Inspiration Playground is a component fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado.
Funds donated by Fort Collins Rotary Clubs and the Community of Northern Colorado.

Mission 

The mission of the Inspiration Playground Program Endowment fund is to optimize the use of Inspiration Playground within the area served by Poudre School district through promoting educational use of the playground and its equipment by:

• Increasing meaningful activity and interactions for children of all abilities.
• Purposeful programming integrating play for children of all abilities.
• Promoting activities that increase children’s understanding of benefits of physical and social activities through playground utilization.

Guidelines

Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, a school, or a city-affiliated program that serves residents of Poudre School District. Requests for more than $1,000 will not be considered. Requests to purchase snacks, meals or clothing items such as t-shirts will not be considered.

Process

Grant requests will be accepted quarterly while funds are available (see deadlines below.) Requests for funding must be submitted online using the Community Foundation’s online grant application tool.  Grant recipients must also submit an online evaluation report (Final Report) within 60 days of project completion. 

Deadlines

Application Deadline    Notification of Award     Grant Distribution
Sept. 3, 2008                  Oct. 1, 2008                      Dec. 30, 3008
Feb. 4, 2009                   March 1, 2009                   June 1, 2009

Questions

Please direct questions to Chief Operating Officer Roxanne Fry at 488-1989 or roxanne@CommunityFoundationNC.org.