ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEAD SOCIETY
GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION FORM
for
EXTERNAL GRANTS
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GOALS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEAD SOCIETY
The Rocky Mountain Bead Society (RMBS) was formed in 1992 to:
- Advance the study of and education about beads;
- Encourage and promote public appreciation for beads and the art of beading;
- Disseminate information about beads and beading;
- Develop and administer programs concerning beads and beading;
- Establish and maintain an RMBS book collection and library; and
- Publish and preserve writings about the history of beads and beading.
The following guidelines and application form have been established to enable the RMBS Board of Directors to use the Society’s financial resources wisely for funding requests from organizations having goals in common with the RMBS.
ELIGIBILITY FOR A GRANT
- Applicant organizations must be classified as a not-for-profit organization by the Internal Revenue Service;
- Applicant organizations located and operated in the State of Colorado will be given preference;
- Activities funded must meet at least one of the goals of RMBS;
- Generally, RMBS will make only one grant to a given organization in the course of a calendar year, but the RMBS Board has the discretion to make grants to multiple departments within an institution or multiple grants to a single institution in some circumstances.
The RMBS Board generally will not consider:
- Grants or loans to individuals
- Education or scholarship aid
- Grants for labor costs
GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURE
A not-for-profit organization requesting funding must submit the grant application form (see below) containing the information requested on the form. Additional pages may be attached to provide any pertinent details.
Grant applications may be submitted at any time and the RMBS Board will make every effort to act on the application within two months of receipt.
Within one year of receiving a grant, grantees shall submit a report to the RMBS Board detailing the use of the funds and an overall assessment of the program or project funded.
Grantees are requested to assist in promoting the Rocky Mountain Bead Society and the annual Bead Bazaar, without which, these funds would not be available.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEAD SOCIETY
GRANT APPLICATION FORM
Fill out this application form completely (either typed or neatly printed). Attach additional pages if more space is needed to add pertinent details. This information will be used to evaluate your funding request.
Mail the completed form to: Or email to the RMBS President and the
RMBS Treasurer at:
Rocky Mountain Bead Society
Attn: Grant Application Subject line: Grant Application
P.O. Box 370054
Denver CO 80237-0054 Subject line: Grant Application
Date:______________________
Part I: Information about the organization requesting funding.
1. Name of organization making the request for funding:
2. Give a brief summary describing the organization, including the date of establishment, a brief history of the organization, mission statement, and not-for-profit status.
3. Point of contact:
Name: __________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________
Fax: ____________________________
E-mail: ____________________________
4. Relationship of point of contact to the organization:
5. Qualifications of individuals administering the project or program:
Part II: Information about the project:
1. Amount being requested: _______________________
2. Date funding is desired: ________________________ (allow at least 2 months from
date of application)
3. Expected project completion date: ______________________
4. Clearly describe the program or project for which funding is being requested, and identify the specific components that RMBS funding would support.
5. Describe how this project meets the goals of the Rocky Mountain Bead Society.
6. Budget (generally itemized) for the entire project. (Attach additional pages, if needed).
7. About what percent of the project funding would this RMBS grant provide? _______
8. Has funding been obtained for this project from the RMBS before?
If yes, what year(s) did you receive funding: _________________
(Applicant--Do not write below this line)
RMBS Board Comments
1. Does the project meet at least one goal of the RMBS?
2. Are there parts of the requested RMBS funding that should not be funded?
If so, which parts?
3. Should the project be funded (or partially funded)? Why or why not?
4. Approved amount of Funding $________________
5. Date Approved ____________________
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