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Rotary 7490 Walter D Head Foundation


WALTER D. HEAD PROJECT GRANTS - SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING

This year there is $50,000 available for grants!

PURPOSE

The Trustees of the Walter D. Head Foundation will consider requests for funds to  supplement those funds being raised by Rotary District 7490 or the Rotary Clubs within District 7490 for projects that are consistent with the ideals of Rotary.

All such projects should: (a) have lasting results; (b) meet basic needs; (c) be the type of project that spreads and grows; and/or (d) help people help themselves.

SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING CRITERIA

Projects will be considered that benefit and area or people within District 7490.  Such programs must involve active participation by more than one Rotary club from different communities, or be a district-sponsored program.  Other requirements to receive funding are:

      
  1. The requesting group must contribute an amount at least double that requested from the foundation.
  2. The project must demonstrably benefit people other than Rotarians, and/or their families.  The funds cannot be used to obtain an academic degree or professional advancement.
  3. The project must address a need that is not being funded by another Rotary program.
  4.  The project must not involve liability to the Walter D. Head Foundation, except for the amount of the grant being requested.
  5. A project must not involve establishment of a permanent foundation, or trust, or a permanent interest-bearing account, or involve support for the operation of any organization.
  6. The Foundation should be involved at an early stage of the project.
  7. The request may not be similar to one for which the same sponsors have previously received a grant.
  8. All Foundation funds should be paid directly to third party payees, not the individual beneficiary or a Rotary organization.
  9. Deliberations by the Trustees on grant applications are to be made in closed session and their decisions are final.
  10. Denied applications may be re-submitted for consideration in subsequent years.
APPLICATION

Click on the following link to obtain an application.

For additional information email:  Calisto Bertin, Trustee .