The Tom and Frances Leach Foundation
“The things you share and give away give you the greatest pleasure.” This quote by Frances V. Leach most accurately describes her philosophy of life.
The Tom & Frances Leach Foundation, Inc. is committed to sustaining vibrant, healthy communities where everyone has the opportunities and means to achieve their dreams and make a positive difference in the world. Through our grants, we support effective organizations that create significant, lasting, and transformational change through thoughtful and innovative responses to today's needs or through systematic solutions that address the root causes of economic and societal challenges.
The Foundation provides single and multi-year grants to support nonprofit organizations through direct program funding, general operating grants, endowments, scholarships, and capital campaigns. Most of our grantmaking is geographically focused in the Bismarck-Mandan and Western North Dakota areas.
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Apply for Funding
The Foundation will no longer accept paper applications and has moved to an online application process. We are establishing this process via Submittable to ensure that we collect consistent information from all applicants. Follow the link below, submit your application with accurate information, and provide all the required appendices. Should a grant request be successfully approved, grantees will be notified by email, and awards will be issued on or before December 31st of that year.
Please note that the Foundation generally accepts only one application per grantee per year.
Multi-year grantees: Once you have received the final installment payment of your multi-year award, your organization can apply for new funding in the next grant cycle.
Organizations that receive multi-year grants must submit an interim report every year they receive funding by June 30th.
Current grantees of the Foundation who have questions regarding applying for funding, please feel free to contact the Grant Coordinator by email at leachfoundation@midconetwork.com or by calling 701-255-0479.
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