MUST READ BEFORE COMPLETING GRANT REQUEST

Portland Rotary Community Grant Application – 

The Portland Rotary Charitable Trust (The Rotary) provides grants for capital expenditures at 501(c)(3) organizations in the Portland Metro area that support underserved youth with significant disparities in their access to opportunities and resources.

Grants are granted up to a maximum of $8,000.

The Rotary grants to organizations that support inclusiveness and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, age, status as a veteran, national origin or any other protected class.

This Grant cannot go towards:

- Non-capital expenditures (ex: program support, personnel costs)

- Individuals

- Religious purposes (ex: groups requiring participation in religious activities as a condition for receiving services)

- Operational expenses, salaries, scholarships, travel, etc.

- Office equipment (computers, phones, desks, projectors, etc.) to be used primarily by the staff of the recipient organization

- Support for major building projects or capital campaigns.

- Start-up expenses

- Reimbursement of funds already expended

- Organizations that have received a grant from the Rotary during the past two fiscal years ending June 30.