GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONPROFITS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
KANSAS CITY, MO BRANCH
NETTIE IRENE VAN DER VEER WAGY
FUND FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

2010 GRANT GUIDELINES

Overview
The purpose of the Kansas City, Missouri Branch of the American Association of University Women shall be to unite graduates of regionally accredited four-year educational institutions in order to promote equity, education, intellectual growth, individual worth, and development of opportunities for women and girls. The mission of the Nettie Irene Van Der Veer Wagy Fund will be to further the mission of AAUW and to honor Irene Wagy.

A six-member committee of AAUW oversees the Wagy Fund and makes all funding recommendations.

Areas of Interest
The AAUW/Wagy Fund Committee is seeking proposals that will allow it to join in partnerships with organizations that promote societal change through programs benefiting women and girls. The Committee believes that the entire community benefits from effective programs which provide women and girls:

• Economic opportunity and security
• Enhanced self image in measurable ways
• Lifelong education
• Healthcare throughout their lifecycles
• Personal Safety
• Legal and human rights
• Reproductive rights
• Respect and opportunities for girls so that they are equally valued in their families and in society
• Equal access with men to the political, economic and cultural life of their communities

Preferences
The AAUW/Wagy Fund gives preference to organizations located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wagy Trust requirements limit funding to public charities in the five-county greater Kansas City area, which includes Clay, Platte and Jackson Counties in Missouri and Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas.

Grant Restrictions and Requirements

• Applicants must be public charities. IRS tax exemption letter for public charities 501(c)(3) must accompany the letter of interest.
• Since the AAUW Branch is based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Committee will generally favor grant requests from groups headquartered there. However, proposals from organizations in the five county Kansas City metropolitan area will be considered if the project primarily benefits Kansas City, Missouri women and girls.
• In addition to the monetary grant, AAUW may choose to support the approved proposal by assigning one or more volunteers to assist with the project.

The Fund usually does not support:

• Individuals
• Fraternal, labor or social groups
• Endowments
• Annual appeals
• Capital expenditures

Grant Range
Grants will range from $1,000 to $4,000.

Statement of Interest
A Statement of Interest form must be submitted online through the internet Grant Application Module (iGAM) by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17, 2010. The online Statement of Interest form will be made available 4 to 6 weeks prior to the deadline.

The Statement of Interest form is brief and will ask you to:

• Explain the organization's purpose
• Explain the purpose of the grant
• Include the total cost of the project
• Specify the amount being requested
• Explain outcomes of the proposal and who will benefit in what way
• If the organization does not have a completed nonprofit profile with the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, you will attach a copy of the organization's 501(c)(3) tax exempt letter with the online form. 

Important Dates

*If selected after review of your organization's Statement of Interest, you will receive an invitation to submit a full proposal.

Final grant recipients will attend a holiday and grant awards luncheon in December 2010, in addition to a luncheon in April 2011 to present a grant update to the members of the AAUW Kansas City, MO Branch.

Procedures for Grant Seekers

1. Review your organization's nonprofit profile to ensure that all information is current. For questions about updating your profile or having REVIEWED status, please contact the Donor Relations and Education Team at 816-842-0388 or webmaster@gkccf.org.
2. All Statements of Interest forms must be submitted online by 5:00 p.m. CST on the due date through the internet grant application module (iGAM).
3. The iGAM grant application will be made available 4 to 6 weeks prior to the deadline.

iGAM Instructions

1. iGAM does NOT work in conjunction with nonprofit search.
2. Click here to start the Statement of Interest
3. You will be prompted to create a username and password for your organization to be shared amoung staff.
4. Users are encouraged to create a single username and password for your organization to be shared among staff.
5. Save the 2010 iGAM homepage to your web browser favorites to access draft and submitted applications: www.GrantRequest.com/SID_1164?SA=AM.
6. A compatible web browser must be used, either Internet Explorer version 6 or higher or Fire Fox version 1.5 or higher and have cookies enabled.
7. Once logged in, users can view pending and historical applications, but not applications saved under other usernames.
8. If you have questions regarding iGAM, please contact the Donor Relations and Education Team at 816-627-3425 or grants@gkccf.org.

For more information about the grant making process, please e-mail mgray@gkccf.org or call Michele Gray, 816-627-3425. To read more about the American Association of University Women Kansas City, MO Branch visit their website www.aauwkc.org.

Revised 7/27/2010.