2011-12 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants

The 2011-2012 Bellevue Rotary Community Grants Committee has funds available and is soliciting applications for community service grants. Grant applications will be accepted through October 14, 2011, after which you will be contacted by someone from our Community Grants Committee to discuss your application. Final recommendations by the Community Grants Committee will be made to the BRC Board of Directors in early January 2012 and applicants notified shortly thereafter.

In determining Grant recipients the following are some of the guidelines:

1. The project must be community service oriented, beneficial primarily to the residents of the City of Bellevue and the neighboring Eastside cities.

2. Funds will be granted for capital investments in service projects and not generally for ongoing operating expenses such as overhead and salary, etc.

3. The maximum grant per organization is $5,000.

A simple Letter of Inquiry is all that is required at this time to include the following general information:

• Organization information (name of organization, contact person, address, telephone number, email address and Tax ID number).
• Brief overview of the organization (what it does, who it serves in the community, size of organization, how long the organization has been in the community)
• Short summary of the project.
• Who will benefit from this project and how widespread are those benefits to the local (Bellevue) community and greater Eastside in general.
• Total estimated budget of proposed project.
• How the grant money, if approved, will be utilized.
• Past Recipients may apply again provided the application relates to a new project.

Please send Letters of Inquiry on or before October 14, 2011, via email to:

grants@bellevuerotary.net

Or via US Mail to:

Bellevue Rotary
Attn: Community Grants
P.O. Box 523
Bellevue, WA 98009

If you have questions, please contact Tom Bohman, Chair, Bellevue Rotary Community Grants Committee, grants@bellevuerotary.net or 425-201-1217.