Application Guidelines

The Foundation’s Board of Trustees will meet in May and November of each year to consider grant requests from invited applicants.

Once invited, applicants should submit:

  • A letter limited to two pages summarizing the request. The letter should include: (1) a brief description of the organization and its purpose, (2) a brief description of the project for which funding is requested, (3) the total cost of the project, and (4) the amount being requested.
  • A copy of the Internal Revenue Service letter which attests to the organization’s tax exempt status and classification as “not a private foundation.”
  • A list of the officers and members of the organization’s governing body.
  • A list of other donors and the amounts contributed, and a notation if a challenge grant from another foundation is involved.
  • Current operating budget and a year-to-date financial statement.
  • Recent financial audit. (If audit not available, an unaudited, year-end financial statement for the most recent fiscal year).

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