El Dorado Hills Area Foundation Grant

The El Dorado Hills Area Foundation Grant Application provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations that serve the community and residents of El Dorado Hills. The opportunity is associated with the El Dorado Hills Area Foundation, and the source information also identifies The El Dorado Hills Giving Circle in connection with the funding invitation. The El Dorado Hills Area Foundation states that its mission is to "unite our community through compassion, generosity, and collective giving to support those in need." Applicants are asked to consider this mission when developing their grant requests. The grant intentionally does not establish a specific programmatic focus area, with the stated goal of encouraging new ideas and allowing organizations to respond to unmet community needs. Grant requests of up to $10,000 will be considered. Funding is intended for organizational projects and/or programs provided by nonprofit organizations whose services or programs include El Dorado Hills. Requests may not be for fundraising events or sponsorships. No matching or cost-share requirement is stated in the provided materials. The source does not identify the total amount available across the grant program, the anticipated number of awards, a minimum award amount, a specific project performance period, or other detailed spending limitations. Further guidelines and funding requirements are indicated as being available through the application. Eligibility is limited to nonprofits providing services or programs that include El Dorado Hills. Organizations must be in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service, California Secretary of State, and California Department of Justice to receive grant consideration. An organization that has received funding from the El Dorado Hills Area Foundation during the prior two consecutive years must sit out the current cycle before reapplying in the following year. In addition, organizations that received funding in 2026 must submit their final impact report no later than December 1, 2026 to be considered for additional funding in the current grant cycle. Applications are handled through an online Grant Management Tool. All applicants must create a login and password to use the system. The online application can be started, saved, exited, and reopened later before submission, and applicants can reset their password if necessary. Applicants are instructed to use the Apply function to begin a new application or Sign In if they already have an account. The funder recommends saving work frequently. The provided materials do not identify a required letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, or other pre-application gating stage. The application deadline is September 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM PDT. The source identifies this as the deadline for the grant cycle and describes the application as the El Dorado Hills Area Foundation Grant Application. The funding announcement also indicates that organizations required to sit out the current cycle may reapply during the grant process the following fall, supporting an annual cycle interpretation. The source does not provide an explicit application opening date, award notification date, award start date, or performance end date. Based on the stated annual pattern and September deadline, the next cycle is expected in September 2027 for data-entry planning purposes. Applicants are encouraged to align their requests with the El Dorado Hills Area Foundation's stated mission and ensure that the proposed services or programs include El Dorado Hills. A 20-minute grant-writing presentation is provided as an optional resource through the source materials. No formal scoring criteria, weighted evaluation factors, review panel procedures, or award notification schedule are specified. Questions about the application may be directed to Kathy Haven at kathy@eldoradocf.org. No telephone number is provided.

Consider EDHAF's mission when developing the request; clearly demonstrate that services or programs include El Dorado Hills; requests cannot be for fundraising events or sponsorships; confirm good standing with the IRS, California Secretary of State, and California Department of Justice; save work often in the online system.