- New and creative approaches will be found and embraced to discover solutions to issues and concerns in our community.
- By working together, we will be able to become more effective and efficient in helping to solve our community’s issues.
- We believe in the Bohemian qualities of spirit, imagination, and creativity.
- Our best efforts will make a difference; we lead by example and enjoy our collaboration.
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- The Pharos Fund Grant Program is available to nonprofit,
501(c)(3) organizations (other than private foundations) in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fort Collins, Colorado is defined as the entire Poudre School District boundary area. Please see Frequently Asked Questions for expanded guidence.
- Pharos Fund grants are provided for general operating support, capital, equipment purchase, technical assistance, and program support up to $30,000 per grant.
- The Pharos Fund looks to support programs which are small, innovative, and perhaps unpopular, in addition to bigger programs and those that are more visible.
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The Bohemian Foundation has particular interest in requests from organizations with the following components:- Programs that empower people to help themselves
- Programs which fill gaps in services
- Financial leverage
(evidence of other funding and/or in-kind services)
- Sustainability beyond our support
- Programs that focus on causes vs. symptoms
- Programs with high expectations for participants
- Strong evaluation systems
- Organizational/program inclusion of social and cultural differences
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The Pharos Fund Grant Program will NOT fund requests with the following criteria:
- Multi-year requests
(the proposal timeline can not be longer than 12 months from the decision notification date)
- Multi-program requests
(i.e. general operating and one program or two programs in one request)
- Fundraising events
- Tuition-based private schools
- Political campaigns or specific legislative issues
- Activities that have a specific religious purpose
- Non-501(c)(3) organizations
- Private foundations, including private operating foundations
- Type III Non functionally Integrated Supporting Organizations
- Individual team requests
- Discriminatory programs
- Programs serving individuals
(i.e. scholarships; trips; personal needs)
- Debt reduction
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