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Revenues and Grants
Ongoing funding is one of the most difficult aspects of managing SAMP. We are able to apply for 1 grant per year from Rotary Foundation, and grants are matched by District 6220 funds. The minumum grant of $10,000 will cover the cost of two containers or 80 gaylords. We pack between 120 and 160 gaylords per year, and must store unshipped gaylords on trailers at $120 per month.
The Project sometimes also receives funding from matching grants and direct contributions from Clubs and the District. In 1997, the Blankets
For Africa project resulted in many Clubs raising funds to be used to purchase
blankets for shipment to southern Africa along with the medical supplies and
equipment. Since the inception of this Project, several Clubs have held special
fund-raising events, the proceeds of which were earmarked either in part or
in total for this Project.
The Project has also received a grant through the U.S. State Department with
a program called the Funded Transportation Program. This program covers the
full cost of transportation of humanitarian goods to needy countries based on
an application process and demonstration of the ability to provide the humanitarian
supplies. We only did one shpment using this funding source. Very time consuming, lots of paperwork, and funding can be cut without much notice.
Matching Grants
A primary source of funding for this project is through matching grants provided
by the Rotary International Foundation. The grants procedure requires the applicant
(District 6220) to raise an equal amount to the funds being contributed by the
Foundation.
Matching Grant #3551 (July 1993)
Project District: District 9250
Project Location: Zimbabwe, Malawi, Swaziland
Amount received from The Rotary Foundation $20,000
District 6220 matching amount $20,000
Total $40,000
Matching Grant #5081 (July 1995)
Project District: District 9250
Project Location: Zimbabwe, Malawi, Swaziland
Amount received from The Rotary Foundation $15,000
District 6220 matching amount 15,000
Total $30,000
Matching Grant #7026 (June 1997)
Project District: District 9210
Project Location: Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia
Amount received from The Rotary Foundation $15,000
District 6220 matching amount 15,000
Total $30,000
Matching Grant #8802 (October 1998)
Project District: District 9210
Project Location: Zimbabwe, Malawi
Amount requested from The Rotary Foundation $15,000
District 6220 matching amount $15,000
Total $30,000
Matching Grant # 69959 (March 2009)
Project District: 3270
Project Location: Karachi Pakistan
Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation: $ 7,027
District 6200 Matching Amount: $ 7,027
Total: $ 14,054
Matching Grant # 70796 (Sept. 2009)
Project District: 7020
Project Location: Christiana, Jamaica
Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation: $ 5,412
District 6200 Matching Amount: $ 5,413
Total: $ 10,825
Matching Grant #74715(March 2011)
Project District: 7020
Project Location: Christiana, Jamaica
Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation:
$6800
District 6220 matching amount: $6800
Total: $13,600 |
