General Information
NOW ACCEPTING COVID-19 RELIEF EMERGENCY GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Mercer Island Community Fund (MICF) has received an outpouring of donations from the MI Community to help support local nonprofit organizations who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through the WeLoveMI campaign. As a result, the MICF is opening up a new, fast paced grant cycle with intentions to disperse funding for COVID-19 relief in June, 2020.
The MICF will consider applications from organizations in the following categories: (a) Arts and Culture, (b) Environment and Conservation, (c) Community Development, (d) Recreation, (e) Social Service, and (f) Health, within the meaning and limitations of Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended. Priority for funding will be granted to programs that serve the needs of the Mercer Island community at large. Grants are not made for religious purposes, political purposes, or to projects that discriminate against any protected class as defined in RCW 49.60.180.
Winter 2020 Grant Applicants: Did you apply for a MICF Grant last Winter? To be considered for this June COVID-19 Relief Grant, you only need to send an impact statement updating your application and request. Please clarify your ask (dollar amount and purpose) and briefly explain how the pandemic has impacted your budget and organization.
New Grant Applicants: Please access and complete all MICF Grant Materials, posted below.
The deadline to return an application/impact statement is June 8th. Our intention is to disburse funds very quickly back into the community. The MICF continues to receive donations frequently through the WeLoveMI Campaign and will likely offer one or more additional grant funding cycles throughout the Summer. Thank you to all the donors who have stepped forward to support our local non-profit organizations through MICF and WeLoveMI donations. The Mercer Island Community Fund (MICF) is a 501(c)3 organization.
Requirements
Funds must be used for the purpose stated in the applications. Any changes in the scope of the project must be approved by the Fund. Grantees are required to complete the MICF budget form as part of their application.
Recognition of the Fund’s grant must be made in all advertising and publicity related to the activity for which the grant was made, and must be displayed or announced during the program event.
If for any reason the funded project does not proceed within the stipulated time limit, all funds must be returned to the Mercer Island Community Fund.
A written comprehensive report on the funded activity must be submitted to the Fund within thirty (30) days of the completion of the project. Grantees are required to complete the Financial Final Report Form with their written report.
Application
Applications can be submitted through email, following the Application Outline.
Please use the following forms to complete the application.