Grant Information

INFORMATION FOR GRANT APPLICANTS

The Piqua Community Foundation accepts grant applications from any charitable not-for-profit organization, provided the applicant and its application meet the following criteria:

• The application must be accompanied by documentation verifying the applicant's of  501 (c) (3) status or equivalent tax-exempt status
• The applicant organization must adhere to a mission that is religious, educational, scientific, literary or charitable in nature
• The application must document the way the project for which funds are being sought will benefit the residents of Piqua, Ohio

The Foundation makes three kinds of grants:

• Standard Grants (grants of more than $500)
• Mini-Grants ($500 or less, with a simpler application than required for a Standard Grant)
• YEA! Grants ($1,000 or less – see below for details)

The Foundation makes Mini-Grants and Standard Grants twice each year. Deadlines for grant applications are as follows:

Mini-Grants – March 15 and September 15 each year
Standard Grants – March 31 and September 30 each year

YEA! Grants (Youth Enrichment Activities Grants) are made once each year, in the fall, with support from the George B. Quatman Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee.  The deadline for YEA! Grants is September 15 each year.  The YEA! Grant project should be innovative, creative, and beyond what is already being provided in the school or organization.  A project for which a YEA! Grant is sought should be one not able to be funded within your organization's existing budget.

All applications must be presented using The Piqua Community Foundation’s grant application forms.  Forms are available from The Foundation by writing (PO Box 226, Piqua, Ohio 45356), emailing Piquacf@sbcglobal.net, calling 615-9080, or faxing 615-9981. Completed applications must be delivered personally or by mail, and are not accepted by email or fax.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The Foundation does not make grants to the same organization, project or program in consecutive years.  In most cases, The Foundation does not make grants for salaries or for general operating expenses.

For Recipients of all Piqua Community Foundation Grants: Required follow-up reporting may include a brief presentation (for Foundation donors) by your organization, describing the project and its outcomes.    In addition, The Foundation expects the recipient organization to make appropriate public acknowledgment of The Foundation's assistance with the organization's project, through literature or otherwise.  The Foundation logo will be provided to all grant recipients to facilitate this acknowledgment of The Foundation's assistance.

Applicants are invited to contact The Foundation’s executive director with any questions or concerns, at 615-9080 or piquacf@sbcglobal.net.

GRANTS AWARDED FOR SPRING 2008

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            The Distribution Committee of the Piqua Community Foundation met in April to consider applications for funding.  The committee recommended that the Board of Directors approve $31,412.29 for distribution, with grants being awarded to organizations in May.

Grants were awarded to:

• Bethany Center for assistance in purchasing a walk-in cooler
• CASA/GAL of Miami County for volunteer training
• Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley for services for Piqua residents
• Community Housing of Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties for sidewalk repair                       
• Council on Rural Service Programs for their ReGeneration program
• The Edison Foundation for nursing program equipment
• Forest Hill Union Cemetery for new section markers
• Great Miami River Group Workcamps for home repair projects in Piqua
• Habitat for Humanity of Miami County for a home build in Piqua
• Health Partners Free Clinic for computer software updating
• Hospice of Miami County for print materials for the ‘Generations of Life” program
• Miami County Dental Clinic for start up funding
• Miami Shelby County Young Life for gardening equipment for student fundraising
• Piqua Arts Council for their poetry program for sixth graders
• Piqua Heritage Festival for entertainment for the 2008 festival
• Piqua High School art department for an LCD projector
• Piqua High School science department to refurbish microscopes
• Piqua Parents as Teachers for family activities   

           
Mini-grants were awarded to:

• Miami County Children’s Services for enhancing their visitation program
• Piqua City Schools for Bennett math program web license
• Piqua City Schools for Favorite Hill the reading card program
• Piqua City Schools to purchase the “Encyclopedia of Piqua” for each building
• Project Velo Racing to furnish materials for their in-school bicycling program
• Upper Valley JVS Adult Division for materials for their office tech program           

NEW GRANTS TO THE COMMUNITY

The Piqua Community Foundation presented checks totaling $36,607 to local organizations at their annual meeting held Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Seven Youth Enrichment Activities grants (YEA! Grants), four Mini-Grants, and nine standard grants were made as part of the Foundation’s second granting cycle of the year.

Students from Washington Intermediate School displayed their Speed Stacking Skills prior to the meeting. A grant from The Community Foundation in 2006 funded the purchase of their stacking sets.

