31: Grants List for Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year

Confirming
Reconfirming

The community foundation submits a complete list of grants for the most recently completed fiscal year. This list should be organized according to the types of fund(s) from which each grant was made. If more than 200 grants were awarded during the past fiscal year, a sample of 25 grants per fund type will be sufficient.

Key Elements 
  1. A variety of grantees
  2. A variety of fields/issues
  3. A variety of organizations or issues that received discretionary funds

Material Changes

No required submissions. This information may be obtained through the grants listing included with the Form 990.

Core Materials 

Required Document

  • Grants List organized by fund types

No documents required for reconfirmation.

Related Standards 

II. Mission, Structure and Governance

II.F.8    A community foundation's governing body ensures that the community foundation reflects and serves the breadth and diversity of the community.

V. Grantmaking and Community Leadership

V.A    A community foundation operates a broad grants program to multiple grantees that is not limited to a single focus or cause or exclusively to the interests of a particular constituency.

V.B    A community foundation awards some grants from its discretionary resources through open, competitive processes that address the changing needs of the community.

V.C    A community foundation widely disseminates grant guidelines to ensure the fullest possible participation from the community it serves.