Types of Funding

Awards: For example, coalition wins prize for best program and receives a $100,000 award.

Bequests: Nonprofit named as beneficiary in wills.

Donations: Contributions (generally small) from individuals or groups, like those solicited by a direct mail campaign.

Endowments: Funds or assets of individuals “in trust” for coalition, or transferred with specific conditions. For example, deed rental property to nonprofit with condition that income will go to former owner until deceased.

Fee for Service: Income through payment of all or part of cost of service (i.e. registration fee for training).

For Profit Business: Thrift store, ice cream parlor, catering, etc. to support coalition operations.

Gifts: (Restricted or non-restricted) different types of donations or contributions (generally from individuals) can be solicited in a variety of ways (pledge drives, “a-thons”, telethons, bowl-a-thons, walk-a-thons, jail-a-thons).

Grants: Generally limited term and specific. Can be funding organizations can be government (federal, state, county, city, etc.), private (foundation or community), or corporate.

In-kind Donations: Individual or organizational donation of services, time or staff.

Major Gifts: Generally large amounts for specific one time purposes like purchase of a van or furnishing a new office.

Memberships: Individuals, business and/ or organization pay set amount to support coalition. Depending on structure of organization, members may also have voting power.

Program of Government: For example, unit of government sets aside portions of its budget and contracts with or reimburses a coalition to perform the work (i.e. police department pays directly or indirectly, to coalition to conduct a citizen planning process).

Sale of Products or Services: Proceeds from the sale of T-shirts, bumper stickers, pins, cookies, coupon books, etc.

Special Events: Fund raising and awareness events like golf tournaments, fashion shows, car washes.

Tax set asides: Voters pass special tax or initiative and dedicate funds to go to coalition activity.

Underwriting or Sponsorships: Funds given to help defray costs of events or other activities (i.e. conference).