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TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER
DESIGNATED COMMUNITY PROJECT FUND POLICY
1. DEFINITION
1.1. "Town of Bridgewater" is referred to as "the Town".
1.2. "Designated Community Project Fund" is referred to as DCPF.
1.3. "Donors" is referred to as any individual, corporation, organization, trust, partnership, or
any other entity that has right to provide a donation.
1.4. "Donation recipients" means local community groups or community projects.
1.5. "Projects" may include, but are not limited to expenses for capital, special events,
operating.
2. TITLE
2.1. The Town will establish and maintain a Designated Community Project Fund (DCPF)
reserve fund account in the Operating reserve section to receive donations from the
public or organizations to provide funding for specified Town projects or to be dispersed
to local community groups as a grant.
3. ELIGIBILITY
3.1. Donation Recipients must apply in advance to establish an eligible project under the fund
using the form in Schedule A. The Donation Recipient must clearly state the intention for
the project and a timeframe for the fundraising.
3.2. Donors may make donations to the Town with a direction that the donation(s) be
deposited to the DCPF.
3.3. The following wording must be included in any solicitations and promotional materials for
a project so that potential donors understand how to receive a charitable tax receipt:
a.
[Name of Community Group] is unable to issue a charitable donation receipt
under the Income Tax Act; however, the Town of Bridgewater has established a
fund entitled the Designated Community Project Fund (DCPF) whereby Town
Council may by resolution make a grant or contribution from this fund pursuant
to Section 65A of the Municipal Government Act for projects located within the
Town of Bridgewater.
Policy No. 97
Approved: September 23, 2019
Resolution No.: 19-184
b.
[Name of Community Group] would like to apply to the Town for a grant,
equivalent to the funds collected from the community project fundraising campaign
for expenditures on a community project, as detailed in the attachment, from the
DCPF fund.
c.
If donors wish to receive a charitable donation receipt, acknowledging that any
grant to the [Name of Community Group] from the Town is at the discretion of
Municipal Council, then the donors should make their donation to the "Town of
Bridgewater" with a notation that the donation is to be deposited to the DCPF fund.
4. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS
4.1. The funds shall be deposited in a segregated Town reserve account.
5. CHARITABLE DONATION RECEIPTS
5.1. An Official receipt for income tax purposes, where and to the extent permissible under
the Income Tax Act (Canada), will be issued to donors for donations of $50.00 or more.
6. GRANTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DCPF
6.1. Council may by resolution:
a.
Make a grant or contribution from the DCPF pursuant to Section 65A of the
Municipal Government Act for projects located within the Town; or
b.
Expend funds from the DCPF on any charitable, nursing, medical, athletic,
educational, environmental, culture, community, fraternal, recreational, religious,
sporting or social facility owned by the Town of Bridgewater.
c.
Funds provided through donations will not impact on grant requests received from
the organization.
7. APPLICATION
7.1. Pursuant to clause 6, a written application to the Town for a grant must be made and
include an explanation of how the funds would be spent, the amount sought, the
estimated date when the funds would be required, and confirmation that the organization
meets the criteria of Section 65A of the Municipal Government Act. A grant would be paid
to the organization at the discretion of Council.
8. ADVERTISEMENT
8.1. Pursuant to Section 65C of the Municipal Government Act, Council shall annually publish
in a newspaper circulating in the Town of Bridgewater, a list of the organizations and the
amounts received as a grant from this Fund.
9. RECORDS
9.1. Official receipts for income tax purposes shall be under the supervision and control of
the Director of Finance or designate of the Town.
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Designated Community Project Fund
Application Form to establish a community fund
Name of Organization:
Contact Person:
Mailing Address:
Contact Phone Number:
Eligible organizations must be a Registered Society in good standing under the Nova Scotia Societies
Act. Please provide your registration number: __________________________
Please describe the services provided by your organization and how it contributes to the wellbeing of
residents and/or businesses of the Town of Bridgewater:
What is the project that you are applying to the Town's Designated Community Fund for? Please
provide a project overview including how this will benefit your organization and the Town.
Designated Community Project Fund - Application Form
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Please provide details on the cost of the project, including expenses and sources of potential revenue:
What is the start date of your fundraising campaign? ___________________________________
When is the target end date of your fundraising campaign? ______________________________
What is your target fundraising goal? _______________________________________________
Attach any additional supportive information.
PLEASE NOTE:
Funds received via the Designated Community Project Fund (DCPF) will be dispersed at the
discretion of Council. Any organization that fundraised on behalf of the DCPF will not be guaranteed
that they will receive a grant from this fund.
Date of application
Signature
Print name and position
Submit your application to:
Director of Finance
Town of Bridgewater
60 Pleasant Street
Bridgewater, NS
B4V 3X9
(902) 543-4651
[email protected]
Your organization may be requested to provide
additional information or to make an appearance
before Council to present your request.
Council will publish a list of the grants approved
from the Designated Community Project Fund in
accordance with Section 65C of the Municipal
Government Act.
SIGN