* Applications from public elementary and secondary schools and independent schools are accepted by invitation only.

What Are Not Areas of Focus
Free Standing Daycare Centers
Housing
Mental Health Counseling Centers
School Playgrounds
Senior Centers

What Champlin Will Not Fund
Grants to individuals
Grants for programs
Grants for operating expenses
Grants for administrative facilities or equipment
Grants to Churches — please see the following information
Multi-year grants; however, applicants may be considered annually

Church Funding
As was the case in 2007, applications from churches will not be accepted in 2008. Comprehensive review is ongoing and the issue is even more complex than we originally thought. Our Distribution Committee was close to crafting a policy for 2008 only to discover that the proposed criteria would have potentially overwhelmed these Foundations with the sheer number of churches that would have qualified. Clearly, much work remains to be done. This notice will therefore be updated on or before March 1, 2009. Your patience in this regard is appreciated.

Feasibility Studies
It is our policy not to participate in feasibility studies. The rationale for this policy is that the success of a fundraising campaign should not hinge on Champlin participation.