Is your nonprofit organization wanting to make a greater impact on the community? Do you have a unique project planned but are struggling to fund it?
The Bowling Green Community Foundation (BGCF) awards grants each year to help fund a variety of programs in the local community. Applications for the funding are open until Oct. 13.
Non-profit organizations in the 43402 and 43403 zip code and educators in the Bowling Green school district may apply for grants from the Bowling Green Community Foundation ranging from $500 to $7,500 for programs that enhance the health, welfare and vitality of life of the Bowling Green community.
The 2023 grant application form, as well as information about the grant process, may be found on the foundation’s website: www.bgohcf.org.
Since 1997, the Bowling Green Community Foundation has awarded 413 grants totaling $658,514 to organizations that provide diverse and helpful programs and services to the community. Tax-free contributions and the organization’s golf outing provide the sole support of the foundation’s mission.
The annual grant program is the primary purpose of the Bowling Green Community Foundation. The grant committee evaluates applicants before funding is dispersed in January.
Donations to the Bowling Green Community Foundation can be made by mail and online. The foundation also accepts annual giving as well as estate giving. More information can be found at bgohcf.org/give
Last year, the foundation selected 16 organizations to receive grants totaling $61,338:
- Bowling Green High School – $2,000 for teaching culture through folk tales
- Crim Elementary – $2,090 to give students the experience of creating glass art
- Wood County Prevention Coalition – $7,135 to minimize accidental poisoning and addiction due to unused prescription drugs
- Bobcat Band Boosters – $7,500 for replacement of quad drums
- Brown Bag Food Project – $7,500 to purchase meat to stock the freezer for low income families
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Wood County – $1,846 to provide mental health education and awareness
- Bowling Green Curling Club – $2,600 to purchase equipment used in curling for youth with disabilities
- Work Leads to Independence – $850 to enhance social and community skills for individuals with developmental disabilities
- The Cocoon – $5,000 to install “big kids” playground equipment at the facility
- First United Methodist Church – $3,600 to provide a free healthy meal to individuals in need once a month
- Wood County 4-H – $1,846 to replace/refurbish existing Skill-a-Thon kits
- Bowling Green Parks & Recreation Foundation – $2,440 to provide leak-proof swim pants for infants and toddlers
- Bobcat Vocal Music Boosters – $7,500 to provide sound equipment and new risers for BGHS Choir Room
- Bowling Green State University, Center for Women and Gender Equity – $1,318 to get faculty, students, staff and citizens (emphasis on women) involved in politics
- Connecting Kids To Meals – $7,500 to provide afterschool lunches for at risk kids
- Wood County District Public Library – $605.50 from a fund specifically for the library
