ELIGIBILITY

Overview

We know your time is valuable, so to help ensure a good fit for funding before your organization begins an application, we’ve designed our grant process as invitation-only. To help your organization determine initial fit, we recommend reviewing the page below and taking our Eligibility Strength Quiz. From there, schedule a Grant Informational Call with a member of our team to further discuss your organization’s project and alignment with the Kenneth King Foundation’s upcoming grant cycles. We’re here to support your work and answer any questions you might have, so please reach out!

Ideal Grant Seeker

Criteria for eligibility:

• Organization must be a 501(c)(3) with a tax identification
  number listed in Candid, fka Guidestar

• Organization must be based in Colorado, serving Colorado residents

• Programs must improve earning potential and quality of life

• Alignment with one of the Foundation's three focus areas

• Programs must have previous proof of skills resulting in creation
  of/placement in jobs with livable wages and businesses with
  growth potential

• Sustainable and diversified funding streams

• Annual organizational budget between $200,000 and $3,000,000

• Organizations must be in operation for at least two consecutive years

• Utilization of best practices and principles across all levels of the organization

• A reliable stream of income to service the loans and/or take on equity investment

• Proven track record of job creation/provision of entrepreneurship skills and new businesses

Suggestions for strong proposals:

• Clearly presented goals, objectives and strategies

• Strong, effective and ongoing organization and program evaluation with measurable
  outputs and outcomes

• Measurable social impact is desirable

Eligibility Strength Quiz

Want to know if you are a good fit for a Kenneth King Foundation grant? Take our quick quiz below to get a sense and learn more about how we can support your endeavors!