Apply for a Grant through ECF: Puget Sound Area
The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound (ECF) is an employee-owned nonprofit organization. The Board of Trustees consists of eight Boeing employees who are elected by the generous Boeing employees who contribute to ECF. The trustees make grants to local 501(c)3 nonprofit Health and Human service agencies in Puget Sound. ECF accepts applications at anytime and reviews them in the order received. The time between receipt of the online application and the funding decision may take anywhere from 3 to 4 months.
You are encouraged to phone the Grant Administrator at 206-544-9246 if you have questions about the Employees Community Fund grant guidelines and/or the grant process.
WHAT ECF FUNDS:
The Employee Community Fund considers funding to health and human service agencies in two areas:
1) Capital Grants:
- Equipment (office, kitchen industrial, furniture, etc.)
- Vehicles used to support clients and/or transport food
- Purchase or construction of new buildings
- Remodels and/or renovations (must hold at least a 10-year lease)
- Phone systems
- Computers for client use (if for administrative use only, there is a $10,000 cap)
2) Seed Money Grants:
Seed money grants support the first 12 months of a new program that promotes innovation in the delivery of services. It is not intended to support expansion of already existing programs. When reviewing applications for seed money, ECF considers funding for salaries and other operating expenses in support of the program being initiated. If an agency submits its application after the program has been started, ECF will consider funding for the remainder of the first year. Seed money grants do not include support of new, start-up agencies.
WHERE ECF FUNDS:
The trustees make grants to local 501(c) 3 nonprofit Health and Human service agencies in the 11 Puget Sound counties where Boeing employees live and work. The 11 counties are: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Kitsap, Skagit, Mason, Whatcom, Lewis, Island and Kittitas.
AVERAGE GRANT RANGE:
The average ECF grant ranges from $10,000 to $40,000. The request amount should be aligned with the budget for your agency. ECF looks for diversity of funding and community support for overall agency operations.
EXTRA ATTACHMENT TO UPLOAD:
Once you are have logged into the online application, you will be prompted to upload various attachments such as your agency's Audit, Annual Budget, Previous Year's Budget, Balance Sheet, 990 Form, etc.
For capital requests you must upload the following information (this can be uploaded at the prompt: "ECF Addendum")
- A Bid Summary of three comparable bids/vendors. Do not upload the actual bids, just a summary and the name of the vendor from whom you would like to purchase the items. Requests for capital building projects also must include specifics on the campaign, timelines and contractors estimates.
WHAT ECF DOES NOT FUND:
- Arts, Cultural and Environmental agencies
- Public and Private schools
- Tax-supported institutions (police and fire departments, city parks, etc.)
- New agencies that have been in business less than three years
- Recreational activities (Little Leagues, etc.)
- Individuals
- Medical research
- Hospital capital drives
- Vehicles for agency staff
- Warranties and equipment maintenance
- Reimbursement for items already purchased
- Paying off debt
- Fundraising and agency advertising
- National fund drives
- Specialized software for administrative use
