IRONPIGS CHARITIES MISSION

Established in 2007, before the Lehigh Valley IronPigs ever played an International League game, IronPigs Charities (IPC) was created to provide educational and recreational opportunities to Lehigh Valley youth.

As the non-profit sector of the baseball club, IPC is organized to provide educational and recreational opportunities for children in the Greater Lehigh Valley area. IPCprovidessupport and financial assistance to charitable organizations in the Lehigh Valley area, many of whom serving underprivileged and disadvantaged youth and their families. Throughout the past 8 years, nearly $950,000 has been donated to Lehigh Valley non-profit organizations.

ELIGIBILITY

IPC makes financial grants to non-profit, tax exempt 501 (c)(3) organizations in the Lehigh Valley. Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations related to youth education or youth recreation. Higher consideration will be given to organization that encompasses both youth education and youth recreation. Unfortunately, funding requests for activities and programs that are not consistent with IPC guidelines will not be granted. Among those are requests for buildings, endowments, employee salaries, political campaigns and activities, religious programs, individuals, fundraising events or fraternal organizations. IPC will only consider requests that are tied to a specific project and do not consider requests for general operating expenses. Grants in 2016 will range from $1,000-$10,000.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Application timeline is listed below.

Applications available to Non-Profit Organizations – Immediately

Application Deadline – October 21, 2016 at 5:00 PM

Organizations Notified – December 16, 2016

Grants Awarded – January, 2017 @ Annual Phillies Winter Banquet

GRANT APPLICATION:

*Please bold your answers when completing the application. The application MUST be kept to no more than two (2) total pages with a minimum font size of 11. Applications longer than two (2) pages will be dismissed.

Non-Profit Organization:

Contact Name:Job Title:

Address:

City:State:Zip:

Phone:E-mail:

Name of Project:

Total Project Budget:Total Organizational Budget:

Amount Requested from IronPigs Charities:

Your organization’s mission statement:

Please provide a brief description of the project you are seeking support for and your specific plans for the grant funds:

What are your specific goals and objectives for this project?

How will you measure the program’s success?

Would IPC be the sole funder of this project (Yes or No)?

If no, what additional funding have you applied for or specifically secured?

Will the project be completed without funds from IPC (Yes or No)?

If your organization is unable to receive the total amount requested, will your specific program/project still be executed? (Yes or No)

What is the program’s timeline (with specific dates if applicable) and the target completion date for this program?

Will you agree to a site visit (Yes or No)?

Indicate the area(s) of the IPC mission that your application addresses:

_____ Youth Education_____ Youth Recreation

# of youth to be served by the project ______# of total people to be served by the project ______

List the counties that your organization serves and the geographic area that will be served by this program:

Have you received a grant from IronPigs Charities in the past (Yes or No)?

Please describe the impact your past IPC grant has had on your organization: (please use specific examples)

PROJECT BUDGET:

On a separate page (page #3), please list your projected project budget (income and expenses). Include all anticipated and actual funding and in-kind sources for project. Do not exceed one (1) page.

SUPPORT MATERIALS:

Please include copies of the following documents with your completed application. Applications submitted without these materials will be considered incomplete. All materials must be submitted in the order below.

Grant Application (Pages 1 and 2)

Project Budget (Page 3)

Copy of a valid IRS letter granting 501 (c)(3) non-profit status*

*If you have previously applied for an IPC grant you do not need to re-submit your 501(c)(3) paperwork.

Federal Tax Return 990

Board approved organizational budget for current fiscal year

List of Board of Directors including professional affiliation

Materials should be submitted on white 8 ½ x 11 one-sided paper and should be paper clipped together. Please no binding, staples, or double sided printing.

Grant applications must be postmarked/delivered by Friday, October 21, 2016 at 5:00 PM. Late applications will not be considered.

Applications should be mailed/delivered to:

IronPigs Charities

Attn: Dana DeFilippo

1050 IronPigs Way

Allentown, PA 18109

*Please note: grant recipients will not be allowed to apply to be a Jersey Auction recipient for the 2017 season*