Eligibility Requirements
MISSION AND SERVICE AREA
Grant funding is available to qualifying nonprofit organizations with a primary mission or specific programs within the arts, environment or history that serves Chelan, Douglas, Grant and/or Okanogan counties.
QUALIFYING NON-PROFITS
Eligible for funding are organizations under IRC section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) that meet the following criteria,
501(c)3 Nonprofits with Public Charity Status (Not a Private Foundation)
Public Schools (Individual schools within a district may apply separately. Only one application per school will be considered. Districts may apply for programs with district-wide impact. Applications must be submitted from the principal’s office for school applications and from the superintendent’s office for district-wide applications.)
Local, City, or Tribal Governmental Organizations (Community enhancement projects not typically funded through tax dollars may be eligible. Please contact the Fund before proceeding with an application.)
Faith-based Organizations (Grants will not be made for religious purposes, but non-religious programs offered to the broader community may be eligible.)
Charitable nonprofits that do not meet these criteria, can be fiscally sponsored by an organization that does.
WHAT WE DO NOT FUND
We do not consider grants to or for the benefit of private individuals, political candidates, political parties, or lobbyists.
We do not consider grants for litigation, debt retirement or purchases/activities that occur prior to grant decisions.
We do not consider grants to private schools or colleges.
We do not consider grants to other charitable foundations for regranting.
We do not consider grants to federal or state governmental organizations.
OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Your organization must be non-discriminatory in its policies and practices with regard to sex, race, color, marital status, national origin, religious affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, and age.
Your organization may apply for only one Icicle Fund grant per year. Fiscal sponsors may apply for a grant for their own organization in addition to sponsoring applications from other charitable organizations.
If your organization is a current Icicle Fund grantee, you must submit a progress or final report on any current grant from the Icicle Fund by the time you apply for a new grant. For your convenience, the progress report for a previous grant is now included in the application form for a new grant.
Two-year grants are available to organizations that have received an Icicle Fund grant in 2019 or later. Other organizations are eligible for a one-year grant.
New this year is that all organizations will need to take a year off after four consecutive years of Icicle Fund grant funding. This will start with grants awarded in 2022, ensuring that most recent grant recipients can choose to apply for a one or two-year grant in the Fall of 2023.