ST. LOUIS — 5 On Your Side is putting out an open call for applications for funding through 2024 TEGNA Foundation grants.
The TEGNA Foundation is the philanthropic arm of 5 On Your Side’s parent company, TEGNA. Through its Community Grant Program, TEGNA Foundation serves the greater good of our community by supporting nonprofit activities where TEGNA does business.
In 2024, 5 On Your Side has $40,000 to grant to eligible non-profits. We invite nonprofits in the St. Louis area to download the grant application and submit a hard copy to 5 On Your Side no later than Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, to:
Bryce Moore
Director of Marketing
5 On Your Side
1000 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
Grant proposals must include the following information:
- Completed TEGNA Foundation Grant Application Form
- IRS letter of determination for 501(c)3 tax exemption
- Your organization’s non-discrimination policy
- One-page project budget, and a one-page summary organizational budget
- Project proposal of no more than three pages that includes:
- needs statement
- objectives of the project to be funded
- whether the project is new or ongoing
- constituency to be served
- community and volunteer involvement
- sustainability statement
- your organization's qualifications to carry out the project
- how the project will be evaluated
- plans for continued funding, committed and applied for
- pertinent recent publications may also be included
What a TEGNA Foundation Community Grant will not fund:
- Individuals
- Private foundations
- Organizations not determined by the IRS to be a tax-exempt public charity under §501(c)(3)
- Organizations classified by the IRS as 509(a)(3)
- National or regional organizations unless their programs address specific local community needs
- Programs or initiatives where the primary purpose is the promotion of religious doctrine or tenets
- Elementary or secondary schools (except to provide special initiatives or programs not provided by regular school budgets)
- Political action or legislative advocacy groups
- Endowment funds
- Multiple-year pledge campaigns
- Organizations located in or benefiting nations other than the US and its territories
- Fraternal groups, athletic teams, bands, volunteer firefighters or similar groups
The TEGNA Foundation will not engage in philanthropic giving to organizations that the Foundation finds discriminate against a person or group because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, family responsibilities, disability, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, veteran status or genetic information.
The TEGNA Foundation will also not engage in philanthropic giving to non-religious organizations that have a written policy of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/ or gender identity and/ or have a policy explicitly permitting its own chapters, affiliates, etc. to discriminate.
More information about the TEGNA Foundation and the Community Grant Program can be found here.
