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 First Financial Northwest Foundation Board of Trustees has voted to suspend the Winter 2010/11 round of grants in favor of building up their First Savings Bank of Renton Fund. Therefore, RCF will not be accepting grant applications for the FFNWF Fund until further notice.
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 application (see Circle of Giving)
must be received by November 1 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 November 1. Grants are disbursed in January or early Feburary of the following year at a special awards ceremony.
SCHOLARSHIPS
RCF has a number of active scholarship funds.
The Jeremy Gidlund Memorial Scholarship Fund: This fund typically awards three to four scholarships each year to graduating "special needs" seniors. At least one scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior from Lindbergh High School. The fall scholarship will be awarded to a senior from Sartori High School. Check with your career counselor for an application and deadline information.
Dolores Gibbons Scholarship Fund: Dr. Dolores Gibbons, retired Superintendent for the Renton School District, decides each year whether to award a scholarship from this fund. For the pat two years, RCF has partnered with the Renton Rotary Scholarship Committee in reviewing their scholarship applicants to make our selection for a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior from a Renton High School. Therefore, if you are applying for a Rotary scholarship, no separate application is needed.
Helen Dyrdal Scholarship Fund: RCF received a generous bequest from the estate of Helen Dyrdal in August 2010. We are in the process of developing guidelines and an application form for this fund. These should be available by February 1, 2011. Check with your career counselors, or back with us at that time.
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 he/shee is a Budkis Fund Partner, or contact, Lynn Bohart, FAHP, Executive Director at (425) 282-5199 or email the Foundation.
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