- In 2021 and 2022, the Eden Area Foundation will focus on creating, funding, and building the Eden Area Scholarship Program to provide scholarship assistance to college students in the Eden Area. Regular funding may resume in 2023.
- To be eligible for funding, an applicant organization must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- It must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization.
- It must provide services to residents of the Eden Area and include a significant representation of Alameda County residents on its governing board.
- It must have an annual financial audit in accordance with approved accounting practices.
- The Foundation seeks to make grants to organizations having:
- Committed, enthusiastic and diligent leadership;
- Specifically defined goals and purposes;
- Demonstrated effectiveness and good expectations for measured success in their continued activities; and Broad-based public support
- The Foundation’s primary areas of interest are:
- Children and Youth
- People in Need
- Community Relations
- The Foundation will not provide funding for the following:
- Individuals
- An organization that is for profit
- Profit-making enterprises of a nonprofit organization
- An organization that is classified as a private foundation
- An organization whose principal activity is fundraising
- An organization whose principal activity is for the benefit of its own membership (such as veterans, fraternal, labor, service club, military, or similar organizations)
- The following purposes are not eligible for funding:
- Partisan political activities
- Annual fund appeals, fundraising events, dinners, advertising or associated activities
- Administrative costs in excess of twenty percent of the funding request
- Programs that directly benefit members of the Foundation Board, the staff of the Foundation, or their families
- Endowments
- Agency celebrations
The Foundation will give special consideration to organizations located in the Eden area (including Hayward, San Lorenzo, Ashland, Cherryland, Castro Valley, and San Leandro). Grants will not be made for organizations or projects located or primarily serving areas outside of the Eden Area.
Grants are generally made on an annual basis for specific projects and on a three year cycle for grants supporting the general operations of an eligible organization, although consideration will be given to multi-year projects.
Grants usually range between $1,000 and $30,000, although these are not absolute limits.