It is a simple listing of any granting needs from area nonprofits that are served by the Community Foundation.

Requests can be submitted at any time throughout the year. Beginning July 1, 2023 Grant Wishes will remain on our website for 6 months.
After 6 months, nonprofits must resubmit or inform us to extend for another 6 months.
Wishes will show 2 dates – the date they are entered and the expiration date.

You can simply email us the name of your organization, the amount you are requesting, and what you are requesting the money for. We ask that you keep the information limited to a paragraph or even use bullet points, as we often have 50+ wishes listed at any given time for potential donors to scroll through.

The wish list a great resource for anyone in our community. It can help individual donors, businesses and grantors know what needs currently exist in the community. We also share all wishes with our donor advisors, especially if we know there is a specific need that may be of interest to them. We also try to help in making connections with possible funders whenever possible.

The wish list is up 356 days a year. There is no application required and we can update it at any time, unlike a typical grant cycle where there is a formal application and a review process.

The goal of the wish list is to help as many nonprofits as possible secure the funding that they need. Most of the money that the Community Foundation has is designated for specific purposes, so this is a way for us to further our mission of helping fellow nonprofits in an indirect way when we may not be able to help them financially.

While our focus is on our home county of Armstrong, we do award nonprofits in other surrounding counties. We do not limit eligibility to only Armstrong County.

Almost anything is acceptable for a grant request. We have received requests for critical supplies to continue the work of your nonprofit and special projects, etc.

While there is no limit, keep in mind that our average amount granted has historically not exceeded $5,000 per grant request.

No, there is no limit.

Yes, regardless of previous applications and awards, provided you are an IRS approved nonprofit organization; you are eligible to submit a request.

Yes, we do our best to “spread the wealth”, so a portion of a grant request may be awarded.

We have a grant report that we ask all recipients to return to us within one year of receiving a grant.