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2010 Grant Guidelines

The purpose of New Belgium's small grants program is to serve and connect with the local communities where we sell our beers. We want to cultivate relationships and support those making an impact. Funding decisions are made by our Sustainability Department and our Employee Advisory Committee.

New Belgium uses our philanthropy dollars to promote Environmental Stewardship. Specifically, we focus on grants in the following categories:

Environmental Stewardship

Water Stewardship
Sensible Transportation & Bike Advocacy
Sustainable agriculture
Youth environmental education

Our geographic funding areas

The states to receive funding in 2010 are Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Purpose of Support

We offer funding in both program support and general operating needs.

We do not fund:

Organizations without 501(c) (3) status
Debt reduction
Requests from individuals including scholarships
Conferences, conventions or workshops
Political campaigns
Organizations for religious purposes
Fundraising events, music festivals, film festivals or cultural events
Public or private school programs
Production of films or other media-related projects
Global issues or international projects even if main organization is based in one of our geographic funding areas

How much to request:

Small grants range from $500-$5,000

How to apply

If you are based in one of our geographic areas and your work matches one of our funding interests please fill out the form listed below February 1, 2010 - June 1, 2010 or August 1, 2010-November 1, 2010. We accept one grant request per calendar year. Most applications will be processed within three months. We will not be accepting applications June 2, 2010-July 31, 2010.

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Organization name: *

Contact information

Primary contact name: *

Address: *

City: *

State: *

Zip code: *

Phone number: *

Email: *

Website: *

Grant details

Grant amount request: *

Past grants:

Dates and amounts of any grants, sponsorships or product donations received from New Belgium within the last three years

Organization information

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Program area: *

If your organization’s mission or purpose does not fit into these categories, you do not qualify for a grant.

Description of the organization, including mission: *

Purpose of request and a description of how the funds will be used: *

List of the organization’s most recent accomplishments: *

Goals for the coming year: *

What is your strategy for achieving these goals?: *

Please indicate other sources of funding: *

Volunteer information

Number of volunteers and number of volunteer hours contributed per year: *

Would you like support from New Belgium volunteers?: *

If so, please enter your volunteer coordinator's contact informations:

Required files

Please attach a copy of your IRS 501(c) (3) Determination Letter.: *

Please attach a simple budget for this program or project: *

If you have requested general operating funds please attach your organization budget.

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