GRANT PROCEDURES

Deadlines for Submitting Completed Applications

  • January 1
  • April 1
  • July 1
  • October 1

Tax exempt organizations may submit one request per calendar year using the online application process.

Apply Here

Geographic Priority

Dover Foundation gives highest priority to eligible organizations in Cleveland County. Organizations that fall outside this geographic scope are considered only under special circumstances.

Dover Foundation does not:

  • Make grants or loans to individuals
  • Make loans to charitable organizations
  • Respond to mass mailings
  • Purchase advertising
  • Donate to political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns
  • Purchase dinner, gala, or raffle tickets.
  • Award college scholarships that are not part of Dover Foundation’s scholarship program
  • Support churches outside Cleveland County
  • Fund church trips outside Cleveland County
  • Provide funds to organizations that use their tax exempt status to make those funds available to non-eligible organizations
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