3 Rivers Community Foundation Opens 2024 Grant Cycle

The 2024 Grant Cycle is open to 501c3 nonprofits serving Benton and Franklin Counties. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000. Funding for the 2024 Grant cycle has more than tripled since 2019.

In 2024, the grant cycle introduces a new option, providing applicants with two grant application options to choose from. The Program/Project Grant is a traditional application tailored for specific programs or projects. Alternatively, the Impact Grant offers unrestricted support, contingent upon a follow-up report detailing how the funding advances your mission. To qualify for the Impact Grant, you must have received an application-based grant from 3RCF in 2023, 2022, or 2021. The introduction of the Impact Grant responds to a need for adaptable funding, reflecting our trust in community partners' expertise in carrying out their initiatives.

Grants are awarded through an application-based process, ensuring the areas of current greatest needs are being addressed. The 3RCF Board of Directors conducts reviews, interviews applicants, and ultimately determines all grant allocations.
The 2024 application is now available for 501c3 nonprofits serving Benton and Franklin counties. Applications will be accepted July 31, 2024, through September 16, 2024, at 5:00 PM.

The Grant Portal can be accessed through our website: www.3rcf.org/annual-grant-cycle/

3RCF’s grant funding is supported by community members who have made significant donations to establish named funds which are endowed and invested. Donors can choose to make unrestricted gifts, which support areas of greatest need, or designate their donations to specific causes they care about, such as addressing food insecurity, supporting animals, or promoting the arts.

Thanks to the generosity of both new and existing donors, along with direct gifts, 3RCF anticipates distributing $300,000 during its 2024 grant cycle. If you are interested in establishing a fund, planning an estate gift, or making a beneficiary gift, please contact Abbey Cameron at 509-735-5559 or [email protected].

To contribute to the Annual Grant Fund, donations can be made conveniently online at https://threeriverscf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1104.

Grant recipients will be notified on November 1, 2024, and are invited to attend the Celebration of Philanthropy luncheon on December 3, 2024. Each grant recipient organization will receive two complimentary tickets to the event.