The R.C. Durr Foundation accepts grant requests year round from qualifying organizations serving the larger Northern Kentucky region. Its current guidelines give primary priority to education, social services and community development and provide secondary consideration to health care, particularly public health care.
Funding and deadline
The Foundation does not publish a current minimum or maximum grant amount. Requests are accepted year round, with no fixed closing date, cutoff time or time zone. The Foundation states that responses are normally provided within about 90 days after proposals are reviewed for fit and, when appropriate, placed on a Board meeting agenda.
Eligible geography and applicants
The Foundation defines its larger Northern Kentucky region as Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson counties. Private nonprofit grantees must qualify under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The application page also states that grants are restricted to private nonprofit organizations for qualifying charitable purposes and public tax-exempt organizations.
Program priorities and restrictions
Specific projects and programs are preferred over general operating or capital campaigns, and bricks and mortar projects are not preferred. Competitive proposals emphasize measurable goals, innovation, collaboration, effectiveness, long term viability and community impact. The Foundation generally does not support fundraising events, sponsorships, private foundations or endowments.
Application requirements
The online application requests organization and executive information, address, telephone and email, a 501(c)(3) determination letter for private nonpublic organizations, a Board member list and an executive summary. When appropriate, applicants also provide a detailed project or program budget, implementation schedule, evaluation and reporting approach, and a list of committed and requested outside funding. No formal matching percentage is published. Applicants with questions may first send a one page preapplication summary to the Foundation contact identified on its application page before investing in a full request.
Atlas strategy
Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100. This is a legitimate year-round Northern Kentucky healthcare and public-health funding source, but health care is a secondary priority and no applicant award ceiling is published. N9+ Fit Score: 42/100, conditional. The Nonagon N9+ device and platform may have a legitimate applicant-led role only where a qualifying nonprofit or public tax-exempt organization develops a measurable healthcare or public-health project in which connected clinical examination technology is integral and the Foundation accepts the proposed cost. The guidelines do not establish a general technology or device preference, so Atlas should not force N9+ into a proposal. Dr. Miltie, LLC is not established as an eligible direct applicant under the published grantee rules.
Recommended next action
For applicant-specific pursuit, first verify Northern Kentucky service geography, qualifying tax status, project-specific healthcare or public-health fit, current organizational priorities, budget and any outside funding. Use the Foundation’s online application portal and reverify current guidelines before submission.