1) Lummi Island Community Association Annual Funding Starts
Your donations support all our services through our annual budget: The Tome/eTome, Brown Betty, Island Directory, Grants, Community Website & Calendar, Events, Celebrations, and more.
In past years, we called your donation a subscription to the Tome, but it was so much more. The Tome, a cherished island tradition, is one of many ways LICA serves our friends and neighbors, and it has always been free to every island household address. What we need is your generous assistance to continue the Tome/eTome, Brown Betty, the Directory, our Grants, our community activities, and our service to the great island we all call home.
The printing and mailing of the November Tome cost $645.41 and paper prices are still going up. And we cannot even consider or get pastel paper! We print 10 Tomes a year.. so just that adds up fast.
Please consider making your annual donation before January 1st, as the amount we receive determines what funds we can count on for the Community Grants – which you vote on in February (see section 2). Included with this months printed Tome is the donation form. You can also download a copy HERE
2) LICA Community Grant Applications
Annually, the Lummi Island Community Association awards grants to support projects benefitting our community.
Grant Request Forms must be received in our P.O. Box by December 15th
It is the policy of LICA to provide grants, if funds are available, in support of other Lummi Island organizations and entities, as determined appropriate by a vote of the board, which are then presented at the Annual Meeting. In the past, the “grants” were handled as reimbursements, not a true Grant. We are now providing the funds up-front as an actual Grant. The organization only has to show that they used the funds for the Specific project.
The Life Cycle of a LICA Grant
| December 15th | Your completed application form must be received by LICA. Mail it to: LICA Grants, P.O. Box 163, Lummi Island, WA 98262-0163 |
| January Board Meeting | LICA Board of Directors reviews applications. In deciding whether to approve a grant, the board must be satisfied that the proposed project provides a specific benefit to the community, and that it will not jeopardize LICA’s tax-exempt status. Requests will not be approved for any project supporting personal, religious, or partisan political purposes. |
| January Membership Meeting | Board-recommend applications are presented to general membership. |
| February Annual Meeting | LICA membership votes on which applications to approve. |
| March 15th (or earlier) | LICA treasurer disburses funds for approved grants. |
| October 31st | The grant end date by which terms must be satisfied. |
| November 30th | Funded applicants must report expenditures and outcomes pursuant to the grant. Any unexpended funds must be returned to LICA. |