Please note that because each grant is renewable for two subsequent years, this granting stream is fully subscribed from 2020-2023.
The Sunshine Coast Foundation offers two community granting streams. Both streams are open within the spring granting cycle (Letters of Intent due ~February 28th; full applications due ~April 30th).
The ‘responsive‘ stream is a continuation of our longstanding grants process, offering grants of up to $7,500 for worthwhile community projects. Return to here if you seek information about applying for a responsive community grant.
Intentional Community Grants reflect the Foundation’s commitment to making its grants strategic, impactful, and focused on high priority community challenges. Based on the 2019 Vital Brief and other Vital Signs reports, the Foundation offers grants of up to $40,000 per year for up to three years for initiatives (organizations, programs, or projects) that address one or more of the following issues:
If you intend to apply for an intentional community grant, please read the guidelines, eligibility, and restrictions (see FAQs below), and take a look at the grants software online tutorials (see FAQs at the bottom of this page) before proceeding to the Foundation’s grants application portal.
Non-charities wishing to apply for an intentional grant should read the FAQ about charities working with non-charity/non-qualified donee intermediaries at the bottom of this page.
Need help writing a compelling grant application? We have an experienced volunteer willing to assist those applying to the Foundation. Contact us for more information.
The cornerstone of the Foundation’s grants program is the concept of community capacity-building.
Granting Guidelines
For Intentional Community Grants, organizations, programs, or projects must seek to make a positive impact on one of three priority challenges:
As we navigate and build our shared experience with this new grants stream, the Foundation seeks to be expansive as to the nature of the initiatives (organizations, programs, or projects) that these grants might support.
Please note that any one organization is eligible to apply for both a Responsive Community Grant and an Intentional Community Grant in the same granting cycle, so long as it is for two different projects.
In order to be eligible for an Intentional Community Grant from the Sunshine Coast Foundation, the applying organization must:
When you have read the guidelines, eligibility restrictions, and requirements and are ready to submit your letter of intent, visit the Foundation’s grants portal.
The Foundation Board intends that the Intentional Community Grants be as flexible as possible to support organizations addressing high priority community challenges. However, Intentional Community Grants will not be made for:
When you have read the guidelines, eligibility restrictions, and requirements and are ready to submit your letter of intent, visit the Foundation’s grants portal.