Grants/Grantees
Grants
The CCF grant program helps Caribbean groups and communities help themselves. We and our donors want to improve quality of life in lasting ways.
Projects: The grants support self-directed social and economic development--especially for underserved populations and through innovative initiatives. To match resources of money and knowledge to challenging needs of a community, the CCF consults and works with Caribbean national foundations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Eligibility: Grants from unrestricted funds are made primarily to NGO's based in and serving the nations of the Caribbean region, Central America, and the Bahamas.
Funding: The foundation is at the beginning of its work. In this initial phase, we will consider funding requests of up to $10,000. However, grants will generally be smaller. The foundation awards funds following careful review by staff, community leaders, and the board of directors.
Restrictions: In general, grants are not made from CCF unrestricted funds for:
- routine operating expenses
- endowments
- building campaigns, unless there is compelling evidence that such support is vital to a priority need
- computers
- fundraising events, celebration functions, fundraising feasibility studies
- recurring requests (typically more than three) from an organization for the same purpose
- religious organizations for religious purposes
- individuals
- existing obligations or to replenish resources used to pay for such purposes
Use of funds will be budgeted, overseen and dependent upon size audited, by CCF.
Application: For more information, contact the CCF.
Grantees
Disaster Relief
The Foundation offers a simple mechanism to speed cash donations to human needs in the region. The funds target community initiatives endorsed by national emergency organizations of affected countries. In a recent example, CCF provided more than $10,000 in Cayman relief contributions gathered by Miami resident Marcus Simmonds of Tortuga Imports Inc. CCF, with the Government of the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands National Recovery Fund and Cayman National Bank, focused on the greatest immediate needs following hurricane Ivan, basic housing and feeding programs. CCF charges no fee for this service.
To support relief and recovery efforts in the region, simply make your cheque payable to the Caribbean Community Foundation, indicate which country you would like to support and mail your contribution to:
Caribbean Community Foundation
20 North Orange Avenue, Suite 600
Orlando, Florida 32801
Professional Development
CCF, with the University of the West Indies - Mona, Development and Endowment Fund, the Kellogg Foundation, the (US) National Center for Black Philanthropy, Air Jamaica, Mott Foundation, and others, sponsored the Caribbean Regional Conference on Philanthropy, February 23-25, 2005 in Kingston, and the Conference on Caribbean Philanthropy, May 2-5, 2006 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. CCF provided professional development grants to offset conference registration fees for participating executives of non-profits. Grantees include:
- Ms. Gerlin Bean, Managing Director, 3D Projects, Jamaica
- Ms. Marcia Brandon, General Manager, Barbados Youth Business Trust
- Ms. Andrea Green, Director - Fundraising, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life
- Ms. Paulette Brown, Managing Director, Abilities Foundation, Jamaica
