GO grant recipients are required to provide AMRF with immediate written notification of any changes in their organization’s tax-exempt status. Other than that, our expectations are minimal. We already know you’re doing great work. You don’t have to prove it with grant reports, financial statements, or site visits. Instead, we’ll invite you to meet us for coffee to celebrate your successes and learn how the GO Grant is helping you do your work. We will also serve as a connector…

GO Grant is a quick turnaround award of $10,000 in general operating funds. That’s the “GO” in GO Grants. The entire premise of GO Grant is built on trust — there is no need for extensive applications, reports, or site visits.

If this applies to you, we ask that you provide your project or program name in your application. This is an optional field. With this information, AMRF will list the program/project name in the grant award letter to ensure that the funds are accessible to you. The funds must be earmarked for the program under which you are applying – or the people working on that program. From within the project or program, you may use the funding at your…

AMRF uses your EIN number to confirm that you are eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. You can use the IRS Tax Exempt Organization search tool to check your status. Organizations whose federal tax exempt status was automatically revoked for not filing a Form 990-series return or notice for three consecutive years are not eligible for a GO Grant due to IRS requirements. If this list indicates that your tax exempt status has been revoked, but you have since applied…

How you choose to spend the funds is up to you. We trust you know (better than we do) how to best help your community. Since we grant unrestricted funds, the award can be for anything from savings for operational reserves, capacity-building, to supporting programs, projects or teams. That said, we do have the following restrictions: In addition, in accordance with our bylaws and federal law, these funds cannot be used for any of the following:

This grant is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for the first 25 organizations. This application is designed to be completed in one sitting. You will not be able to save your progress. If, for any reason, you cannot complete your application in one sitting, you will have to start at the beginning. Make sure to review our EIN requirements to ensure that you have all of the necessary information according to the type of application you will be submitting: If you are applying…

You have within one year of the date the contract was signed. This gives everyone the same amount of time, regardless of when in the fiscal or calendar year they received their award.

Yes, however, funds are intended to be used in Oregon specifically.

This fund is about building resilience in Oregon by broadening the definition of mental health and substance use disorder treatment and housing services beyond the euro-centric “Western” interpretation. We believe a healthy community is one that supports, celebrates and resources a diverse bounty of traditions and culturally specific ways of healing. Below are some examples of activities that may fall into the above categories: Services for foster youth, employment support, immigration/refugee services, medical advocacy and services, peer support, resource navigation,…

No, this step is optional. But we will need it so we can get you the funds. After you receive your formal approval, you can provide this information through our secure online portal. Please do this promptly to avoid delays in receiving your grant award letter.