The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is seeking applications for the Aurora Area Community Foundation Grant Program.

The Aurora Area Community Foundation works to improve the quality of life for individuals in the Aurora area through thoughtful grantmaking and community leadership. The Aurora Area Community Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, chosen for their knowledge of the area. Grant decisions are made by the grant committee.

The unique role of a community foundation is to conduct a flexible community grantmaking program which addresses the most important needs of the community at any one time. The flexibility this requires is made possible by charitable donors who established unrestricted or field-of-interest funds and place the decision-making in the hands of the community leaders serving on their Board of Directors as well as dollars raised by the Aurora Area Community Foundation.

Criteria

• Grant proposals are accepted according to an announced time table, and grant recommendations are made as funds are available.
• 501(c)3 organizations or other IRS approved entities (government entities, school districts and churches) serving the Aurora Area are eligible to apply.
• Applicants who serve the Aurora, Marionville, and Verona area are encouraged to apply.
• Applicants will be notified no later than January 25th of grant decisions.

For more information, visit Community Foundation of the Ozarks.