Montrose Lions Club Community Fund

About the fund

Established by the Montrose Lions Club to provide support to charitable organizations throughout Susquehanna County that demonstrate the potential to benefit the greater community at large.

Application Period

September 1 - September 30

From the Donor:

Montrose LIONS Club Community Grant

Grant Guidelines and Application

Purpose: To support the projects of non-profits, organizations, or communities that demonstrate the potential to enhance the overall local quality of life.

Submission Deadline: Applications for the Montrose LIONS Club Community Grant may be submitted between September 1st and September 30th. Funding decisions will be announced by December 15th. Grant recipients will be notified so they can be present at a LIONS Club meeting to accept the donation.

Does My Organization Qualify?: The Montrose LIONS Club Community Grant committee will consider requests from any approved non-profit organization for a program or project that benefits the residents of Susquehanna County. It will also consider requests from certain local government agencies, municipalities, and public school systems within Susquehanna County, provided the proposed project fits the criteria of benefiting the community at large. Determination of the grant recipients is made by the Montrose LIONS Club Community Grant committee in consultation with The Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains. The Community Grant committee may make an award in part or in full and/or share the available grant funding with multiple applicants. The committee may not grant any award if it is determined that no funding applications are convincingly aligned with the granting priorities.

Funding Requests are NOT Considered For:

Operating or Program deficits.

Funding to pay mortgages.

Funding to reimburse an organization for costs that were incurred prior to the date the grant is to be awarded.

Grants to individuals


Application Format:

Print and complete application. Any questions should be directed to: [email protected]

Submit completed application to the Community Foundation.

Make a Donation

For more information or questions, call 570-278-3800
to speak with one of our fund managers.