Lewisville Community Center Program Grant

The Shallow Ford Foundation Arts and Programming Grant supports affordable, enriching, and accessible programs offered at the Mary Alice Warren Community Center in Lewisville. The stated goal is to provide residents with meaningful opportunities for learning, connection, creativity, and well-being. Preferred program types include senior programming, concerts and performances, art classes, skill-based workshops, and community events. The opportunity is administered by the Shallow Ford Foundation, and applicants access the application through the Foundation's online grant portal. Funding of up to $5,000 is available for eligible programming. The source does not state a minimum award amount, total program funding amount, expected number of awards, or a required matching or cost-sharing contribution. Programs must take place at the Mary Alice Warren Community Center in Lewisville. Film screenings, exercise or fitness classes, and art installations are specifically identified as ineligible. Additional standard exclusions include fundraising events, capital campaigns, activities without measurable outcomes, programs limited to private groups or memberships such as sports teams or clubs, cemeteries, political activities, and grants to individuals. The grant-specific eligibility information states that 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or governmental agencies may apply and that individuals are not eligible. Additional organizational eligibility requirements state that applicants must be IRS-registered 501(c)(3) public charities in good standing and compliant with current state and federal financial filing requirements. Private foundations, non-501(c)(3) entities, and organizations with lapsed or inactive status are identified as ineligible under those organizational requirements. Organizations must also possess a current Charitable Solicitation License from the North Carolina Secretary of State or have a qualified, documented exemption. Applicants must have been in active existence for at least three consecutive years, as verified by the date on the IRS determination letter, and must demonstrate a proven record of effective, sustainable service. There is an unresolved source inconsistency because the grant-specific eligibility statement permits governmental agencies while the broader organizational criteria state that applicants must be IRS-registered 501(c)(3) public charities. Applications open August 1, 2026, and the application deadline is September 24, 2026. Applicants begin by creating an account on the online portal. Creating an account alone does not place an organization in the applicant pool. After logging in, applicants can view Shallow Ford Foundation opportunities and must select the correct Arts and Programming Grant application. The organization is added to the applicant pool only after it completes and submits that application. Organizations uncertain about eligibility requirements or program alignment are strongly encouraged to contact the Foundation or schedule a consultation before beginning, but the source does not establish this consultation as a mandatory pre-application gate. Applications first undergo staff review to confirm that basic eligibility requirements have been met. The Foundation's Board of Directors has final authority over grant award decisions. The source does not provide a separate scoring rubric, notification date, award date, named program contact, email address, or telephone number. The stated preference for senior programming, concerts and performances, art classes, skill-based workshops, and community events provides applicants with evidence of the types of activities the Foundation particularly seeks to support. Applicants should also ensure that proposed activities have measurable outcomes because activities without measurable outcomes are expressly excluded. The source contains conflicting program completion information that should be verified before entry or award administration. One section states that the program completion deadline is December 31, 2026, while the Key Dates section states that programs must be completed by December 31, 2027. Because both dates are explicitly provided and no source precedence between those statements is established in the supplied material, neither date should be silently substituted for the other. The source also states that organizations may submit multiple applications across different programs, but no organization will receive more than one grant per funding cycle. No explicit recurring or annual schedule for this Arts and Programming Grant is stated.

Align the proposal with preferred senior programming, concerts and performances, art classes, skill-based workshops, or community events; provide measurable outcomes; do not propose film screenings, exercise or fitness classes, or art installations; contact the Foundation or schedule a consultation before applying if eligibility or program alignment is uncertain