Colorado Women’s Sports Fund Association Grant Application

Grant Application

The CWSFA Grant Application Checklist is available to assist grant seekers in applying for financial assistance from the Colorado Women’s Sports Fund Association. We understand the grant process is time consuming and we encourage you to contact us with any questions about our organization and grant program during the grant proposal process. We offer grant awards of a minimum of $250 and support grants that benefit female athletics in Northern Colorado. Grant applications are accepted from January 1-31, and awarded in February.

  • Section I: Cover Letter (one page)

Include the purpose of the grant request and a brief description of how the request fits within the CWSFA mission statement: Colorado Women’s Sports Fund Association is dedicated to creating opportunities for girls and women in Northern Colorado to participate in sports, and encouraging and supporting their lifetime appreciation of and participation in sports.

  • Section II: Summary Sheet Form

Use the 2 page template provided

  • Section III: Narrative

Formatting:Use 12 point font with 1-inch margins and include the heading provided for each question.

Narrative Questions:

Organizations Background

  • Goals
  • Current Programs
  • Program or Project Request
  • Collaboration
  • Optional
  • Section IV: Attachments

If you omit any of the required attachments, please provide an explanation as to why.

Financial Attachments:

  • 1(a). Organization budget
  • 1(b). Program or project budget
  • 2. Current fiscal year financial statements
  • 3. Year-end financial statements, audit, and sources of income table
  • 4. Major contributors
  • 5. In-kind contributions

Organization Attachments:

  • 6. Board of directors list
  • 7. Key Staff
  • 8. Proof of IRS federal tax-exempt status, dated within the last five years.
  • Section V: Contact and Submission

Summary Sheet Form

Legal Name of Organization:

Mailing Address:Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Website:

Organization Spoke Person:

Phone:

Email:

Application Contact & Title:

Phone:

Email:

Year Founded:

Mission Statement:

Amount Request:

Describe what the grant will be used for:

Organization’s annual Income:

Organization’s annual Expenses:

Program or Project Budget:

Dates for Program or Project:

By signing below, I certify that the information contained in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

CEO/Executive DirectorDate

Narrative:

  • Your Organization’s Background:

Discuss the founding and development of your organization. Explain the original issue and/ or opportunity the organization was founded to address and how that may have changed over time.

  • Goals:

Describe your organization’s current goals.

  • Current Programs:

Provide a brief description of the organization’s current programs. Include population and numbers served, as well as expected results.

  • Program or Project Requests Only:

Provide a summary of the plan for the program or project request. Include the issue and/or opportunity addressed, goals and objectives, activities, and timeline.

Explain why the organization is approaching the issue and/or opportunity in this way.

  • Collaboration:

Describe the organization’s most significant interactions with other organizations and efforts. For program and project requests, address this question with respect to that program or project only.

  • Optional:

If there is additional information that is vital to convey in this proposal, do so here.

Attachments:

Please label each attachment and provide in the order listed.

Financial Attachments:

Budgets:

1. The organization’s operating budget for the current fiscal year.

2. Program or Project budget for the program period.

Current Financial Statements:

1. Include a Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)

2. Statement of Activities (Income and Expense Statement) through the most recently completed operating month available (must be within the past three months). Provide the Statement of Activities in a budget-to-actual format if the organization uses that format.

Year-End Financial Statements, Audit, and Sources of Income:

  1. Include the most recent fiscal year-end financial statements, audited if available.

Sources of Income Table: Complete the table below for the organization as a whole, based on the most recently completed fiscal year.

Percentage / Funding Source
% / Government Grants (federal, state, county, local)
% / Government Contracts
% / Foundations
% / Events (Include event Sponsorship)
% / Individual Contributions
% / Fees/Earned Income
% / In-Kind Contributions
% / Other
% / TOTAL (must equal 100%.)

Major Contributors:

For the previous three fiscal years, list major contributors to your organization.

In-Kind Contributions:

Summary of significant in-kind donations (donated good and professional services) received by the organization for the last fiscal year.

List of Board of Directors:

Please include the following information for each board member:

Position(s) on the board

Occupation and name of employer

City or County of residence

Term end date

Key Staff:

Proof of IRS Federal Tax-Exempt Status:

Contact

Please submit your grant application to:

Patty Harsch – CWSFA Grant Requests
P.O. Box 271366

Fort Collins, CO 80527-1366
(970) 672-0558

Thank you for taking the time to complete our grant application. We look forward to helping you serveFemale Athletes inNorthern Colorado.