The Ohio Elks Association provides Community Service Grants to purchase equipment for a Municipality, Police Department, Fire Department, Park Department etc., which they would not otherwise be able to purchase, which will allow them to do their jobs better.

The maximum amount for each grant is $1,000. There are four (4) grants earmarked for each District.  Applications can be submitted any time beginning May 15, 2024. Applications will be reviewed and winners will be announced on June 15, 2024. Criteria for grants will be based on community impact, submissions from the previous year, and follow up paperwork returned to the State Chairman (including press releases, photos, charitable forms, etc.).  

On July 15th, the earmarks will be removed.  If there are grants not awarded, any lodge that submitted their first application through this date, but didn’t receive a grant because their district had already claimed their four grants will now be considered for the remaining grant(s).

You need to email the form to Jonathan.felice@airgas.com
(Note: Jon recommends manually typing his e-mail address as e-mails using the link above occasionally get caught in his work’s spam filter)

Instructions:

  1. Please, no hand-written proposals.  Type in the information on the form and email it to me.

  2. The Organization Information section can be filled out by the organization or the Lodge representative.

  3. If you are unsure whether a particular item is eligible for a grant, please contact me.

  4. A Paid Invoice or Price Quote must be included with the application for the item being purchased.  The application is not considered received unless included.  It is acceptable to scan this document to include with the emailed application.

  5. The Grant check must be written to a government agency or a 501(c)3 organization.

Examples of acceptable purchases:

  • Portable AED for a squad car.

  • Weed eater for a parks department.

  • Light Bar for an ATV used in off road firefighting.

  • Fire prevention materials for Fire prevention week.

Examples of non-acceptable purchases:

  • Fund to purchase a K-9 dog.

  • Supplies

  • Training classes.

 If you have questions or need help contact:

Jon Felice
Ohio Community Service Chairman
Jonathan.felice@airgas.com
440-376-2337