Grant Application Process | Montgomery County Community Foundation

Are you a Montgomery County nonprofit whose work for our community would benefit from a grant?

Women's Legacy Fund applications are due Thursday, March 13 at 5:00 p.m.

2025 Spring Grant Cycle applications are due Monday, April 14 at 5:00 p.m.

2025 Fall Grant applications will open Friday, August 1 and are due Monday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m.

STEP 1: REVIEW GRANT GUIDELINES

Review this document to learn more about eligibility and scope of grants offered.

2025 Grant Guidelines

STEP 2: SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

Set up an appointment to talk with MCCF about your intended proposal. We're eager to help you make your application a strong one!

Schedule an appointment with Cheryl Keim, Grants and Community Engagement Director, via one of the three options below:

Online
Email cheryl@mccf-in.org
Call the MCCF office at 362-1267

Step 3: Fill out the application

Fill out the online application found in the Grant Applications and Information section at the bottom of this page.

Please click here for tips on using the online application:

APPLICANT TUTORIAL

Step 4: Relax While we review

Relax, now it's our turn to do the hard work!

Staff and members of the Grants & Distributions committee will begin reviewing all requests. We may request a site visit or ask more questions, all with the intent of better understanding your request. After careful review, the committee will make their recommendations which are then forwarded to the Board of Directors for approval.

Step 5: Board Makes Final Decision

The Board of Directors take action on the committee's recommendations. Grants may be approved for full funding, partial funding, tabled to the next grant cycle, or declined entirely.

Step 6: GranT Awards Program

Celebrate with us by attending the Grant Awards Program to receive your check! Even if your request isn't funded, heed the lessons learned and start planning for next year.

STEP 7: Post Grant Report

Tell us how it went! In the grant award letter you were informed of the post grant requirements; please read below to learn how to complete your post-grant report, then submit it by the due date listed in your award letter.

For grants awarded in 2023 or earlier, please use the link to the fillable form below
For grants awarded in 2024 and moving forward, the Post Grant Report is found on the grant request under the "follow up" tab. Click here to access your application.

Required Grant Application Attachments

List board of directors, which includes names, addresses and email, years of service and attendance record for the past 12 months.

A resolution or minutes from your organization noting the board’s support for this request.
Two bids or quotes are encouraged for all requests and are required for those $10,000 or more. If possible, local contractors are preferred. If this does not apply to your request, upload a document that states it is not applicable.

Completed Request Financial Form. This form is found at the bottom of this page.

Financial Documents for the past two full years. This will include Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities

Current annual budget and year-to-date actual expenditures.

A copy of the organizations Cash Handling Policy and and a copy of the organization’s most recent financial audit report, if one has been conducted.

Optional, Letters of Support. If this request involves partners whose financial or in-kind contributions are named in the application, you may include letters of support from them to affirm their support.

Further explanations are provided within the grant application