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SOMA Foundation Priorities
The SOMA Foundation will consider requests from organizations that are in the following categories.
However, the Board is not limited by these criteria.
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General Guidelines for Grants

 

The Soma Foundation seeks out organizations/ministries that: (1) demonstrate effectiveness (2) exercise collaboration (3) adhere to best practices (4) strive for sustainability (5) document ministry outcomes.

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Geographic Area of Grant Focus

Soma Foundation accepts grant applications from the geographic area defined by the sixteen counties of the West Central Georgia Health District* and Russel County, Alabama. Organizations outside the defined geographic area may submit a letter of inquiry for a grant proposal, then a grant application if invited to do so by the Soma Board of Trustees.

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Priorities & Restrictions

  • Soma makes charitable grants only to 501(c )3 organizations as classified by the IRS Code of 1986ff

  • Soma requires organizations receiving grants to be compliant with the Foundation’s Statement of Faith

  • Soma does not give to endowments

  • Soma does not make loans to individuals or to organizations

  • Soma does not give to social clubs or booster organizations

  • Soma does not give to political or legislative advocacy groups or organizations

  • Soma does not give to organizations headquartered outside of the United States or its territories

  • Soma generally does not give to the production of films or documentaries

  • Soma generally does not give to local churches or school operating budgets

  • Soma generally does not give to requests for “seed” or startup money for organizations

  • Soma generally does not give for festivals or conferences

  • Soma generally does not give grants for previously incurred debt

  • Soma generally does not give grants in the form of multi-year pledges

 

(*) Georgia Counties in the West Central Health District: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooley, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster

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