Exclusions

We invite organizations to review our responsive grant programs’ exclusions before applying. Below are activities that will not be considered for funding.

General Exclusions

• Services impacting individuals and communities outside of the Poudre School District boundary.
• Music, arts, and cultural activities that are not considered popular or contemporary.
• Private lessons provided solely to individuals in a one-on-one setting (e.g., music, dance, sports, etc.)
• Mental health therapy provided solely to individuals in a one-on-one setting.
• Support or subsidies for organizations where the sole service provision is childcare, respite care, or adult daycare.
• Requests under the youth goal for support for youth that are formally engaged in post-secondary education. Youth are defined as prenatal through age 24 if not formally enrolled in post-secondary education.
• Medical supplies, equipment, and medical devices.
• Support for individuals or teams to attend tournaments or competitions (e.g., athletic tournaments, academic competitions, or band trips).
• Activities that support a religious purpose.
• Awards to individuals (including scholarships).
• Discriminatory programs.
• Political campaigns (including influencing the outcome of any specific public election).
• Legislative advocacy including lobbying and voter registration activities. Bohemian supports education and outreach programs.

Organization Type Exclusions

• Non-501(c)(3) organizations (except eligible governmental units serving a charitable purpose).
• Programs and projects of a governmental entity that do not further a charitable purpose.
• Fiscally sponsored programs.
• Faith-based organizations requiring faith-based programming participation.
• Private schools.
• Private foundations.
• Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations.

Funding Type Exclusions

• Multi-year requests.
• Capital campaigns.
• Endowment funding.
• Debt reduction.
• Fundraising campaigns and fundraising events.
• Requests that supplant public (government) funding.

These exclusions above are specific to all requests. The exclusions below are specific to each fund.

Bohemian Fund

• More than one application per organization, per year.
• Single-day events.

Bright Idea Fund

• Requests for unrestricted, general operating support.
• Requests for the same program/project for which you ‘ve already received funding for from Bohemian Fund.

Please contact us first, before applying, if:

• You are a government unit applying to Bohemian’s responsive grants for the first time.
• Advocacy is part of your work.
• Your request is to support team sports.
• Your request is to support a service-learning field trip.
• Fundraising is part of your program/project.
• Your request was not funded in Bohemian Fund and you’re interested in applying for a similar program/project in Bright Idea Fund.