The Charles County Charitable Trust nonprofit grant applications are available online beginning Monday, Feb. 27, at www.charlesnonprofits.org.
The deadline for receipt of grant applications is Monday, April 10.
Grants will be awarded for the upcoming fiscal year, running from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. Nonprofit groups wishing to apply must provide services to Charles County residents and have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable status.
The funds to be distributed are provided by County Government, which has designated the Charles County Charitable Trust as the manager of the grant program. As a nonprofit organization, the Trust is governed by an independent board of directors.
Charles County Charitable Trust President Sandra McGraw said, “The board has adopted a code of ethics and a stringent conflict of interest policy to ensure impartiality and balance in determining the grant awards.”
The previous grant cycle provided funds to 21 local nonprofits. The total distributed was $784,100. The level of funding for the upcoming cycle has yet to be decided. The Trust expects to announce its decisions in June.
For further information, contact Vivian Mills, Executive Director, 301-934-3700 or info@charlesnonprofits.org. The Trust has an office located at 9375 Chesapeake Street, La Plata. Citizens with special needs may contact the Maryland Relay Service at 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.