Nonprofit Grant Program Chris Huot Jim Zervis Assistant City - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Nonprofit Grant Program

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Jim Zervis Chief Operating Officer County of Kern Chris Huot Assistant City Manager City of Bakersfield Kristen Beall Watson President & CEO Kern Community Foundation

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Agenda

• 1. General Information about the application

process and qualifying criteria

• 2. Detailed information about required

documentation

• 3. Information about additional technical

assistance opportunities offered by KCF

• 4. Q & A and Testimonials from recipients

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General Information

• Amount Allocated: $3,000,000 ($1,000,000 from County of Kern

and $2,000,000 from City of Bakersfield)

• Award Amounts: $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000
• Deadline: 10/15/2020

Using resources from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Relief Fund to support nonprofits financially impacted by COVID-19 and unable to participate in the Kern Recovers Small Business Forgivable Loan Program. https://www.kerncounty.com

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Eligibility Criteria

• Demonstrate that funding is necessary due to the financial

impacts of COVID-19 and will be used to mitigate these impacts

• Legally Organized Nonprofit Entity (IRS – 501)
• Actively registered to do business by the California

Secretary of State

• Physically headquartered in Kern County, as documented

with the IRS or California Secretary of State

• Primarily serve the constituents of Kern County
• Directly provide a service or good available to, or

benefitting, the general public

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• Have received funding under the Kern Recovers Small

Business Forgivable Loan Program

• Use grant proceeds for an inherently religious purpose
• Be exclusively engaged in lobbying
• Be primarily engaged in distributing funds to other
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• Be an educational institution
• Be a governmental or quasigovernmental entity
• Be a social, recreational, sports, or booster club
• Be a private foundation

These organizations are ineligible:

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Award Criteria

• Employee Count
• 2019 Annual Revenues
• Demonstrated Revenue Loss

➢ Actual decrease in revenues from 3/1/20-7/31/20 compared to 3/1/19-7/31/19 ➢ Support for projected loss of revenue from 8/1/20- 12/31/20

• Demonstrated COVID-19 extraordinary expenses

(optional)

• COVID-19 related financial assistance already received

from any other sources such as: Federal PPP, Federal IDEL, and State grants

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Before you get started:

• Obtain your NAICS or DUNS# www.guidestar.org
• Know your organization’s supervisorial district:

www.kerncounty.com

• If you have a website, know your nonprofit’s web address in

the following format: http://www.kernfoundation.org

• Your organization’s Mission Statement
• A brief description of the Customers/Beneficiaries Served

You will not be able to save your application, so be prepared!

Application Tips

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Before you get started:

You will need electronic copies (pdf, Word, Excel, png, or jpg) of the following: ➢ Most recent federal tax filing: Form 990 or Form 990-EZ ➢ Articles of Incorporation ➢ IRS Determination Letter ➢ Corporate By-Laws ➢ Certificate of Status from the California Secretary of State (www.sos.ca.gov ) ➢ Brief description of intended use of the grant ➢ Revenues for the 5-month periods 3/1/20-7/31/20 and 3/1/19-7/31/19, if in operation during that time period

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Before you get started:

You may also need copies of the following: ➢ Receipt of other COVID-19 financial assistance (required if you received other COVID-19 related financial assistance such as PPP, IDEL, or State grants) ➢ Justification of extraordinary expenses related to COVID-19 (required if your organization incurred any) ➢ Projected loss of Revenue for the 5-month period: 8/1/20-12/31/20 (required if you expect a revenue loss for that time period)

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• Virtual Webinars/Workshops

➢An Introduction to the California Grants Portal with a tour of the State Library’s website ➢An Introduction to CalCAP for Small Business ➢Additional webinars to be scheduled in the coming weeks

• Nonprofit Resources at www.kernfoundation.org
• ‘Center’ for Nonprofit Resiliency and

Sustainability

To receive information about these and other resources, register with Kern Community Foundation.

Additional Technical Assistance for Local Nonprofits

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Additional Questions?

Louis Medina louis@kernfoundation.org

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Kristen Beall Watson kristen@kernfoundation.org