The 2018BillBelichick Foundation Grant Application

The BillBelichick Foundation Grant, a $10,000.00 stipend,recognizesdeserving athletic communities or organizations in need of financial support.

Bill Belichick is an ardent advocate of local charities and education and has consistently demonstratedhissupport through a wide variety of activities and contributions. He continues to build on that commitmentthrough the Bill Belichick Foundation, founded in 2013, with Executive Director Linda Holliday. Thenonprofit was created to provide coaching, mentorship, and financial assistance to individuals, communities and organizations with a focus on the sports of football and lacrosse. The Foundation’s mission is to bring the values of the Belichick family – a love of sports, coaching and teambuilding – to the athletic leaders of tomorrow.

Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in the span of four seasons, and in 2017, he won his fifth Super Bowl with the New England Patriots. The Patriots’ Super Bowl Champion Head Coachhas enjoyed great success during his NFL coaching career, winning two additional Super Bowls with the New York Giants and guiding the Cleveland Browns’ turnaround as head coach.

Qualifications

  • Must be an educational institution or qualifying sports organization:club teams, high school teams/athletic programs, college teams/athletic programs, community athletic centers/fields, and/or nonprofit athletic programs
  • Must be in existence for two years or more
  • Must be based in the United States
  • Must illustrate need for funding or plans for growth
  • Must not have received a BBF grant in the prior year (i.e. If you received a BBF grant in 2017, you may not reapply in 2018; however,you may reapply in 2019)

Please include the following with your completed application:

  • A letter of intent
  • This completed and typed application (including the typed written essay)
  • Three references
  • Financial statement

Please type the requested information

Your Name & Title:______

Name of Organization:

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Organization Address:______

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Telephone:______

Email: ______

Organization’s Website: ______

Organization’s Social Media Handles, if applicable (FB, Twitter, Instagram): ______

Verifications

Date Founded: ______

TAX ID # (if applicable): ______

Current Annual Program Budget: ______

Representative Signature: ______

Is your organization a registered 501(c)3? (circle one): Yes No

**If yes, please attach a copy of official 501(c)3 letter

References

Please list three references and their contact information below.

Name: / Email: / Phone:
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Questions

  1. History of organization:
  1. How does your organization benefit the community?Please include any charity work or activities your organization has participated in or hosted.

Essay

Please type your response to this essay.

Describe how a grant would help this school or community take programming to the next level; include three specific goals.

Submit this completed application online by June 15, 2018.

Grant recipients will be notified by November 2018.

For more information or if you have any questions, please email