The Wayland Business Association Foundation (the non-profit behind the Wayland Business Association – WBA) maintains a fund to provide grants to local tax exempt civic groups and organizations that demonstrate need and primarily (or predominantly) serve Wayland residents or programs. These funds are also available to support a specific program or opportunity that would also give the WBA an opportunity for community exposure.
In the past 14 years, the WBA has awarded over $113,000 in grants that have helped to better Wayland. Each grant ranges from $250 to $1000 and is awarded on a biannual basis. The first deadline for submission is December 31st and the second is April 30th.
The WBA considers the following aspects of the application in their grant awards:
1. The number of people that will benefit from the grant;
2. The extent to which the organization serves Wayland residents;
3. The history of grant requests from the applying organization;
4. The request similarity to previous grants to the same or similar organizations or causes;
5. The degree to which the organization will recognize the WBA in marketing or promotional materials for the organization or the event to which the grant will be related.
If you belong to a local tax exempt civic group or organization and believe your group may qualify and benefit from a grant from the WBA, you are encouraged to complete and submit a grant application. It can be found at www.WaylandBusiness.org. Click on the tab at the top “About”. And then click on the tab “Apply for Grant” (direct link is online here).
