Sussex County FACES grant cycle opens 2/22

The Carl M. Freeman Foundation is proud to announce the opening of grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations located in and serving Sussex County, Delaware.  Funding is available through the FACES (Freeman Assists Communities with Extra Support) Grants Program, which targets small organizations with operating budgets of $500,000 or less, which are often overlooked by funders.

“This is our twelfth year of giving FACES grants in Sussex County,” stated Patti Grimes, Executive Director of the Carl M. Freeman Foundation.  “We’re so proud, particularly in such a difficult economic time, to be able to serve the most vulnerable organizations serving our community.  We are committed to doing everything we can to help support and continue the vital work they do.”

The FACES program uses a volunteer advisory board composed of citizens who live or work in Sussex County.  Typically, these people are community leaders, activists, former or current elected officials, students, and nonprofit executives.  Advisory board members evaluate the applications and recommend where funding should be awarded based on the needs and priorities of the community.  The grant cycle will open on February 22nd, and applications are due by March 22nd at 5 pm. Grant guidelines and applications can be found on www.carlfreemanfoundation.org.  As well, a Meet the Funder Workshop will take place on Wednesday, February 29th from 4-5pm at the Georgetown Public Library in Georgetown, DE.  This workshop will focus on the E-Grant system, which is used during the FACES grant application process.  Those with questions about the application process may contact Sue Sevier, Carl M. Freeman Foundations Grant Manager at 302-436-3000 or sue@freemanfoundation.org. The winners will be announced in May.  

The Carl M. Freeman Foundation has been involved in the Sussex County community since the Freeman Companies began developing Sea Colony in the 1960s.  As the Freeman Companies developed the communities of Bayside and Bear Trap Dunes, the Foundation expanded its outreach with the FACES program.  In 2008, the Foundation began supporting The Freeman Stage Series at Bayside, an open air performing arts venue located near Fenwick Island, which will open its fifth season this upcoming Memorial Day. 
 
The Carl M. Freeman Foundation commits its time, talent and treasure to facilitate, support and promote innovative community-based leadership and giving. We seek to honor our founders’ legacies and passions by endorsing excellence and leveraging resources. Generally, we limit donations to communities where the customers, employees, and vendors of Carl M. Freeman Companies work, live, and play.