La Crosse Community Foundation

How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)

All grantees' charitable status is verified through guidestar or other charity check database. in addition to irs verification, all grantees must meet components of the foundation's due diligence process, which includes: not being included on southern poverty law centers list of hate groups and not having serious violations of grant terms from previous grant awards. competitive grant awards require progress reports during the grant period and/or a final report at the end of the grant period. progress reports are expected for multi-year commitments in order to determine that the project was undertaken toward an identified/defined goal. progress reports include addressing the objectives of what has been learned or achieved, impact on the core mission of the organization, effect on the community, and accountability to stated deliverables. grants committee members and foundation staff consider the content of prior reports and the foundation will not consider applications from organizations that have overdue grant reports. lcf staff are actively engaged with grantees within the community that regularly receive funding. staff work to understand the mission and impact of grantees and how unrestricted funding is used to meet stated mission of each organization.