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Charitable Grants

We support organizations or entities that best meet our community involvement objectives.

Our grant application cycle is currently closed and will reopen in April 2025.

Charitable Grants

Grant Request Guidelines

Our Focus

Grant requests are reviewed in their entirety to ensure they meet our criteria. While the Chartway Promise Foundation is unable to accommodate all requests, we will focus our support for those organizations or entities that best meet our community involvement objectives. Deadline for grant application submission is November 15th. We will not accept applications after this date. All applicants will be notified about the outcome of their requests by December 31st. 

Eligibility

Expand to view details about eligibility. If you have additional questions, please contact us at 757-233-7111 or info@chartwaypromisefoundation.org.

  • Criteria for Eligibility
    • Be a part of a community in which the foundation’s founding member, Chartway Credit Union, has a physical location or a large concentration of members.
    • Provide a service that fulfills our promise  to provide medically fragile children and their families memorable experiences that bring joy, hope, and smiles.
    • Services must be provided for children 18 years of age or younger.
  • Criteria for Ineligibility
    • Individuals, including those seeking scholarships or fellowship assistance.
    • Advertising or marketing activities or sponsorships. 
    • Political, labor, fraternal organizations or civic clubs.
    • Requests from religious organizations that are denominational or sectarian in purpose.
    • Individual pre-K through grade-12 public or private schools.
    • Colleges and universities.
    • Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, color, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation or veteran status.
    • Organizations outside the United States.
    • Requests that are sensitive, controversial, harmful, or pose a potential conflict with the interest of the Foundation or its founder, Chartway Credit Union.
    • Sports, athletic events, or athletic programs.
    • Labor, social or fraternal organizations.
    • Travel-related events, including student trips or tours.
    • General support for medical centers or hospitals.
    • Development of production of books, films, videos or television programs.
    • Memorial campaigns.
    • Endowment campaigns.

How to Request a Grant

Grant Requests

All grant requests are reviewed in their entirety to ensure they meet our criteria. While the Chartway Promise Foundation is unable to accommodate all requests, we will focus our support for those organizations or entities that best meet our community involvement objectives.

Grant requests must include:

  • Cover letter prepared on business letterhead outlining a description of the organization’s need.
  • Completed Grant Application Form.
  • 501(c)(3) IRS exemption determination letter (tax-exempt charitable organizations)
  • Copy of most recent IRS form 990 (only the pages requested below)
    • Parts I and II (page 1)
    • Part VIII (page 9)
    • Part IX (page 10)
    • Part XI (page 12)
  • Total program budget.
  • Attachments or supplemental documentation, such as brochures, photos, etc. These items will be accepted but cannot be returned.

Grant Review Process

All fully completed submitted grant requests are due by November 15th each year and will be reviewed for eligibility. Grant applications will be reviewed each year during our December board meeting and all applicants will be notified by December 31st.

Submit the grant application and required supplemental documents by November 15th to: info@chartwaypromisefoundation.org.

Please use the following subject line: 2024 Grant Application_Organization Name

If you have questions, please call 757-233-7111.