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    Pohlad Family Foundation
    Other Community Grants

    The Pohlad Family Foundation budgets a small amount of grant funds to assist nonprofit organizations with specific fund development and management improvement projects. Guidelines for these requests follow.

    Qualified Organizations. Requests from nonprofits that provide direct services to economically–disadvantaged families and children receive highest priority consideration.

    Eligible Grant Purposes. Projects designed to produce the outcomes below within 18 months:

    Expected Project Outcome Grant Available to:
    Increase individual donor pool Match new contributors
    Increase earned income Package or market for existing product or service
    Create a strategic plan* Pay Consultant fees
    Improve efficiency Acquire new software or other technology
    Change service delivery model
    Buy/share administrative services with other nonprofits
    Acquire or merge with another nonprofit

    Ineligible Grant Purposes: Fundraising event support, Creation of new products or services, Employee development, Long-term projects (more than 18 months).

    Grant Size: $5,000 to $25,000

    Schedule/Application Form: Completed “Community Grant” Cover Sheet and application form will be accepted on the dates below or until all available funds are granted:

    Deadline For Decision by:
    January 5 April 1
    April 1 July 1

    Important Limitation. The Foundation will award only one (1) Community Grant per organization during a five year period.

    *Within 12 months of a significant organizational change occurring (e.g., new director, new management team.)

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