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Apply for a Grant

The Boone County Community Trust encourages any nonprofit organization working to better Boone County and its citizens to apply for a grant.

Before you begin the application process, please review our Guidelines and Restrictions to understand the submission process and expectations. We have included a Checklist to guide you through your submission to ensure you have all the necessary documents. Additionally, we have a Sample Application of a fictional company to help you understand what we’re looking for in your application. You may download these files at the bottom of this page.

 

Guidelines

Applications must contain the following information:

Organization Information

  1. Tell us about your organization, including its legal name, mailing address, principal point of contact and telephone number, history of the organization, and type of organizational entity.
  2. Tell us what you do and who you serve, including your organization’s mission statement.
  3. Where in Boone County are you located and how many citizens benefit from the services you offer.
  4. Tell us about your organization’s personnel and their qualifications.
  5. Letter of acknowledgment from the governing board approving this request for funds with a complete list of board members.
  6. A copy of the Internal Revenue Service tax exemption letter for the organization, accompanied by any conditional provisions to it.

Project Information

  1. Type of funds requested: Capital Campaign, Building, Repairs, Equipment, etc.
  2. A description of the proposed project or services involved in the request.
  3. A description of the anticipated benefit to Boone County citizens.
  4. A financial breakdown of the expenses for the project. Please include a detailed list of component prices of the project or service and two competitive bids for equipment or services.
  5. A statement showing why regular revenues will not cover the anticipated project or service cost, and why Boone County Community Trust should make a contribution.
  6. A timeline detailing the date of completion of the project.

Collaborative Information

  1. A description of efforts to collaborate with others in the community to complete this project. This may be other charitable organizations or trusts. Please include the name of these organizations and their contribution to the project.
  2. A description of fundraising efforts underway specifically for this project.
  3. Please attach the completed Checklist with your proposal submission.

Restrictions

The following are restrictions established by the Selection Committee:

  1. As our main focus is providing assistance to capital funds, they will receive primary consideration.
  2. Funds will not be provided for operational expenses, nor typically computers, copiers or other electronic equipment.
  3. The Selection Committee meets twice yearly, and applications for these meetings are due before April 1 and September 1.
  4. The Trust is not allowed to provide funds to any organization unless it is exempt from federal income taxes. This will ordinarily entail possession of a tax exemption letter from the IRS. Evidence of exemption is mandatory, even in emergencies.
  5. The Trust is allowed to fund only those organizations which wholly or chiefly benefit Boone County, Missouri, citizens.

The Trust meets in May and October to consider requests for funding. Applications must be submitted before April 1 and September 1 to be eligible for review. Please ensure your submission is submitted in time to make this cutoff date.

For grants of an urgent nature that fall outside our submission cutoff dates, organizations may submit an emergency application. Please contact the Trust administrator via email to make this request.

Applicants that receive funds are required to notify the Boone County Community Trust when a project has been completed. Documentation must be submitted to report how funds are used. Please enclose receipts for purchases within 30 days of project completion, in addition to photos of your project and a brief explanation of how we helped.

 

Submitting Your Application

Submit Online

You may submit your application online by completing our Upload Application Form.

Upload Application Form

Submit by Mail or Hand Deliver

You may submit your application by mail or hand deliver it. Provide six copies of your proposal request to:

Boone County Community Trust
C/O Central Trust Company
720 East Broadway, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 577
Columbia, MO 65205

Downloads

We have included a Checklist to guide you through your submission to ensure you have all the necessary documents. Additionally, we have a Sample Application of a fictional company to help you understand what we’re looking for in your application.

Application Checklist
Sample Application

Help

If you have questions, please read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Frequently Asked Questions