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Hutton Parker Grant Guidelines
Guided by the mission established by our founder, Betty Hutton, Hutton Parker Foundation will focus primarily on making grants to assist organizations that work in the areas of:
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The Foundation will give the highest priority to activities that provide greater access to people who are economically disadvantaged and underserved. Of particular interest to the Foundation are applications that specifically address the needs of low-income children and youth, older adults, and people affected by disabilities and homelessness. The Foundation also funds activities that benefit the general community and improve the quality of life for all individuals in Santa Barbara County.
Grants will be given only to organizations headquartered in Santa Barbara County.
An organization’s application will be considered only if the organization is certified as tax exempt under Section 501(c) 3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and be classified as “not a private foundation” under Section 509 (a).
Hutton Parker Foundation offers the following types of support:
Standard Grant - Core Support: Hutton Parker Foundation’s 2011 Standard Grant Cycle will be accepting applications strictly designated for Core Support.
Core Support is defined as unrestricted funding that enables an organization to carry out its mission. It can be used to underwrite administrative infrastructure and/or to maintain core programs and essential staff.
Priority for Core Support will be given to organizations that:
- Are established, well-managed, financially viable, and operate effective programs that serve Santa Barbara county;
- Have developed short and long-term strategies for addressing identified organizational needs;
- Can demonstrate how a core support grant could have a measurable impact on organizational and programmatic capacity;
- Have experienced funding reductions that impact the delivery of core programs and services.
Media Grant: The Santa Barbara Independent and Hutton Parker Foundation have together developed a Media Grant program to benefit local area nonprofit agencies by providing a professionally produced newspaper insert specific to selected applicants.
Elements Provided:
- Professionally produced 4-page, tabloid size black and white newspaper insert dedicated exclusively to a single nonprofit organization
Program Related Investments: A Program Related Investment (PRI) is a hybrid between a standard grant and a traditional investment. A PRI is a loan made to a qualifying nonprofit organization that is paid back to the Foundation over time.
The Hutton Parker Foundation PRI Advisory Board will consider requests of $50,000 to $500,000 for construction, renovation and acquisition of land or buildings as a PRI. Requests in this category are limited by the following guidelines:
- PRI commitments are generally 1 to 7 years
- Interest rates offerered are generally at or below market rent with reduced fees
- Rate of return will be negotiated on a project by project basis
Endowment Grant: Hutton Parker Foundation Endowment Grant Program provides an opportunity for local Santa Barbara- based nonprofit organizations to secure endowment funding. This opportunity is available only one time per agency and is to be used to establish a new endowment.
The Endowment Program has been designed to produce a concise result. Hutton Parker Foundation has developed documentation, which provides step-by-step instructions and sample policies for establishing an endowment. Once an agency has completed the application process, they will have created a viable endowment fund and valid endowment policy.
In providing these sample documents, Hutton Parker Foundation is not recommending or requiring particular policies and is not providing legal or investment advice to applicants. Each applicant must adopt the policies that best suit their particular situation, and should seek the advice of its own legal, financial and accounting advisors.
Grant Structure: Hutton Parker Foundation will commit four (4) $25,000 grants to endowment per calendar year. The committed funds must be matched 3:1 within 24 months of Hutton Parker Foundation’s commitment. Once successfully matched, Hutton Parker Foundation will award the committed $25,000.
Hutton Parker Foundation grants are awarded for the period of time necessary to complete the proposed outcomes, with most grants fulfilled within one year; however, endowment grants make take up to two years and PRI’s can last up to 7 years.
Generally, grantees must wait one year from the end of their grant period before being able to re-apply for a new Foundation grant. Please note that the Foundation generally does not approve grants to organizations on a continuing annual basis.
While requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, applicants should note that as a general practice, the Foundation does not fund the total cost of a capital, program, or capacity building budget. Requests should be proportional to the amount of the specific capital, program, or capacity building budget, and in the case of Core Support, the size of the agency’s operating budget.
Applicants should request a grant amount that is consistent with a thoughtful and sustainable fund raising strategy. The information below is intended to provide general guidance. Based on individual circumstances, the Foundation’s Board of Directors will use flexibility and apply individual judgment to each request.
Standard Grant - Core Support: Applicants seeking Standard Grants in the form of Core Support are advised that total grant amounts awarded will generally not exceed 10% of an agency’s annual operating budget. Generally, grants will not exceed $50,000.
PRI Support: Program Related Investments range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $500,000.
Media Grant Support: Hutton Parker Foundation will award approximately 10 media grants per calendar year at $2,500 per award.
Endowment Grant Support: Hutton Parker Foundation will award 1-4 $25,000 endowment grants per calendar year.
Grants are not made:
- To organizations that discriminate against certain groups or individuals in the delivery of programs and services on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientations or disability.
- For propagandizing, influencing legislation and/or elections, promoting voter registration; for political candidates, political campaigns; for litigation.
- For social or political issues outside the United States of America.
- To individuals.
- To federated appeals or for the collection of funds for redistribution to other nonprofit groups.
- For conferences, workshops, temporary exhibits, travel, surveys, films or publishing activities.
- For research.
Grants are generally not approved for:
- National organizations that do not have local chapters operating in the geographic area of grant focus.
- Projects or programs normally financed by government sources.
- Refugee or religious programs or consumer interest.
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