Grantees will use Wish Book funds to enhance or enrich the ongoing necessities of life for their program participants. Grantees must provide individual and/or organizational topics for use in developing stories for Bay Area News Group media outlets. If selected for a story, Grantees must cooperate with News Group personnel and reply in a prompt and collaborative manner. Most stories will be created during October even though they may not be published immediately. Organizations that are not responsive to reporters and photographers will be ineligible for funding in the subsequent year. Wish Book grantees will be required to articulate a significant positive program impact for Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Benito, Alameda, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. (Note: Services must be provided, and funding expended in one or more of these counties regardless of agency location.) Wish Book grantees will represent a wide diversity of programs, populations, and geographic areas with an emphasis on youth, families, and seniors across the counties served. Any nonprofit applicant must be a 501(c)(3) organization in good standing (EIN, IRS letter or equivalent for a public entity). An active GuideStar/Charity Navigator profile is strongly recommended. Grantees must have capacity to manage the grant and the receipts/accounting required. For repeat applicants to be eligible, applicants must have met all previous year due dates for returned forms and met all grant requirements.