Those receiving YEA! Grants this fall include
· Bennett Intermediate School for the “Buckle Down” program
· Bennett Intermediate School for positive behavior incentives
· Favorite Hill Primary for third grade trip to the Freedom Center
· Lehman High School for the art department tile mural project
· Lehman Music Boosters for a “Smart Music” computer program and upgrade
· Piqua Junior High School for a projector for writing instruction
· Springcreek Primary School for library books by their artist in residence

Those receiving Mini Grants were:
· Favorite Hill Primary School for CHADD (ADD/ADHD) manuals
· Lehman Catholic High School for the Science Olympiad program
· Piqua High School Library for developing a reading corner
· Piqua City Schools for easels for classroom use and display

Standard Grants were awarded to:
· Eagles’ Wings Stable for certification training for the program director
· Miami County Recovery Council for the juvenile drug court program
· Mission: WWII Veterans to Washington, D.C. for veterans’ trips
· Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce for the Teen Leadership program
· Piqua Catholic School for assistance in purchasing a new convection oven
· Piqua Compassion Network for office equipment and software
· Piqua High School Music Boosters for music department needs
· The Salvation Army for the Summer Feeding Program
· Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development for floor cleaning machines

The Piqua Community Foundation makes grants to not-for-profit organizations through two annual distribution cycles. The next deadline for mini-grants is March 15, 2008; the deadline for standard grants will be March 31, 2008. Applications for either grant are available by contacting the Foundation office at 615-9080 or at piquacf@sbcglobal.net.

Seated (l to r): Lisa Whitaker of Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, Sr. Virginia Scherer of Lehman High School, Carla Bertke of the Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development, Becky Doak of Favorite Hill Primary, Lisa Borgerding of Piqua Catholic School.
Standing (l to r): Marilyn Halteman of the Piqua Compassion Network, Gale Bowman and April Vosler of Piqua High School, Elaine Schweller-Snyder of Lehman Catholic Music Boosters, Nonda Harvey of Piqua City Schools, Mindy Gearhardt of Bennett Intermediate School, Glen Devers of Mission: WWII Veterans to Washington, D.C., Brad Hall of Bennett Intermediate School, Kim Stephens of the Miami County Recovery Council, Nancy DeNise of Piqua Music Boosters, Toni Thompson of Springcreek Primary School, and Steve Staley – distribution committee chairman.

Grants made in May 2007

The Piqua Community Foundation distributed grants totaling $30,201 in a ceremony at the YWCA of Piqua in May 2007. Those receiving grants were:

• The City of Piqua Police Department for their internet safety project
• Goodwill/Easter Seals of the Miami Valley for renovations at Sunrise Center
• Lehman Catholic High School for website development
• Mainstreet Piqua for signs honoring Piqua’s Preserve America designation
• Music Warehouse for rental of lighting and sound equipment for Summer Showcase 2007
• Piqua Area United Way for a new computer and data transfer
• Piqua’s Bicentennial Committee for expenses staging the Founders’ Day celebrations
• Piqua Crime Stoppers for reward money that helps catch perpetrators
• Piqua High School Muse Machine to help fund assemblies
• Protecting Our Waterways for summer 2007 Great Sweep
• Wood Street Community Development for their summer enrichment program

Those receiving mini-grants were:

• Bennett Intermediate School for Scholastic News for 6th graders
• Favorite Hill Primary for Survival Skills curriculum
• Favorite Hill Primary for a theatre enrichment trip for 3rd graders
• High Street Primary for soft tone phones for 3rd grade reading advancement
• Lehman High School for a literature diversity unit for sophomores
• Mental Health Association of Miami County for educational materials
• Piqua Historical Area to assist in funding summer events
• Piqua City Schools for English as a Second Language materials
• Piqua High School for the Academic Wall of Fame
• Piqua High School for fishing equipment for physical education classes
• Piqua High School for establishing a pep club
• Piqua Neighborhood Improvement for the Shawnee Community Garden
• Tri-County Suicide Prevention Coalition for educational materials

Those pictured in the photo are:

Seated (left to right): Stacy Patton - High St. School, Karen Schultz - Mental Health Assn. of Miami County and Tri-County Suicide Prevention Coalition, Sena Alberts - Music Warehouse and Piqua Area United Way, Becky Doak - Favorite Hill School, Pam Locker - Favorite Hill School, Ann Toon - Piqua City Schools, Joyce Paldino - Bennett School.

Standing (left to right): Scott Kaye - Piqua High School, Jeff Lange - Protecting Our Water Ways, Trina Collier - Wood St. Community Development Corporation, Andy Hite - Piqua Historical Area, Judy Zimmerman - Lehman High School, William Lutz - City of Piqua/Mainstreet Piqua, Lisa Tapia - P.H.S. Pep Club and Muse Machine, Lorna Swisher - Piqua Bicentennial Committee, Kathy Davisson - Piqua High School, Chet Osborne - Shawnee Neighborhood Garden, Rosalie Schwabe - Sunrise Center, John Martin - Shawnee Neighborhood Garden, Denise Stauffer - Lehman High School, Sandy Cruse - Shawnee Neighborhood Garden, Tom Christy - Piqua Police Department, Steve Staley - distribution chairman, Piqua Community Foundation.

The Foundation’s Distribution Committee will meet next in October 2007. All grant applications received prior to the September deadlines will be considered at that time. Any 501(c) 3 organization interested in receiving application information should contact the Foundation office for more information.