Service Objects is currently inviting applicants for its “In-Kind Grants” to support organizations that encourage environmental leadership through the reduction of waste, and caring for resources.

Service Objects will provide in-kind donations to organizations that are working to encourage environmental conservation, as well as providing education for both personal and environmental health.

Data quality and validation services may include: address validation, email appending, phone number appending, email validation, demographics data, geocoding with latitude-longitude coordinates, and other data validation services.

Funding Information

In-kind contributions support the programs and/or daily operations of an environmental organization. Grants will be made on an individual basis up to $2,500.

Criteria

In-Kind Grants are offered to:

• Organizations that have 501(c)(3) status within the United States.
• Projects that require community demographic, geographic, address information and related data validation services.
• Programs that focus on reducing waste that directly impacts the environment.
• Programs that focus on immediate support for natural environmental disasters.
• Builds action-oriented public involvement.
• Based on need, and awarded on an individual basis.

In-Kind Grants are not offered to:

• Generalized education programs about the environment.
• Land acquisition, land trusts or conservation easements.
• Conferences, tradeshows or expos.
• Endowment funds.
• Political campaigns.
• Green building programs.

Additional Guidelines

• All funding requests should be quantifiable with specific product requests and plan objectives, with a clear measure for evaluating success.
• Projects should have a good chance of significant measurable results with momentum over a fairly short term (one to three years).
• Applications that come with detailed projects descriptions will be viewed favorably, and will be taken into consideration during the granting process.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply online via the given website.

For more information, visit In-Kind Grant Program.