Eden Area Foundation
21455 Birch Street Hayward, CA 94541 (510) 727-6753
grants@edenareafoundation.org
Background
Eden United Church of Christ accepted
bequests from Gordon Oliver and Alden Oliver,
who directed that the funds be used for local church purposes. In 1999,
after an ongoing process of prayerful discernment, Eden Church created the Eden Area
Foundation and transferred a substantial portion of the bequest
to the Foundation; the Foundation maintains a permanent endowment of charitable funds.
The objective of the Eden Area Foundations stewardship and development of these philanthropic
funds is to carry out donors wishes by serving the following purposes:
- To support Christian outreach programs for the welfare of the local community;
- To exercise such stewardship in ways that promote Christian principles, demonstrate
Christian compassion in the community, and enliven Eden Church itself.
Grants
Eden Area Foundation awarded its first grants in January 2003. Our
Grant Guidelines and Application Process
document provides information needed by applicant organizations to apply for
a grant.
To access the guidelines, you will need Adobe Acrobat. If you do not have it, a free viewer is available from
Adobe.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding, an application organization must:
- be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization,
- provide services to residents of Alameda County,
- include a significant representation of Alameda County residents on its governing board, and
- have an annual financial audit in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Special consideration will be given to organizations located in the Eden Area (including Hayward,
San Lorenzo, Ashland, Cherryland, Castro Valley, and San Leandro).
Letters of Intent
For the 2012 funding cycle, letters of intent are due June 1, 2011, and should be e-mailed to grants@edenareafoundation.org. Letters of intent will receive a reply by e-mail within two business days. If you do not receive a reply, please resend and/or contact the Foundation at 510-727-6753. Applicants should request a "delivery receipt" when sending email correspondence to the EAF.
Timeline
The application and award process for grants from the Foundation occurs over a three-year span and
uses the following timeline. If a specific date is given and that date is not a business day, the
next business day will be used. The Foundation strictly adheres to this timeline.
| Application Year | 2010 Funding Cycle |
| June 1 | Letter of Intent due in Foundation office |
June 1, 2011 |
| mid-July | Selected agencies requested to submit full proposals |
mid-July 2011 |
| September 1 | Grant Proposal due in Foundation office |
September 1, 2011 |
| November | Status of request sent to applicant organization |
November 2011 |
| Funding Year |
| January 1 | Funding begins for approved projects |
January 1, 2012 |
| July 31 | Mid-year report due for annual grants of more than $5,000 |
August 1, 2012 |
| Reporting Year |
| February 1 | End of year report due for all grants |
February 1, 2013 |
Grantees must execute the Hold Harmless form in the Grant Guidelines
in order to receive funds.
Frequently Asked Questions
| Q: |
Must an applicant organization have a Christian identity to apply? |
| A: | No. An applicant organization that meets the eligibility requirements and having programs
that fall within the Foundations areas of interest may submit a Letter of Intent. Refer to pages 2 and 3 of the
Grant Guidelines and Application Process for more information. |
| Q: |
I am having trouble reading the file containing the
Grant Guidelines and Application Process. What do I need to do to read it? |
| A: | The file is in
Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). To read it,
you need to use the Acrobat Reader, which is available free from
Adobe. |
| Q: |
I tried using Acrobat, but I cannot read the file. Is it available in any other format? |
| A: | You may use the Rich Text Format version, which can
be read by most word processors. However, important pagination and other formatting information may be lost using
this version. You should use the Acrobat version if at all possible. |
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