Kiwanis Children’s Fund: Club Grant Program Julie Stanley Director of Grants and Strategic Initiatives

Purpose Help address an unmet need Support projects that provide long-term benefits sustained by the club Fill a funding gap

Your project must: Be Kiwanis led Fill a need within your community as determined through a needs assessment Programming that recurs at least once a year Support health, education or youth leadership development

Your project must: Receive at least 25% of funds from your club Require no more than 40% from us Have at least one other funder Spend the funds within 12 months

Ideal projects are: Widely familiar Sustainable Recurring Capable of being duplicated Children- and community-focused

Ideal projects are: High-impact Membership-focused Network building Unique

We do not fund: Projects lacking Kiwanis identity Funding more appropriate from a local government or other organization Completed projects Expenses/salaries of other organizations

We do not fund: Loan repayments or reimbursements Individual assistance Scientific research or medical studies Training expenses, travel or lodging Capital construction or land/buildings

Know your community Measure what your community needs Learn about resources Engage your community Develop new partnerships

Additional benefits Community members become engaged Data can be used to leverage funding Data can be used by others in your community

Our application process Letter of Inquiry (LOI) submitted online Project overview Timeline Budget Community needs overview

How it works One on one conversation with staff Successful LOI – invitation to complete grant application Unsuccessful LOI – why it’s not a good fit for funding/did not meet the eligibility requirements

Grant application Additional information requested: Your partnerships Sustainability Member engagement Elevation of Kiwanis image in your community

Review process All applications scored using the same criteria All projects treated anonymously Funding recommendations based on scores from the evaluation guidelines

Application scoring Service that helps build membership Improved member experience through service to children Build network of partners

Application scoring Address a defined important need Provides long-term benefits to children Kiwanians develop and deliver the service Kiwanis is a key participant in project

Grant application cycle Funding decisions three times a year January 1 June 1 October 1

Resource and support Examples of budgets, charts, applications Previously funded projects Video guide for online system Evaluation guidelines Marketing your club project

Kiwanis Children’s Fund KiwanisChildrensFund.org grants@kiwanis.org 1-800-KIWANIS, ext. 225 (U.S. and Canada) or +1-317-217-6225 (worldwide)