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PLAINVIEW ELGIN MILLVILLE FOUNDATION

Grant Guidelines and Application

The Plainview Elgin Millville Foundation (PEMF) provides grants to support programs and projects that improve the quality of life and build a stronger sense of community in Plainview, Elgin, Millville and the area.

Requirements

Proposals must be submitted by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a unit of government, such as municipalities, townships, and school districts, or a church. Applicants that are not tax-exempt organizations must apply through a suitable fiscal agent described in the previous sentence. By submitting your application, you agree to begin your project within one year of the grant application funding, if any, or to return your grant to PEMF. (This does not prohibit you from completing a new application in the future.)

Criteria

The PEMF Board of Directors uses the following criteria when evaluating applications:

• The proposed project directly benefits the population living in the greater PEM area.
• There is a need in the community for the project or service.
• Projects that promote volunteer participation and citizen involvement.
• Projects with a high potential for success as demonstrated by the organization’s degree of commitment and the ability to obtain needed resources to plan, organize, implement and complete the project with integrity.

Generally, the Plainview Elgin Millville Foundation does not make grants to:

• Political campaigns
• Individuals
• Capital/building campaigns
• Endowments
• Fraternal organizations or school athletic funds
• Religious organizations that are purely denomination or sectarian in purpose
• National health agencies or their affiliates
• General operating budgets of tax-supported education institutions or government agencies
• Sports leagues or athletic organizations for day-to-day operations
• General operating support to foundations that are themselves grant-making bodies
• Trips and tours (unless clearly educational in nature)

The Plainview Elgin Millville Foundation awards grants quarterly, with grant applications due on the first day of March, June, September, and December.

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