writing of the Board’s decision in late September for the June deadline and in late March for the December deadline. You will need a User ID and Password to access the application.

Click here to register. Please note that it will take at least one business day to process a new registration for the Web Portal; do not wait until the week of the deadline to register. Once your registration is processed, complete the CFCG Nonprofit Grant Application.

You will be required to upload the following documents as PDF files. For samples, click on the links below. Project Budget Summary – should include all revenue sources (requested, pending, and received) and expenses for the specific project.

Photo of your project or organization – should be one image that shows your project or organization in action. Board Authorization Letter – should be a statement from the organization’s Board of Directors authorizing the request and agreeing to complete the project if funded.

Board of Directors/Trustees List – should include directors’/trustees’ individual terms of office and their individual percentage of participation in the organization’s Board meetings. Organization’s Current Annual Operating Budget – should be a report of the organization’s planned budget indicating projected revenue and expenses for the current fiscal year. Current IRS Determination Letter – should indicate 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

If no designation, a statement detailing the status of an application with the Federal Government or future application plans may be submitted, along with a statement of charitable purpose. Most Recent Financial Audit Report or Most Recent IRS Form 990 – If your organization has both, please submit the Financial Audit Report. All Nonprofit Grant Recipients must complete a final project report including a financial report.

Final reports are due within sixty days after depletion of the grant funds, prior to submitting a new grant application, or no later than one year from the deadline date of the cycle in which you applied for your grant, whichever is earliest. For example, if you received a grant in the June 30, 2023, cycle, your final report is due no later than June 30, 2024.

To be eligible for future grants, the Community Foundation must have completed final reports on file for all previously awarded grants when submitting a new grant application. Beginning January 1, 2024, all CFCG Competitive Grant Program reports must be submitted in the online grants portal . No reports will be accepted by mail or in paper form.

When a report is ready to be completed, you will receive an automatic email from the portal with details on how to complete the report. In all materials, describe your funding as a Nonprofit Grant from the Community Foundation of Central Georgia . For further guidance on how to promote your Community Foundation of Central Georgia funded project, check out our Grant Recipient Toolkit .