Application for support
The Community Focus Fund is a community outreach program that provides financial support, employee volunteer hours, and used computers to local educational and nonprofit organizations. Focus areas include: affordable housing assistance, community, education, environment, safety & health, senior citizens, and youth.
Please read the guidelines and technical hints prior to filling out and submitting this application.
Please review the application before filling it out. You must provide all the required information at the time you submit this application. You cannot save it and return.
We accept volunteer and computer requests all year long.
Financial applications and all supporting documentation must be received by December 19, 2008 for consideration during 2009.
You will be notified via e-mail of the committees' decision for financial support by February 20, 2009.
Section 1: General Organization Information Section 1 must be completed for all requests.
*Organization Name:
*Mailing Address:
*City
*Zip Code
*Phone Number
FAX Number
*Contact Person First Name:
* Contact Person Last Name:
Contact Person Phone Number:
*Contact E-mail Address:
*Executive Director/CEO/Superintendent
*Executive Director/CEO/Superintendent
*Phone number
*Executive Director/CEO/Superintendent
*Federal tax number:
*Mission statement:
Financial applications and all supporting documentation must be received by December 19, 2008 for consideration during 2009.
Supporting documents can be mailed to Community Focus Fund, P.O. Box 1103, MC 0950, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80947-0950.
You can deliver these documents in person to 121 S. Tejon Street, Plaza of the Rockies-South Tower, 5th floor located on the corner of Tejon Street and Colorado Avenue. Parking is available in the City Parking Garage at Nevada Avenue and Colorado Avenue.
List of required documents must be received by 5:00 p.m. December 19, 2008. No faxed documents accepted.
Most recent audited financial statement
List of Board of Directors
IRS tax exemption letter
2009 Program Budget
List of 2008 funders
Section 2: Financial Support Request
Program Name
Describe the program, not the agency, you are requesting funding (limit 200 words):
Number of individuals this program will directly impact.
Estimated cost of entire project/program: $
Amount requested from Colorado Springs Utilities: $
Detailed description how you will use the funds (limit 50 words):
List other funders for the project/program:
Section 3: Volunteer Assistance
Project start date:
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Project end date:
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Number of volunteers needed:
Project location (address):
Age requirement of volunteers:
Detailed description of the volunteer project including location, tasks the volunteers will be doing, and skills the volunteers need:
Expected environmental/safety concerns (example: volunteers should wear work gloves or bring work boots):
Number of individuals directly impacted by project:
Comments regarding individuals directly impacted:
Is there insurance for project/activities and volunteers?
If yes, please explain:
Colorado Springs Utilities equipment requested for the project (Colorado Springs Utilities volunteers must operate all Colorado Springs Utilities equipment):
Section 4: Computers
How will the computers be used?
Please state the type and quantity of each type of computer being requested:
Desktop
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*Title:
