North Georgia Community Foundation Inc

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

Grantmaking due diligence procedure the north georgia community foundation (ngcf) makes grants from funds it administers to charitable, educational, religious, or public entities to address ngcf's philanthropic objectives. as a broad guideline, charitable activities generally are those that benefit whole classes or groups of individuals or communities, involve no personal or private financial benefit, and do not involve lobbying or electioneering. to qualify for a grant distribution from ngcf, an applicant, designee or nominee must be able to satisfy ngcf's due diligence requirements before a grant is made. "due diligence" means that, prior to making a grant, ngcf has conducted an independent investigation of the prospective grantee and, using due diligence, has been able to establish that the prospective grantee qualifies to receive the grant, has the capacity to fulfill the terms of the grant, and is willing to furnish ngcf with any required evaluative reports. "applicant" means any prospective grantee that applies generally to ngcf or specifically to one of ngcf's component funds for support that will be awarded on a competitive basis. "designee" means any prospective grantee that is pre-designated by the terms of an ngcf component fund to receive support from that fund. "nominee" means any prospective grantee that is recommended by: a donor-advisor for support from a specific donor-advised fund; a selection committee for support from a specific scholarship, award, or othe