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Agencies are assigned to a field of interest based on their mission statement, and not on the objectives of any particular request.
| Capital Grants |
Program Grants |
General Operating Grants |
Can be used to aquire a capital item or to make improvements to facilities.
The Foundation will only contribute to a specific capital project once. Funds cannot be used to reimburse an agency for items purchased prior to the grant award date. |
Can support new or existing programs.
The Foundation defines a program as a coherently packaged group of activities designed to result in a change for its participants. The change could be in behavior, attitude, skills, knowlege or condition.
Up to 10 percent of a program grant may be used for overhead expenses. |
Are available for funding directed to an agency's core operations rather than to particular projects. Funds can be used not only for the delivery of services or other activities directly in pursuit of the agency's mission, but also for day-to-day personnel, administration and fundraising expenses (overhead). Proposals must clearly identify how the grant will be used to enhance the agency's delivery of services, and organizational and grant objectives must be articulated.
To be eligible, an agency must have received a capital, program or Irvine Arts mini-grant within the last three years & must have had independent 501(c)(3) status for at least three years. Applicants must submit a draft application prior to the DRAFT DEADLINE. |
Please click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Grants.
Note: These grant opportunities are seperate from our Competitive Program listed above. Nonprofits may be eligible to apply for one or more of these programs in addition to one application through our Competitive Program listed above.
Please click on any of these programs to learn more about them and see deadlines and application information.
Also see our Resources for Grantees section (see the left toolbar) to see documents which may be helpful in preparing your grant application and useful websites.
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