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Guidelines for Grant Applications
Our priority for funding projects are those serving
children in the City of Allentown, although we are willing to consider other
worthwhile initiatives in the Lehigh Valley.
How to Apply
You can apply for a grant from the Kiwanis Foundation of
Allentown by downloading our application:
Grant
Application Document
Complete the online document, then click the
submit button or print the document and mail it
to:
Chair, Service Committee
Kiwanis Foundation of Allentown
P.O. Box 4355
Allentown, Pa.
18105-4355
Feel free to enclose supportive documents, such as program
reports, photographs, etc.
Click here for the
Grant Feedback
Form.
If you have any questions about this process, or the
appropriateness of your application for a grant from our Foundation, E-Mail
our Service Committee Chair with your inquiry.
servicecommitteechair@allentownkiwanis.org
Thank you for your interest in the Kiwanis
Foundation of Allentown!
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NOTICE:
Grant applications for the 2008-2009 Administrative
Year are being accepted accepted between July 1-
September 30, 2008. Applications
must be postmarked no later than September 30 to be
considered for funding.
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The Kiwanis Foundation of Allentown, Pa. was incorporated
on November 12, 1952. At the time it was established, the statement of purpose
was:
“The devoting of such funds as it may receive
exclusively for educational, charitable, religious, literary and/or scientific
purposes”
In those early years, our
Foundation was involved in a variety of community projects, including the
building of a cottage at Girl Scout “Camp Mosey Wood” in 1955, and the
purchase of a mobile canteen for the Salvation Army in 1958.
Over the years, Kiwanis Club of Allentown members have
given generously to our Foundation, through donations, bequests, and memorials.
This has enabled us to provide grants totaling nearly $1 million to a variety of
community service projects, and college scholarships to deserving students from
William Allen, and Allentown Central Catholic, High Schools.
The Foundation is comprised of all members in good standing
of the Kiwanis Club of Allentown. It is governed by a Board of Trustees, which
makes decisions on the expenditure of funds for grants and scholarships. The
Foundation Board for 2007-2008 includes:
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- Jim Fronheiser, Treasurer
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- Debbie Kolp, Immediate Past President
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Each fiscal year, beginning October 1, our Foundation
awards grants to worthwhile projects and programs in our community. Individual
grants usually do not exceed $2,500, although periodically we have awarded
grants of a more substantial nature for special projects of significant value to
the local, as well as global, community. In 1997, our Foundation contributed
$50,000 towards Kiwanis International’s Worldwide Service Project to eliminate
Iodine Deficiency Disorder in developing countries. In 2001, we provided a
$40,000 grant to the Salvation Army towards the cost of building their new
shelter for homeless women and their children, the Family Hope Center. In 2005,
we provided a $50,000 donation to the Kiwanis International Foundation for the
Tsunami Relief efforts in the Indian Ocean region.
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