The Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation, Inc. was established in 1995 as a non-profit corporation complying with Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS.Grants are awarded twice each year from funds managed by the Foundation. 

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The 2010-2011 Foundation Grant Year is on a Fiscal Calendar Year.   

Grant Applications

Grant Applications are available on the Montecito Rotary Club Web Site (below) or can be obtained from Leslie Esposito at each Montecito Rotary Club meeting. You may either mail the completed applications to: Leslie V. Esposito or personally give them to Les at one of the weekly Montecito Rotary Club meetings. Grant Applications can be dropped off at or mailed to: The Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center, C/o Leslie V. Esposito, CFRE, 928 Carpinteria Street, Suite 2, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 before the posted deadline date. 

First Round of Grants Approved for 2009-2010

1. $500  Art for Humanities
2. $500  Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara

3. $500  Channel Islands YMCA
4. $500  Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center 
5. $500  Future Leaders of America
6. $500  New Beginnings Counseling Center
7. $500  Ushindi Center Project

Second Round of Grants Approved for 2009-2010

1. $500  Eilings Park Foundation: Camp Eilings Scholarship Program 
2. $500  Friendship Adult Center of Montecito: Display Booth Program
3. $500  Sansum Clinic: Community Flu Shot Program
4. $500  Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic: Teen Health Program
5. $500  Teachers Network Program: Curriculum/Technology Program

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First Round of Grant Applications Guidelines/Deadlines

2010-2011

Grant Applications for the first round of grant dispersement for 2010-2011 will be accepted for consideration after July 1, 2010.

No Grant Applications for the  first round of grant dispersement for 2010-2011 will be accepted for consideration after Friday, October 15th, 2010 at 3:00 PM.

No Grant Applications mailed for the  first round of grant dispersement for 2010-2011 will be accepted for consideration postmarked after Friday, October 15th, 2010. 

For more information on Grant Applications, please call Les Esposito: 805-963-7339.

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ROTARY CLUB OF MONTECITO FOUNDATION

APPLICATION REQUEST FOR FUNDING

ROTARY YEAR 2010-2011

FIRST CYCLE

                                                                                                                                                Date submitted

Legal Name of Organization

Street Mailing Address                

City                                                                                    State                    Zip Code 

Chief Executive Officer of Organization

Contact Person                                                                             Position Held

Telephone Number                                                                  Fax Number

E-mail Address

• BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE MISSION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.

• BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE PROJECT OR PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE FUNDS ARE REQUESTED

• HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE DIRECTLY BENIFITED BY THIS PROJECT OR PROGRAM?

• WHAT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WILL YOUR PROJECT OR PROGRAM SERVE: (I.E. MONTECITO, GREATER SANTA BARBARA, GOLETA, SOUTH COUNTY, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, OTHER?

• PLEASE GIVE REASON (S) WHY YOU BELIEVE YOUR PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

PLEASE ATTACH ONE COPY OF THE FOLLOWING AND ATTACHED TO THIS APPLICATION:

1.  List of the members of your board of directors and their addresses and phone numbers.

2.  One copy of the applying organization’s 501(c) 3 designation letter.

RESOLUTION

We certify that the foregoing is an accurate representation of the funds requested in this application and we resolve that the project or program described in this application to the Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation furthers the purposes for which this organization was established.

With this application, we request a grant for: $                                  

Print Chief Executive Officer’s Name of the Organization

Chief Executive Officer’s Signature of the Organization

Rotarian’s Name 

Rotarian’s Sponsor’s connection with applying organization. (E.g. Board Member, Staff, Donor, Friend of Organization, etc.)

Rotarian’s Signature                                                                                                    Date

• There are two grant cycles per fiscal year (June and December). 
• Grants will usually be made in the $100 to $500 range.
• Grants from the Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation are only made to organizations with 501 (c) 3 designations. (Non 501 (c) 3 contributions must be solicited directly from the Rotary Club of Montecito).
• Traditionally the Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation does not fund capital projects or provide general operating support.
• The Foundation prefers to fund project specific requests.
• The Foundation prefers to fund local projects.
• A member of the Rotary Club of Montecito must sponsor a grant request.
• FIRST 2010-2011 GRANT CYCLE APPLICATION DEADLINE:FRIDAY October 15, 2010 @ 3:00PM.
• THE FOUNDATION WILL ONLY FUND FUTURE PROJECTS not projects that have already been completed. The FIRST 2010-2011 Grant Cycle will be looking at projects that need funding after July 1, 2010

NOTE: Please return the original signed application with 8 copies only of the first two pages of the application to:                                   

                                                    Dyslexia Awareness & Resource Center

C/o Leslie V. Esposito, CFRE

928 Carpinteria Street, Suite 2

Santa Barbara, CA 93103