“Equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the potential to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.”
Chrysalis Foundation 2009-10 Community Grant Guidelines
Our Mission: The Chrysalis Foundation develops strong girls and women in Greater Des Moines through education, grant making, and philanthropy.
Our Priorities: Through its mission, Chrysalis works to ensure that girls and women have opportunities and resources for economic self-sufficiency and leadership development.
Definitions:
Economic self-sufficiency: Having sufficient assets to meet basic needs, including the knowledge, skills, and ability to access available community support and resources.
Leadership Development: Having the skills, strength, and ability to make decisions, probem-solve, and influence others.
Types of Support:
The Chrysalis Foundation will award up to $100,000 to organizations in Polk, Warren, and Dallas Counties in Iowa to organizations and projects aligning with its mission and priorities through 3 Grant Funds.
To be considered, all interested applicants must have a current Organization Profile on file with the Chrysalis Foundation and the profile must be updated annually.
Community Partner Fund:
The deadline for this application has now passed. New application information will be available on or before September 2010.
We are proud to announce the following Chrysalis 2009 Community Partners:
- Beacon of Life
- Bernie Lorenz Recovery
- GEEZ! Louise
- Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa
- Hawthorn Hill-New Directions Shelter
- Iowa Homeless Youth Centers
- ISED Ventures
- L.U.N.A. - Latinas Unidas por un Nuevo Mundo
- Mitchellville Theater Project
- Shalom Zone Ministries
- WeLift (We Learn Independence for Tomorrow)
- Young Women's Resource Center
Rapid Response Fund:
Grants up to $500 for unforeseen, immediate, or time-sensitive needs of nonprofit organizations or female clients of nonprofit organizations.
- Priority will be given to needs that identify measurable results and are most likely to ensure success.
- Decisions will be communicated within 3 business days of receipt of application.
- Organizations are limited to 1 award per 6 month period.
- Organizations must identify and report measurable results and indicator of success.
- Decision communicated within 3 business days of receipt Check issued upon approval to qualified nonprofit organization*
Download the 2009-10 Rapid Response Fund Guidelines and Request Form here:
Chrysalis First Fund:
- Limited funding for unique opportunities and ideas that extend the reach of the Foundation mission and provide innovative, entrepreneurial solutions to unmet needs of girls and women.
- What can Chrysalis do to improve the future for girls and women? What do we want to have happen? What can we prevent?
- Funding has already been awarded for 2009. Watch for the new application information in September 2010.
- 2009 Chrysalis First Fund Awardee: Children and Family Urban Ministries.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for Chrysalis Community Grant funds, organization's mission or program focus must align with Chrysalis mission and priorities. They also must:
- Hold 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1), or 509(a)(2) status;
- Enlist fiscal agent with 501(c)(3) status;
- Complete and submit Organization Profile (attached) and/or update information on file with Chrysalis;
- Serve girls and/or women from Polk, Warren, and/or Dallas County in Iowa;
- Agree to Terms of Grant Award including participating in Women’s Alliance activities and collaborative learning meetings hosted by Chrysalis (specific to type of grant).
Restrictions:
Chrysalis does not provide funding for:
- Advertising in promotional materials;
- Athletic teams;
- Capital campaigns;
- Child care center;
- Operating expenses;
- Debt reduction;
- Endowment campaigns;
- Event sponsorships;
- Fund raising campaigns
- General operations of disease-specific organizations
- Individual political campaigns
- Programs inconsistent with federal, state, and local nondiscrimination statutes programs that promote religious activities or specific religious beliefs
- Scholarships, scholarship programs, or fellowships scientific or medical research.