Transylvania County FY2026-2027 Nonprofit Funding Application Survey

BEFORE COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION, please review all 20 questions and collect the information you will need, including a copy of your organization's current and upcoming budgets and IRS Form 990 (or IRS postcard).

Please review each question carefully before answering. If you have questions about the application, email Budget & Management Analyst Jennifer Wright at jennifer.wright@transylvaniacounty.org

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* 1. Organization Name

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* 2. Contact Person Name

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* 3. Mailing Address

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* 4. Phone Number

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* 5. Email (Please verify that this email works and we can contact you at this email.)

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* 6. Tax-Exempt Status

501C3

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Nonprofit Type

After-School

Arts & Culture

Food Services

Healthcare Services

Housing

Legal Services

Local History

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Are you applying for grant funds in partnership with one or more other nonprofits in Transylvania County? (Organizations working in partnership instead of in competition will be prioritized for higher funding amounts. Only one grant application needs to be completed for a joint partnership project.)

Yes

If YES, list the names of all partners here:

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* 9. Grant Amount Requested

$2,500 Grant

$5,000 Grant

$10,000 Grant

$15,000 Grant

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* 10. Provide a brief summary of your organization and its mission.

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* 11. How do you plan to use the requested funding?

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* 12. What population will this project/service benefit? Please provide an estimate of how many people you will serve. Your organization must directly provide services to county citizens to qualify for funding.

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* 13. How will your project/service complement existing county services?

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* 14. Select the part of County Goal/Strategy that your project will support. (Select one or more.)

Strategy 1A: Provide coordinated customer service across the development process from planning, building and environmental health to make personal and business investment a positive experience.

Strategy 1B: Plan, advocate and provide for infrastructure to support economic development and to make the community a desirable place to live and work.

Strategy 1C: Protect the community sense of place by balancing growth and maintaining high levels of community social infrastructure like parks, quality education, tourism, etc.

Strategy 2A: Provide resources to support quality educational opportunities with a standard of excellence.

Strategy 2B: Provide support resources that eliminate barriers to receiving education.

Strategy 3A: Support infrastructure that facilitates the visitor's unique experience of our community and encourages them to visit again.

Strategy 3B: Support community involvement in civic activities across demographics and geographies.

Strategy 3C: Protect and preserve cultural heritage and promote arts in the community.

Strategy 4A: Protect and preserve natural resources with long term management plans including water, air and forest resources to ensure long term sustainability.

Strategy 4B: Educate the public on environmental concerns and best practices.

Strategy 5A: Provide framework for Prevention, Response, and Recovery for individual and community wide emergencies in Transylvania County.

Strategy 5B: Provide resources, infrastructure and services that improve public health, mental health, wellness and safety to insure a vibrant community.

Strategy 5C: Preserve and educate about cultural heritage of the community.

Strategy 5D: Partner with existing agencies on community needs.

Strategy 6A: Provide facilities that allow for efficient service delivery to the public while creating a secure, inviting and customer friendly environment for customers and citizens.

Strategy 6B: Assure compliance with state mandates for service provision along with state regulatory requirements.

Strategy 6C: Provide sufficient resources to recruit and retain qualified professional staff, keep training current and minimize the expense of turnover to insure efficient organizational infrastructure.

Strategy 6D: Enhance fiscal planning for public dollars while leveraging available revenues to the fullest.

Strategy 6E: Provide timely, accurate, transparent and informative communication to the public and across the organization with superior customer service delivery.

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* 15. How will you measure the success of your project? Applicants are encouraged to develop and share SMART goals: goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-Bound.

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* 16. Enter the following information (in dollar amounts) from your organization's most recent adopted budget (the CURRENT year).

Revenue from Grants

Revenue from Donations

All Other Revenue

Personnel Expenses

Operating Expenses

Capital Expenses

Other Expenses

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* 17. Enter the following information (in dollar amounts) from your organization's UPCOMING planned budget.

Revenue from Grants

Revenue from Donations

All Other Revenue

Personnel Expenses

Operating Expenses

Capital Expenses

Other Expenses

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* 18. Will any portion of the County funding be used to match grants?

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* 19. I have reviewed and am aware of the accountability requirements, list of partnership services, and restrictions related to K-12 programs and capital projects. (These policies were shared along with the application link.)

Yes

No (Your organization's application cannot be considered until you have reviewed all policy requirements.)

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* 20. Attach a copy of your organization's IRS Form 990. If your agency's budget is less than $50,000 annually and you do not file with the IRS, attach a copy of your e-postcard that states you are still in business and under the threshold.