A Guide for Applicants
investments that grow the multiple forms of wealth necessary for our community to thrive.
These forms of wealth include the individual, intellectual, social, political, natural, built,
and financial assets within our community.
a forward-thinking and closely connected community
that fearlessly works together to promote the prosperity of all.
grantmaking process must be located and/or operate
within our six-county region of Kanawha, Putnam, Clay, Boone, Fayette, and Lincoln counties in West Virginia.
• National or statewide proposals that do not focus on our six-county service area
• Organizations’ general operating budgets
• Annual campaigns or membership drives
• School uniform purchases
• Consultants, consultant fees, conferences or workshop speakers
• Staff costs only
• Individuals, student aid, or fellowships
• Endowments
• Religious activities
• Purchases prior to the grant decision
• Vehicles
• An organization can be the lead applicant on one application per year
• Individual school classrooms or individual schools that do not enact a system-wide or county change
• Individual athletic organizations (e.g. school boosters, community-based leagues, etc.)
• Requests that are more than 25% of the agency’s (or combined agencies’) annual budget(s)
• Requests that include indirect costs exceeding 15% of
the request amount
• Requests from organizations that have one year or more
of their expected annual budget available in unrestricted
reserves (such as an operating fund, endowment, and/or
any special purpose funds)
• Any organization that discriminates on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religious belief
Applicants must demonstrate how their projects will enhance, strengthen, and measure the following forms of wealth:
Built: Community Infrastructure
Political: Influence & Voice
Financial: Community Investments & Household Savings
Intellectual: Shared Knowledge, Innovation, & Technology
Social: Trust, Relationships, & Mutual Support
For more information on how we define
community wealth building efforts, visit
our website at www.tgkvf.org.
serves, TGKVF makes thoughtful and
proactive investments that help grow
the multiple forms of wealth necessary
for our community to thrive.
These forms of wealth include the
individual, intellectual, social, political,
natural, built, cultural, and financial
assets within our community
Collaborations
• Applicants may apply throughout the year as working collaborations that address our three priority areas of education, health, and community economic development
• Funding decisions are made quarterly (March, June, September, December) by our Board of Trustees
• TGKVF’s current grantmaking structure allows for both one-year and multi-year grants. While some grants may achieve their anticipated outcomes within a 12-month period, others will need longer than a grant period of one year to become sustainable and achieve the kind of impact the Foundation seeks. For this reason, grants of 2-5 years will be considered
• Grantees selected as potential multi-year funding recipients will be required to demonstrate measurable outcomes at the end of each year they are funded via yearly report. Multi-year funding will be contingent upon a grantee’s outcome-based progress and the Foundation’s available spending. Multi-year reports will be due at the appropriate times, as directed by a program officer, throughout the grant period.
• Visit www.tgkvf.org for full timeline
Sequence and Flow
• Applicants are invited to apply on a rolling basis
• Applicants must work with a program officer prior to receiving an invitation to apply—this work generally has a two to three month timeline from the moment an applicant calls a program officer to pitch a project idea to the moment an online application link is sent
• Applicants must complete a logic model as part of their application, which may be used for both program planning and evaluation purposes
• Applicants are invited to meet with the appropriate TGKVF task group in health, education, or community economic development to discuss their projects
• Applications are reviewed by task groups with expertise in each of TGKVF’s priority areas
• The Distribution Committee makes funding recommendations to TGKVF’s Board of Trustees
• The Board of Trustees makes final funding decisions at their meetings in March, June, September, and December
Sequence and Flow
• be 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations or public government entities as determined by the Internal Revenue Service
• demonstrate their ability to build community wealth
• address one or more of TGKVF’s priorities
• be part of a collaborative effort amongst multiple agencies and intersecting networks
• work within TGKVF’s six-county area
PO meets with prospective applicant to discuss grant project idea.
PO determines whether proposed initiative is in line with TGKVF priorities.
PO assesses financial requests versus funds available, taking into consideration potential renewal requests, which typically have priority overnew requests.
PO meets with prospective applicant to discuss grant project idea.
PO determines whether proposed initiative is in line with TGKVF priorities.
submit an application.
