Eligibility

For first-time grant applicants, please review our eligibility requirements, grant guidelines, funding priorities and exclusions before submitting a Proposal, to ensure that your request for funds aligns with our goals, priorities and criteria.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Consideration of grant requests is by invitation only. Therefore, no unsolicited Proposals will be considered.
• Only applicants that qualify as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charities under the Internal Revenue Code will be considered.
• Applicants must be focused on capacity building services within the nonprofit sector.
• Applicants must be headquartered in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.

Exclusions:

The Cedarmere Foundation does not fund:

• Direct grants, scholarships or loans for the benefit of individuals
• Religious organizations for sectarian purposes
• Team sponsorships or individual athletic endeavors
• Political candidates, organizations or activities
• Organizations that discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, age, disability, race, religion, marital status or sexual orientation
• Private Foundations

 

In addition, the Cedarmere Foundation generally does not fund:

• Loans, operating deficits, investments or debt retirement
• General operating funds or annual fund drives

 

Photograph above courtesy of Kandelia (formerly the Vietnamese Friendship Association)