Merrimack County Savings Bank Fdtn

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IN ORDER TO ASSURE FAIRNESS, CONSISTENCY AND AS MUCH OBJECTIVITY AS POSSIBLE IN THE GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS, ALL GRANT REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A COMMON BASIS. FIVE (5) COPIES OF THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PACKAGE ARE REQUIRED. A GRANT REQUEST WILL NOT NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES UNLESS IT INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM: 1. THE GRANT REQUEST APPLICATION FORM. 2. ONE TO THREE PAGE DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLYING ORGANIZATION AND THE PROGRAM(S) TO BE FUNDED BY THE GRANT. 3. AN EXPLANATION OF THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE STAFF AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 4.THE AMOUNT REQUESTED. ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PROJECT/PROGRAM BUDGET. OTHER FUNDING SOURCES (IF ANY) SHOULD BE NOTED, AS WELL AS AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE USED SHOULD THE FULL GRANT REQUEST NOT BE GRANTED. 5. A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER AND A STATEMENT THAT THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY QUALIFIES AS SUCH, AND THAT THEY ARE IN COM

Deadlines: APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED BEGINNING AUGUST 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 1ST IN THE GRANT YEAR.

Restrictions: THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND REQUESTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, MUNICIPALITIES, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, POLITICAL, LABOR, RELIGIOUS, FRATERNAL, VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, NOR ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MAIN FUNCTION IS LOBBYING. GRANT REQUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED FROM NOT-FOR-PROFIT, CIVIC, ARTS, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL SERVICE, HEALTH AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE 501(C)(3) STATUS. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS MUST BE IN WRITING. THE FOUNDATION'S GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS WILL BE THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT THE BANK SERVICES. THE SERVICE AREA WILL BE DEFINED AS THE BANK'S ASSESSMENT AREAS. REQUESTS FROM STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE CONSIDERED, BUT THE DECISION PROCESS WILL CENTER AROUND THE USE OF A GRANT TO FUND PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS. IN ITS DELIBERATIONS, THE TRUSTEES WILL CONSIDER THE SEVERITY OF NEED, THE LEVEL OF FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE DONATION WILL BRING ABOUT THE DESIRED OUTCOMES. WHILE AMOUNTS VARY, TYPICALLY

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