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Grant Guidelines
The Salt Spring Island Foundation will support only those agencies and organizations that benefit the citizens of Salt Spring Island. Grants are made to support the work of charitable organizations or other qualified donees (as defined by Canada Revenue Agency). Click here to search the CRA
database. Your charitable registration number is a nine-digit number followed by RR0001.
General Policies:
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The final decision on all grants rests with the Board of Directors on the advice of the Grants Advisory Committee.
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The Foundation will, for the time being, consider grant applications twice a year.
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As a basic guideline for grant-making, the Foundation will seek a balanced view of current community needs as a basis for its own priorities in making grants.
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The Foundation will each year, based on priorities and funds available, determine the size range of grants.
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Grants are usually given for construction, equipment, or furnishings; for special, new, or demonstration projects; or as start-up funding.
Multiple-year grants will be considered on an individual basis to a maximum of 3 years. -
The Board of Directors will consider special emergency situations between normal granting dates at the request of the Grants Advisory Committee Chair.
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The Foundation requires receipts for the grant expenditures be submitted, usually prior to the funds being granted.
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The Foundation requires organizations to submit a written report when the project is complete.
The Salt Spring Island Foundation may, in determining which applicants receive funding, give particular consideration to the following criteria:
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Seriousness of need
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Degree of potential benefit to the community
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Level of cooperation and coordination with other programs in the same field
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Reasonable assurance that the amount the Foundation can grant is sufficient to achieve the results sought
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The degree of volunteer participation and citizen involvement in the program
As a general rule grants are not allocated to cover:
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Regular operating expenses
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Funds to cover budget deficits
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General fund drives
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Annual charitable appeals
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Regular staff salaries
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Scholarships
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