County Non-Profit Grant

County Non-Profit Grant is a Warren County local funding program for nonprofit organizations that provide ongoing services to the community. Warren County's policy requires organizations receiving appropriations to document compliance with applicable federal and state regulations concerning tax-exempt status. Applicants must be governed by a volunteer Board of Directors whose members serve without compensation, and their financial management must be subject to an independent audit or review at the completion of the year for which County funds are requested. County appropriations may be used only for public purposes. The FY 27 funding cycle is currently open, and the County has allocated a total of $55,000 to the program. Warren County gives its highest funding priority to requests supporting direct human services for low-income Warren County residents. Requests for services that duplicate services already available to the public through other means receive the lowest funding priority. Funded services must be equally available to all eligible residents of Warren County. Organizations may establish their own service eligibility criteria, but those criteria may not include legal discrimination. If an organization charges fees for services supported with County funding, the fees must be applied on a sliding fee basis that allows participation regardless of an individual's ability to pay the full cost. Applicants must demonstrate the organizational capacity necessary to provide the proposed services, including appropriate staffing, financial resources, equipment, and other relevant resources. Proposals must clearly identify the relationship between the funding request and the services that will be provided and must document the need for those services. Applicants must identify the number of Warren County residents expected to receive direct services during the fiscal year as a result of County funding. Renewal requests must report the actual number of Warren County residents served during the funded period. Proposals for services already available in Warren County must demonstrate either an unmet service demand or the ability to provide comparable services at a significantly lower unit cost than existing services. Nonprofit agencies requesting $1,000 or more must provide additional documentation with their funding request. Required materials include the agency's IRS tax-exempt status determination letter; a Board of Directors roster containing members' mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and terms of office; the current year's budget; prior-year and current-year annual audit reports prepared by a CPA firm, or IRS Form 990 when an audit is not required; minutes from the most recently held Board meeting; Articles of Incorporation; and By-Laws. Applicants must also submit a letter or form agreeing to County requirements concerning public Board meetings, public access to financial records upon reasonable request, bidding for capital outlay items purchased with County funds, avoidance of conflicts of interest, compliance with applicable laws and ordinances, proper use of County funds, and repayment of funds used contrary to the approved purpose. Recipients must use County funds only for the purposes for which the funds were appropriated and must repay funds used in violation of the approved purpose. Organizations receiving funding must acknowledge Warren County Non-Profit Grant Funding by posting a notice or including an acknowledgment in printed program materials. The Board of Commissioners may allow an exception to the funding policy when applying the policy requirements would create a practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship for an applicant. Funded organizations must also submit written reports to the County on or before January 15 and July 15 each year documenting their success in providing funded services during the preceding six months. Supporting documentation may include receipts, pictures, news articles, or newspaper advertisements. The July 15 year-end report must address program success or failure and include the number of people served. The FY 27 grant funding cycle is currently accepting applications through September 30, 2026. The FY 27 budget allocates $55,000 in total funding to the County Non-Profit Grant Funding program. The source does not establish an individual award minimum, individual award maximum, anticipated number of awards, or required matching contribution. Funding requests are accepted as part of Warren County's annual budget preparation process, making the opportunity recurring on an annual basis. No qualifying letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, or other pre-application gating requirement is identified. No individual program contact name, email address, telephone number, award notification date, or defined performance-period dates are provided in the supplied materials.

Prioritize direct human services for low-income Warren County residents. Clearly document service need and connect the requested funds to specific services. Demonstrate adequate staffing, financial resources, equipment, and organizational capacity. Quantify the Warren County residents expected to receive direct services. If comparable services already exist, demonstrate unmet demand or a significantly lower unit cost.