How do I apply for a Club grant?
Overview
Fort Collins Foothills Rotarians provide service to others, promote integrity and advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through our fellowship of business, professional and community leaders. Rotary members throughout the world believe we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues.
Globally, Club members work together to advance the seven priority areas of Rotary International:
- Promote peace
- Fight disease
- Provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene
- Save mothers and children
- Support education
- Grow local economies
- Protect the environment
Locally, the Foothills Rotary Community Service Committee represents the Foothills Rotary membership and furthers the Club’s goal to support organizations committed to helping those in need in Northern Colorado. The committee solicits, reviews and awards grants to nonprofit organizations on a quarterly basis, coordinates Rotary participation in volunteer projects and helps educate Rotarians on nonprofit agencies and community challenges. Priority areas are:
- Disadvantaged youth
- Low-income populations
Applying For A Nonprofit Grant
Grant Eligibility:
- Applications from 501(c)3 organizations serving individuals in Fort Collins.
- Preference given to nonprofits requesting funds that meet our global or local priority areas above.
Grant Awards: Foothills Rotary generally awards grants of $1,000.
Volunteer Request: Does your nonprofit need volunteers for an upcoming project? Please include a brief description in your application.
Application Deadlines:
- December 1
- March 1
- June 1
- September 1
The impact we're already having:
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The primary mission of the Community Literacy Center is to create and facilitate literacy opportunities that invite community members—particularly people experiencing confinement or in recovery—to engage in innovative and supportive writing spaces and to value the writing and art that emerges through conversation and circulation. |
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Coats And Boots
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2021 calendar quarter 2 |
Crossroads Safehouse
We also serve non-resident clients with outreach advocacy. Individuals and families reach us through our crisis line, which is answered by a trained advocate who will assist with safety planning, trauma informed care and advocacy. |
The Family Center / La Familia
With more than 30% of the staff at TFC/LF being native Spanish speakers and over half being bilingual, TFC/LF is a trusted and safe place for Latinx families and is looked to by the Fort Collins and surrounding community as a leader in racial equity work. |
The Matthews House![]() |
2021 calendar quarter 1 |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County
BGCLC opened its door in 1986 as a sole teen center located in Fort Collins, and has dramatically expanded its operations to meet the growing needs of Larimer County. In 1989, it became affiliated with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and officially became the Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County. |
Foundation Music School
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SAVA Center
We envision a culture change that results in the end of sexual violence. |
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ChildSafe Colorado![]() We coordinate services with law enforcement, child protection agencies, schools, medical professionals, and other mental health providers to ensure that our client’s rights and privacy are protected throughout each stage of the process. Since 1986, ChildSafe has been helping individuals find their voice and inner strength to put them on a path to healing. We also work to educate families and loved ones on how to provide the right support for traumatized children. |
Family Housing Network
FHN operates in cooperation with the Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope, nine local congrations committed to providing onsite housing and eight congregations committed to supporting those host sites. |
FoCo Café
FoCo Cafe is the first nonprofit restaurant in Fort Collins. Cafe patrons set the price for cafe cuisine in this pay-what-you-can setting. Instead of a cash register, a donation box is inside. If you can give more, please pay it forward. If you have a little less, pay what you can. If your pockets are empty, participate in the community with your time and talent in exchange for a mouth-watering meal. Daily menu selections are made primarily using fresh, locally grown ingredients, and funded by donations. |
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CARE Housing
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Coats And Boots
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And also ... |
Project Self-SufficiencyBook TrustPartners Mentoring YouthHabitat for HumanitySafe Kids Larimer County |
Grant Fundraisers:
We are proud to sponsor several fundraising programs and events to support our donations to community and international causes.
Fort Collins Rotary Ale Trail![]() In 2018, Foothills Rotary created the Fort Collins Ale Trail to support local businesses and the nonprofit community. Each year Foothills Rotary selects three local nonprofits as beneficiaries for Ale Trail Pass purchases, in addition to options to support Rotary programs. Each individual who purchases an Ale Trail Pass selects a charitable cause to support with their purchase. To learn about the Trail or purchase a pass, please visit the Ale Trail site. |
Fort Collins Rotary Foodie Trail
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Purple Pins for Polio
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever. As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. |
Fort Collins Peach Festival
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Foothills Rotary Cornhole Tournament![]() |