Members of Horizon Community Funds’ giving circle kicked off their 2024 grant cycle with a vote to determine this year’s grant focus area. The members chose to focus their combined gifts on mental health and substance use disorders.
“This is an area that has touched countless lives in our community,” said Horizon Community Funds President and CEO Nancy Grayson. “We are grateful for the generosity and commitment of the members of The 410, whose combined efforts and dedication make it possible for us to address these critical issues and create a lasting, positive impact in our community.”
The application portal is currently open and can be accessed here. Applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30. To be eligible, nonprofits must be serving at least one of Boone, Campbell, or Kenton counties in Northern Kentucky in the area of health, mental health, and substance use disorders.
Membership of The 410 is open, with a focus on Northern Kentuckians looking to explore philanthropy without requiring a large financial commitment. The 410 is a giving circle, a well-established model of giving in which a group of people commits a certain dollar amount per person and pools their money for a larger grant to an organization, project, or cause. Aside from the financial commitment of $410 from each member, the time commitment from The 410 is participation in four brief meetings to move the grantmaking process forward. Members are responsible for determining what general focus area they would like to fund, learning more about existing nonprofits and work in that area, reviewing grant applications together, and deciding on a final grant recipient or recipients.
While the cohort has launched, membership remains open during the application process, through the end of October. More information and the commitment form can be found at www.horizonfunds.org.
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