The Edith C. Justus Fund focuses on supporting projects and programs within Venango County, PA, that have a significant impact on the community, particularly those that benefit underserved populations, demonstrate financial accountability, and emphasize collaboration and sustainability.
The grant program administered by the Edith C. Justus Fund is designed to support projects and programs that meet a range of criteria including: offering year-round programming, providing direct services to individuals that reflect the organization's core social mission, addressing community needs with demonstrated demand, having a broad impact or benefiting underserved populations, showing measurable outcomes with documented results and long-term sustainability plans, having diversified income streams with effective financial accountability, involving collaboration with other organizations, complementing rather than duplicating the work of other nonprofits, and requiring applicant organizations to have at least 3 years of operational history. Additionally, projects or programs must have completed at least one year of operation with a report on measurable impact available before applying.