IRONPIGS CHARITIES MISSION
Established in 2007, before the Lehigh Valley IronPigs ever played an International League game, IronPigs Charities (IPC) was created to provide educational and recreational opportunities to Lehigh Valley youth.
IPC is the philanthropic arm of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and uses baseball as an avenue to create new and strengthened community partnerships that will progress the lives of children and adults across the Lehigh Valley.
As the non-profit sector of the baseball club, IPC is organized to provide educational and recreational opportunities for children in the Greater Lehigh Valley and provide financial assistance to charitable organizations in the Lehigh Valley area serving underprivileged and disadvantaged youth and their families. Throughout the past four years, nearly $600,000 has been donated to Lehigh Valley non-profit organizations.
ELIGIBILITY
IPC makes financial grants to non-profit, tax exempt 501 (c)(3) organizations in the Lehigh Valley. Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations related to youth education or youth recreation. Higher consideration will be given to organization that encompasses both youth education and youth recreation. Unfortunately, funding requests for activities and programs that are not consistent with IPC guidelines will not be granted. Among those are requests for buildings, endowments, employee salaries, political campaigns and activities, religious programs, individuals, fundraising events or fraternal organizations. IPC will only consider requests that are tied to a specific project and do not consider requests for general operating expenses. Grants in 2014 will range from $2,500-$10,000
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Application timeline is listed below.
Applications available to non-profits – September 20, 2013 Application Deadline – October 25, 2013 at 5 p.m. Organizations Notified – mid December 2013 Grants Awarded – late January 2014
2014 IronPigs Charities Grant Application Page 1 of 4 *please bold your answers when filling out the application.
Non-Profit Organization:
Contact Name: Job Title:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Phone: E-mail:
Total Project Budget: Total Organizational Budget:
Amount Requested from IronPigs Charities:
Name of Project:
Please answer the following questions in the space provided.
Your organization’s mission statement:
Please provide a brief description of the project you are seeking support for:
Would IPC be the sole funder of this project (Yes or No)?
If no, what additional funding have you applied for?
If no, what other funding have you secured?
Will the project be completed without funds from IPC?
If organization is not given full amount requested, will program/project still be executed? (Yes or No)
2014 IronPigs Charities Grant Application Page 2 of 4 Non-Profit Organization:
Name of Project:
What is the target completion date for this program?
Will this project/program be completed prior to October 31, 2014?
If no, when do you anticipate it being completed?
Will you agree to a site visit?
Indicate the area(s) of the IPC mission that your application addresses
_____ Youth Education
_____ Youth Recreation
Number of youth to be served ______
Number of total people to be served ______
List the counties that your organization serves:
How will you measure success?
How does your organization partner with another/other organization(s) to advance your mission and/or benefit your constituents? Please provide a specific example.
2014 IronPigs Charities Grant Application Page 3 of 4 GRANT APPLICATION Please answer the following questions on a separate page. Your response should not exceed one (1) page for all five questions.
1. Provide a brief description of the program/funding need. Include how many youth will be served. 2. Outline the geographic area that will be served by the program. 3. Amount of funding being requested and plans for funding. 4. What are your specific goals and objectives with this project? 5. Program timeline (specific dates if applicable, estimated timeline)
PROJECT BUDGET On a separate page list your projected project budget (income and expenses). Include all anticipated and actual funding and in-kind sources for project.
SUPPORT MATERIALS Please include copies of the following documents with your completed application. Applications submitted without these materials will be considered incomplete. All materials must be submitted in the order below.
Funding application (page 2 and 3) Grant Application Project Budget Copy of a valid IRS letter granting 501 (c)(3) non-profit status* *If you have previously applied for an IPC grant you do not need to submit your 501 (c)(3) paperwork. Federal Tax Return 990 Board approved organizational budget for current fiscal year List of Board of Directors including professional affiliation
Materials should be submitted on white 8 ½ X 11 one-sided paper and should be paper clipped together. Please no binding, staples, or double sided printing.
Grant applications must be postmarked/delivered by Friday, October 25, 2013 at 5 p.m.. Applications should be mailed/delivered to:
IronPigs Charities Attn: Sarah Marten 1050 IronPigs Way Allentown, PA 18109
2014 IronPigs Charities Grant Application Page 4 of 4