Announcing the 2012 Grant Application Process

The Woodard & Curran Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in the State of Maine in 2010, to further Woodard & Curran Inc.'s vision of exemplary corporate citizenship. The Foundation is governed by a ten-member Board of Directors that is dedicated to making grants that empower local and global solutions for a healthier world. The Foundation directs donations to nonprofit causes that benefit the environment, health, education, and civic endeavors.
 
Grant Application Process

The Woodard & Curran Foundation will award one $5,000 grant with the potential for a second grant of up to $2,500 to nonprofit causes that benefit the environment, health, education, and civic endeavors. Interested organizations must complete an application form and provide a description of the project. The deadline for submission of applications is July 1st, 2012. Grant recipients will be notified in the Fall of 2012.

Eligibility criteria are:

• The organization must be a not-for-profit organization;
• The organization must align with the Foundation's values of environment, education, civic causes, and/or health;
• The project description must clearly demonstrate that the Foundation's donation would have measurable impact in achieving the non-profit organization's goals; and
• The project must support the public at large (i.e., does not support an audience connected to Woodard & Curran employees, clients, or vendors).

The following are not eligible for a Woodard & Curran Foundation grant: for-profit organizations; organizations that directly benefit Woodard & Curran Inc.'s business, marketing, or recruiting operations; houses of worship; political organizations; and/or PACs.

Applicants must complete and submit the Woodard & Curran Foundation Grant Application Form, which can be found at the following link: Grant Application. 

Completed applications should be submitted on line, via an email addressed to grants@woodardcurranfoundation.org, directed to the attention of the Kelly Cowan.  Grant applications must be received by July 1st 2012.

Nonprofits selected to receive a grant will be contacted in the Fall of 2012, and all applicants will be informed of the decisions shortly thereafter.

For additional information, contact Kelly Cowan at grants@woodardcurranfoundation.org.