This is different. I need help. How do I start working on putting together a grant for a non-profit ranch f
I would like to start a non-profit horse ranch for at risk youth in Southern Illinois. I personally have no funds and my credit sucks. I would like to get a government grant to do this but I don’t know where to start and can’t afford to hire a company to help me. If I could figure out where to start I know I could gather some people along the way who would work with me towards this goal. There is nothing like this in this area.
Start with your local library. Get Leskos big book of government grants. Find what is out there for funding. Most grants have specific requirements on HOW to write for them and WHAT the money is to go to. Hire a grant writer. Research, research, research. A non-profit business is still a business. You must have a business plan, a location, a list of items to be used at the location, a list of who is in charge and what each will do, a tax-exempt I.D. number filed with your State Corporation Commission for 501C status, ratification from your local city commission to start your business at your location, proper zoning, and of coarse, funding. Produce fund-raisers, ask other non-profit groups (Masons, Shriners, Firefighters, Police, AARP Committees, DHS, ETC) for their opinions and ask for their help…then go to the businesses in your area for sponsorship. Get used to the concept of BEG, BORROW, AND STEAL.
Then Hire on your staff and get started.
Contact me for further help. But first use your library resources.
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