Grant Guidelines

The Michigan Jaycee Foundation needs to maintain a flexible attitude in its grant making guidelines in order to better effectuate its purpose as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation. However, this flexibility must be maintained within the bounds of interest areas to the Foundation Board Members to ensure a consistent approach to achieving those purposes. The following guidelines shall be used in determining the granting of any grant request:  
  1. Grants shall be awarded to qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations or to other nonprofit organizations, which will utilize the grant proceeds for generally recognized charitable purposes consistent with the Foundation’s tax-exempt status and in conjunction with a Michigan Junior Chamber (Jaycees) or Local Michigan Junior Chamber (Jaycees) Chapter.
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  2. Grants shall be awarded to organizations in the State of Michigan with the predominate use of grant proceeds to be within communities with active Junior Chamber Chapters and in which they are a partner in the Grant Application. The Foundation may make exceptions only for the Michigan Junior Chamber who may undertake programs benefiting people outside of the State of Michigan.
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  3. Grants shall be made for charitable 501(c)(3) purposes allowed by the Internal Revenue Code.  The Foundation will look most favorably upon projects that impact the UN Millennium Development Goals as adopted by Junior Chamber International (JCI). The Foundation will also look most favorably upon projects that impact the greatest number of people, consistent with Jaycees’ philosophy. The Foundation will be more likely to consider projects which are capital in nature (bricks and mortar, equipment) and/or that serve to improve the efficiency and productivity (technology) of nonprofits or the community.
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  4. The Foundation will also make grant requests for Special Projects in conjunction with the Michigan Junior Chamber – in recognition of our special relationship. These programs or projects must meet the tax-exempt definition of charitable purpose.
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  5. The Foundation will not rule out, but does not generally consider the following to have   high priority in granting decisions:
    • Contingency funds or operational funds.
    • The Foundation will not make grants for religious or political purposes, or direct use by individuals.
    • The Foundation is not likely to fund an organization year after year, except in rare circumstances, and considers once in three years reasonable.
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