Grant Seekers

APPLYING FOR A GRANT FROM RCF If you are interested in applying for a grant or scholarship from the Renton Community Foundation, please read below. FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWESTFOUNDATION FUND The Renton Community Foundation is pleased to announce we are accepting grant applications for a new, important fund: the First Financial Northwest Foundation Fund. This fund was established by the newly formed First Financial Northwest Foundation, an outgrowth of First Savings Bank Northwest. The First Financial Northwest Foundation Fund is a donor-advised fund within the Renton Community Foundation and will consider requests from throughout King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties for grants of $10,000 and above. Please click to access grant guidelines and the application. CIRCLE OF GIVING Each fall, RCF solicits friends and donors to support our Circle of Giving Program. Donors making gifts of $1,000 and more are invited to review grant applications and recommend to the board how the money will be disbursed. Grants are made in the greater Renton area and typically range between $500 and $4,000. Grant applications (see Circle of Giving) must be received by October 15 each year and will be accepted for operations or programmatic needs. Interested charitable agencies should fill out a Circle of Giving Application and mail it to the Foundation by the deadline. Grants are disbursed in January of the following year at a special awards ceremony. SCHOLARSHIPS The Jeremy Gidlund Memorial Scholarship Fund: Awards for this fund have been made for 2009. Check back in January of 2010 for information on 2010 applications. Dolores Gibbons Scholarship Fund & Kohlwes College Scholarship Fund: This year the Foundation partnered with the Rotary Club of Renton to receive and review applications for these two funds. Check back in January of 2010 to see if new application forms are available for the coming year. SENIOR EMERGENCY PET CARE GRANTS The Budkis Fund provides grants for seniors who require emergency care for their companion pets. However, RCF does not accept applications for these funds, but rather works directly with participating veterinarians who identify qualifying clients. If you require assistance, please talk to your veterinarian to see if they are a Budkis Fund Partner or contact, Lynn Bohart, FAHP, Executive Director at (425) 282-5199 or lbohart@rentonfoundation.org.