Non-Profit Grant Consideration

The Blooming Prairie Foundation intends to make decisions on the next round of grants in April 2011. To be considered for a grant, please submit your proposal & materials electronically (bpfinfo@yahoo.com) so that they are received no later than 5:00 p.m. (CST) on FEBRUARY 1, 2011.

To be considered for a grant, your organization should submit the following information:

• The application form, completed in its entirety, including the required signature from your organization's board chair or chief executive officer.
  

  • Print an application: pdf.

• A one-page summary of the proposal. Proposals without the summary will not be accepted.
  
  
• A proposal of not more than seven pages that answers the following questions:
  1. What is the chartered purpose of your organization?
  2. What is the brief history of your organization?
  3. What is the purpose of the grant? 
  4. By what steps does the organization propose to accomplish the grant purposes?
  5. When do those steps begin and when are they completed?
  6.  How does this request relate to your organization's long-range planning, including your strategic vision and priorities?
  7. How does this request relate to the Blooming Prairie Foundation's goals?
     
     
• A line-item budget If the request is for partial support, submit the entire budget and show the projected amounts and sources of other financial and in-kind support. Proposals without this budget will not be accepted. You may use the form provided on the Blooming Prairie Foundation website.
  
  
  • Print a budget form here.
    
    
• A copy of your organization's letter of tax-exempt status from the U. S. Internal Revenue Service.
  
• A list of the members of the governing board of the organization.
  
• A list of at least 3 references who we may contact about your organization.
  
• Any optional materials to supplement the proposal, if appropriate.

If you have questions about the Blooming Prairie Foundation and its grant-making procedures, please contact us at bpfinfo@yahoo.com

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