Grants From The Endowment

Apply for a Grant

Nonprofit organizations serving Johnson County residents are invited to apply for Community Foundation grants every fall. Applications are accepted in the following categories: Arts and Culture; Community Development; Education; Environment; Health and Human Services; and Youth. Applications are due October 1 at 5 p.m.

Agency-Advised Fund donors communicate with the Community Foundation regularly to recommend grants to their favorite nonprofit organizations. Others prefer that the Foundation, through an unrestricted fund or a field-of-interest fund, make grant awards based on community needs.

The Community Foundation of Johnson County is guided by these principles of grant-making that are shared by other community foundations across the country:

  • A community foundation operates a broad grants program to multiple grantees that is limited neither by a single focus or cause nor exclusively to the interests of a particular constituency.
  • A community foundation awards some grants from its discretionary resources through open, competitive processes that address the changing needs of the community.
  • A community foundation widely disseminates grant guidelines to ensure the fullest possible participation from the community it serves.
  • A community foundation performs due diligence to ensure grants will be used for charitable purposes. All grant recipients must accept the Terms of Grant Agreement providing program intent and program expenditures as well as complete and return the Grant Reporting, which is a summation of the outcome(s) of the original grant. In addition, as part of the Foundation’s due diligence process, site visits from Grant Committee members are to be expected. Any organization that does not comply with the due diligence process will not be considered for additional grants until compliance has been completed.

Apply for a Hometown Heroes Scholarship

Hometown Heroes Scholarship Program will provide up to $250 to allow Johnson County youth to participate in educational programs and camps. Parents or legal guardians with a child 18 years or younger who demonstrates the need for assistance may apply for a scholarship. Students must attend the program or camp in order to receive the scholarship support.

The Community Foundation of Johnson County will work with area schools to identify students who may quality. Hometown Heroes Scholarship applications must be must be completed and mailed at least two weeks prior to the start of the program or camp in order to receive a scholarship.

If you have questions about Community Foundation grants or need a paper application, please contact the Community Foundation of Johnson County office.