Neighborhood Association Criteria

• Be located in the City of Kirkland.
• Have boundaries contiguous with the City's neighborhood designations.
• Be incorporated as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.
• Have a majority of the organization's members living or operating businesses in the neighborhood.
• Have by-laws and a Board of Directors six months prior to application.*
• Have open membership to all neighborhood residents.
• Actively seek membership and not discriminate.
• Have the primary role in the Neighborhood Matching Grant project.
• Have a minimum of five neighborhood residents involved in the proposed Neighborhood Matching Grant project.

Note: Individuals, single businesses, city-wide organizations, social services, fraternal and religious groups, political groups, and public agencies are not eligible as applicants. However, eligible neighborhood organizations are encouraged to form partnerships with these ineligible groups to plan and implement projects. The neighborhood organization must be the lead applicant and have the primary role in the partnership.

*This requirement has been waived for the Finn Hill, Juanita, and Kingsgate neighborhoods.