The following criteria is used by our Grant Committees to evaluate each application:

Impact on Community Services:

• Does the project significantly improve the service provided?
• Will a significant number of people be served by the improvement of services provided by this project?
• Will it make a significant difference in the lives of people, especially those with particular needs in the area addressed by the project?

Inspiring Community Change/Impact Investment:

• Does the project strengthen the organization’s and the community’s capacity?
• Does it fill a gap in existing community programs?
• Does this project address root causes through an innovative and practical approach to a problem? Does it contribute new understandings to an existing problem?
• Can other organizations learn from this project?

Inspiring Community Change/Impact Investment:

• How much funding does the organization require for the project?
• Is the Foundation’s support critical for the success of this project?
• Is the project viable, well-planned and achievable?
• Are community partnerships and/or other sources of funding identified?

Stratford Perth Community Foundation’s Requirements:

• Do these projects, in total, meet geographic considerations to ensure distribution of funds over the six (6) regions served by the Foundation? These areas are: Stratford, St Marys, North Perth, Perth East, Perth South, West Perth.
• Do these projects fit with the Foundation’s binding objectives as set out in the Letters Patent and reflect equitable distribution over time throughout the seven (7) objectives?