Civic Appropriations - Application Requirements

Middletown Civic Appropriation - Application Requirements
Shawn J. Brown, CPA ~Finance Director
E-Mail: sbrown@middletownri.com
350 East Main Road (1st Floor)
Middletown, RI 02842
Phone: (401) 846-4478

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CIVIC APPROPRIATION - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The Middletown Town Council has adopted the following Civic Appropriation requirements as a way of controlling the application for funds.

 

PURPOSE

To fund projects or programs of non-profit civic organizations, which primarily benefit residents of the Town of Middletown.

 

ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION

Only 501c(3) tax-exempt organizations are eligible for funding. To be eligible, organizations or projects must primarily serve the residents of the Town of Middletown, Aquidneck Island, or Newport County. Organizations that do not have a 501c(3) status must provide documentation that identifies the status they operate under.

 

APPLICATION

Each request for funding must be submitted on the Middletown Civic Appropriation Funding Request form, and shall be accompanied by proof of agency’s 501c(3) tax-exempt status and agency’s budget from the prior three (3) years. Organizations that do not have a 501c(3) status must provide documentation that identifies the status they operate under.

• Civic Appropriation Funding Request Form

Applications must be signed by an authorized officer of the organization and received by the Finance Director no later than April 1st. Requests for funding will not be considered unless a complete application has been submitted in accordance with these requirements.

 

INELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

The following activities will not be funded with civic appropriations:

1. Programs or services that serve primarily non-Middletown residents

2. Political activities

3. Marketing and/or fundraising

 

AGREEMENT & REPORTING

All recipients of civic appropriations, prior to receiving funds, shall enter into an agreement with the Town regarding the use of said funds. The agreement shall require that a project status report(s) be provided to the Town Council at specified intervals.