Grant Criteria & Information
Grant Priorities
Funding priority will be given to organizations with requests that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:
- Supports the mission of TCCMV Foundation
- Has 501(c)(3) IRS tax status, files an IRS form 990, and has a performance record (required)
- Exhibits sustained and long-term benefits for one or more categories of children with special physical/cognitive needs
- Has impact on reaching the greatest number of children with special needs
- Demonstrates innovative approaches to assisting children with special needs and their families
- Utilizes resources effectively and efficiently
- Provides services that positively impact TCCMV families and/or the Dublin, Ohio, and surrounding communities in central Ohio without regard to specific religious affiliation
- Receives recommendations from at least two TCCMV member families
- Receives majority of funding from sources other than public, tax supported dollars
Grant Limitations
TCCMV Foundation grant funds may NOT be used for:
- Staff salaries of organizations or charities
- Supplanting existing funding; i.e., fund raising
- Organizations with specific religious affiliations
Grant Guidelines
- Projects must identify a specific period of time for services. Grants may be submitted on an annual basis for renewal.
- Requests shall be submitted using The Country Club at Muirfield Village Foundation Grant Request form (see download). Submit ten (10) copies of the request.
- Grant awarding will be conducted according to IRS 501(c)(3) regulations.
- Grant requests shall be project based.
Conditions of Grant Award
Project report: Grant recipients must submit a final report which includes project outcomes, evaluation results and financial expenditures to the TCCMV Foundation Board within thirty (30) days after completion of the project, and/or as prescribed in a grant approval letter.