Nonprofit Funding Process

Applications will open on January 2, 2025 and the deadline for submissions is 6 p.m. on February 2, 2025. Process is now CLOSED for the FY2024-2025 year. 

A preapplication informational meeting was conducted on December 7, 2023 at 9:00 am. For those unable to attend, see the PowerPoint here. 

To apply, you will need to:

1. Go to gilbertaz.gosmart.org
2. Register on the site (if a new organization) or Login if a returning organization 
3. Review the Additional Resources tab prior to applying to check:
   • Application information
   • Eligibility
   • Funding Priorities
   • Resource Library 
   • Evaluation Criteria

If you need any assistance, make sure to first check the Tech Tips button and don’t forget to save your work along the way! 

Agencies are required to apply for funding each year. Funding for any given year does not guarantee funding for succeeding years.  

SCHEDULE

For questions, please contact  melanie.dykstra@gilbertaz.gov

Program Funding

Each year, the Town allocates Gilbert's Neighbor 2 Neighbor funds, and a portion of Gilbert’s general funds to nonprofit agencies that provide services to Gilbert residents. These agencies are selected through a competitive process as noted above.  If interested in how you can assist in supporting these nonprofit agencies, click on the Neighbor 2 Neighbor link above.  

These agencies provide a wide range of services for Gilbert residents who have limited incomes or are in need of nonprofit services.  Funding priorities for 2024-2025 were based on the results of the 2019 Human Service Needs Assessment and include ten (10) priority populations as listed in order below:

• Priority 1: Individuals in Need of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
• Priority 2: Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking
• Priority 3: Families in Crisis 
• Priority 4: Homeless Individuals and Families
• Priority 5: Low to Moderate Income Individuals and Families
• Priority 6: Youth in Need of Social Services
• Priority 7: Special Needs Individuals
• Priority 8: Elderly/Seniors 
• Priority 9: Immigrants
• Priority 10: Culturally Diverse Individuals and Families

A new needs assessment is currently in progress and may impact the priorities for 2025-2026 funding. 

Listed below are past funded agencies and an Executive Summary of the impacts, highlights, and services nonprofit organizations provided to Gilbert residents in the past fiscal years. 

Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Executive Summary Report - will be available in September 2024

Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Executive Summary Report 

Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Executive Summary Report 

Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Executive Summary Report 

Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Executive Summary Report

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The Town of Gilbert does not discriminate against any individual or program applicant on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, handicap, familial status or national origin.