Congrats to Our 2024 Mini Grant Recipients!

AID, Inc. - Help Center - $5,000 (from the Ruth Meiers Hospitality House Fund)

Arts for All - Art in Recovery - $1,120

BIO Girls Bismarck-Mandan - 2024 BIO Girls program - $1,120

Bridging the Dental Gap - Enclosed trailer for portable dental equipment - $5,000

ND Assistive - Demonstration Center improvements - $5,000

Rebuilding Together - Rebuilding Day 2025 - $5,000

Soup Cafe - Commercial Grade Toilets - $2,500

Bismarck Public Library Foundation - Music+Movement at Childrens Library - $5,000

TR 4 Heart & Soul - Safety equipment - $5,000

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Mini Grant Guidelines

Organizations that do not wish to apply for the SuperGrant may apply for a Mini Grant of up to $5,000.

Eligibility Requirements

• 501(c)(3) organizations* or

• Government agencies or

• Tribal government agencies and

• Located in and providing programs and services in Bismarck and/or Mandan, or surrounding communities in Burleigh and Morton counties.

• Only one application per organization is accepted each year.

 *Churches and religious organizations are eligible to apply, but only for programs or projects that are non-sectarian and non-proselytizing, and that serve a broad segment of the community without regard to religious affiliation (or lack of) (example: food pantry or homeless shelter).

Ineligible Applicants

• Individuals

• SuperGrant applicants (in the same year)

Priorities

The BisMan Community Foundation does not have a narrow area of focus. The Advisory Committee looks at each project on its merits and prioritizes requests according to the following:

High Priority Requests

• Applicants with limited access to other sources of funding.

• Specific projects or programs that benefit a large segment of the population.

Low Priority Requests

• Projects or programs already substantially supported by the government, or which, in the opinion of the Advisory Committee, can and should be provided for by taxes.

• Operating funds, except for temporary emergencies or transitional circumstances.

• National organizations with little local presence.

• Applicants that field substantial fundraising each year with paid and volunteer staff.

Ineligible Requests

• Conferences or routine staff training. An exception may be made for one-time training for services that are above and beyond routine services.

• Projects that exist to influence legislation, carry on propaganda, participate in political campaigns, or threaten to cause significant controversy or divisiveness.

• Requests submitted after the deadline.

Deadline: July 1