Applicants are allotted at least four weeks to prepare a draft application.
PO uses a defined rubric to evaluate applications, determining which need revision and which are ready to move forward.
Depending on application type, PO may provide feedback to applicants and allots 2-3 weeks to revise and submit final applications.
Each priority funding area has a specific review group comprised of TGKVF Board members, community experts, and volunteers.
Review groups meet quarterly to consider and recommend applications.
Depending on application type, some applicants are invited to present to the appropriate review
group during an
Applicant Interview.
Review group members
may be assigned
applications to present to a
TGKVF Board Committee.
Committees are comprised of TGKVF Board members, community experts, and volunteers.
Each committee meets quarterly to consider applications from across all TGKVF funding priorities and geographic areas. Committees work to ensure proportionate distribution of funding.
Committees vote on whether to move applications forward for consideration by TGKVF’s Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees meets quarterly to make funding decisions for all applications.
POs and grantees communicate regularly on the status of the funded project’s progress throughout the grant period. Most grants have grant periods of 12 months.
POs typically conduct one site visit during a project’s grant period.
Grantees are encouraged to share grant project updates with POs, including milestones, special events, and site visit opportunities. Grantees are also encouraged to share challenges and obstacles so that POs may assist in troubleshooting and course correction.
TGKVF’s Grants Manager schedules a final report for grantees to complete and submit at the end of the grant period.
Pending project outcomes and funding availability, projects may be eligible for renewal for up to five years.
Summary Development
Analysis
Analysis
Review & Approval
Management
these priority areas, please visit
our website at www.tgkvf.org
Arts & Culture and Basic Needs
Sequence and Flow
Priority will be given to organizations that:
• Foster creativity, self-expression and cross-cultural exchange
• Demonstrate the ability to achieve measureable results
• Involve goal-oriented, flexible partnerships among the non-profit, public, and private sectors
Eligibility Criteria:
• Be 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations or public government entities as determined by the Internal Revenue Service
• Demonstrate their ability to build community wealth
• Demonstrate their ability to partner with other organizations
• Work within TGKVF’s six-county area
Grantmaking
• Applicants are invited to apply on a rolling basis
• Applicants must work with a program officer prior to receiving the invitation to apply. There is a draft application deadline and a final application deadline
• It is important to contact the appropriate program officer at least one month before the draft application deadline
• Applications are reviewed by the Distribution Committee which makes funding recommendations to TGKVF’s Board of Trustees
• Funding decisions are made quarterly (March, June, September, December) by TGKVF’s Board of Trustees
• Funded projects typically have a one-year timespan; interim & final reports are due at appropriate times throughout the grant period
Grantmaking
Priority will be given to organizations that:
• Demonstrate the potential to expand or deepen their impact
• Involve goal-oriented, flexible partnerships among the nonprofit, public, and private sectors
• Take a long-term view of what is required to move people and places out of poverty
Contact Information
contact Senior Program Officer Stephanie Hyre at shyre@tgkvf.org or at 304-346-3620
For Health projects, contact Program Officer Megan Simpson at msimpson@tgkvf.org or at 304 346-3620
For Community Economic Development projects, contact Todd Dorcas at tdorcas@tgkvf.org or at
304-346-3620
For Basic Needs or Special Initiative projects, contact Program Officer Derek Vance at dvance@tgkvf.org or at 304-346-3620
For more information, please visit our website at www.tgkvf.org
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304.346.3620
Fax: 304.346.3640
Toll Free 800.467.5909
Lead with integrity and respect for all. We serve our community with honesty, compassion, and thoughtfulness.
Act with a long-term perspective. We take a long-term approach to our investments by creating lasting cycles of wealth for the entire community.
Build on our community assets. We build on the strengths of our community while fostering innovation and connections that improve the livelihoods of all people in our area.
Seek excellence.
We seek excellence in ourselves and
our organization, and support and
encourage all of our partners to create optimal impact through their work.
Advocate for inclusiveness. We believe in transparency, acceptance, and the celebration of diversity.
Promote collaboration. We work to create genuine, honest, and mutually supportive relationships with and among all of our stakeholders.