Apply for a Community Grant From Bellevue Rotary
We support service organizations in Bellevue and throughout the neighboring Eastside cities. We emphasize funding needs that strengthen organizational sustainability.
FY 2025-2026 Grant Applications are Closed
The 2025-2025 Community Grant cycle has closed. Please check back in July 2026 for information on our 2026-2027 grant cycle.
Grant Application Materials
Download our grant proposal form here
Questions? Email us at grants@bellevuerotary.net.
Community Service Grant Process
The first step is to fill out the Bellevue Rotary Club Community Grant Proposal Form.
Submit the proposal form to grants@bellevuerotary.net
After that, a member of the grant committee will contact you to learn more about your request and start the evaluation process.
The grant committee will meet in November to review and evaluate grant requests that have been received.
The Community Grants Committee brings its recommendations to the Bellevue Rotary Board of Directors for final approval at its December meeting.
Other Information
Volunteer opportunities. While not part of the grant evaluation criteria, please let us know how members of Bellevue Rotary can volunteer for your organization, either individually or as a larger group. This can either be on an on-going basis or as part of special events or activities that occur periodically.
If you have questions, please contact the Bellevue Rotary Community Grants Committee at grants@bellevuerotary.net.
Submission. Send the grant request via email to: grants@bellevuerotary.net, or via US mail to:
Bellevue Rotary
Attn: Community Grants
P.O. Box 523
Bellevue, WA 98009
Grant Evaluation Criteria
Our criteria for evaluating local grants includes the following elements.
Local. The project or operations must be community-service oriented and beneficial primarily to the residents of the City of Bellevue and the neighboring Eastside cities.
Sustainable. We approve grants that contribute to sustainability of the service organization, i.e., grants for services that are programmatic in nature or capital projects. We do not fund grants for on-going operating expenses such as overhead, rent, utilities, salaries, etc.
Diversified. Our philosophy is to provide grants that are large enough to make a difference and small enough to allow us to support a variety of needs within our community. As such, we request that grant requests be limited to $5,000. A request for additional funds may be submitted and our grant committee may consider larger requests should funds be available. However, all requests should specify a funding option that can be satisfied for $5,000 or less. We give priority to requests from organizations that have not received funding from the Bellevue Rotary Club for the past two consecutive years.
Immediate. The project or services must be completed or delivered within a year from funding.
Learn About Our Local Impact
Rotarians talk about the “opportunity to serve,” and it truly is privilege to be in a position to help others. This video describes some of the ways we have been fortunate enough to support our community.
