SPRING 2010 CASCADIA GRANTING CYCLE LETTER OF INQUIRY
(PLEASE NOTE: Pride Foundation is changing the application name for the multi-region Seattle-based grants cycle formerly known as the Northwest Cycle to the Cascadia Cycle. We will again simplify our grant review process by first asking only for a one-page Letter of Inquiry describing the project or program to be funded. A Pride Foundation review team will decide which organizations will be invited to complete the full application. Currently this process only affects the Cascadia Granting Cycle and not the regional cycles. Funds available for this cycle remain at $65,000. Please note an earlier than traditional deadline of December 31, 2009.)
Pride Foundation inspires a culture of generosity that connects and strengthens Northwest organizations, leaders, and students who are creating LGBTQ equality. Pride Foundation grants fund a wide range of projects in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
In keeping with this mission, Pride Foundation is pleased to announce its Spring 2010 Cascadia Granting Cycle, during which we anticipate granting $65,000. Pride Foundation will strive to balance funds awarded to projects in: arts and recreation; education, advocacy and outreach; health and community services; HIV/AIDS; lesbian health; and youth and family services.
A completed Letter of Inquiry (LOI) must be postmarked no later than Thursday, December 31, 2009 and either mailed to: Pride Foundation, 1122 East Pike Street, PMB 1001, Seattle, WA 98122-3934 or electronically sent to: . The LOI is attached. If you are invited to submit the full application, you will be notified by email on January 9, 2010. The completed full application with copies will need to be postmarked by January 22, 2010. This allows just two weeks, so tentatively schedule time for this. Funds will be available in early April 2010.
PLEASE NOTE: Pride Foundation is transitioning its granting model to allow local community members to make most granting decisions. Separate review processes have been set up for organizations with projects based in Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Pierce, and/or Shoshone County in Idaho; all counties in Montana; Clackamas, Columbia, Morrow, Multnomah, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Washington, and/or Yamhill County in Oregon; and Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, , Mason, Okanagon, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Walla Walla, Whitman, and/or Yakima County in Washington. Organizations with projects in these counties will apply for funding through their local Pride Foundation granting committee, and will no longer apply for funding through Pride Foundation Cascadia funding. Do not use this LOI if your project is based in one of these counties. See the Pride Foundation website for more information: www.pridefoundation.org.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding this process, please don’t hesitate to contact Jeff Hedgepeth, Grants Program Director, at 206/323-3318 or toll free at 1-800/735-7287, or email him at .
THE PRIDE FOUNDATION
SPRING 2010 CASCADIA GRANTING CYCLE
General Eligibility Requirements for Funding
An organization must have 501(c)3 non-profit tax status or be affiliated with an organization that has 501(c)3 tax status that will assume fiscal responsibility for all funds received and expended. Grants to individuals cannot be considered.
· Projects or programs must directly benefit the lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual community; people affected by HIV/AIDS; and/or their friends and families.
· Organizations or projects must operate within one or more of the Cascadia states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and/or Washington. (Please see the alert in the box on the cover page. Separate review processes have been set up for organizations with projects based in certain counties. Check to be sure you’re project is eligible for this LOI. Call or email the Grants Program Director if you are uncertain about using this LOI.)
What We Fund
Project or Program Support will be considered for projects/programs that target lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender people, and/or the allied community.
General Operating Support will be considered for those organizations that target services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender people, with an emphasis on small grassroots organizations.
Maximum Grant Award: $5,000
Other Information You Should Know
Pride Foundation maintains a commitment to funding:
· In a wide range of programmatic areas including: arts and recreation; education, advocacy and outreach; health and community services; HIV/AIDS; lesbian health; and youth and family services.
· Projects serving communities of color are especially encouraged.
· In diverse geographic areas in the Cascadia region, both urban and rural.
Pride grants are not meant to convey a commitment to ongoing funding. A grant in one year does not make it any more likely that an agency will be funded in the future.
Organizations funded in one Cascadia cycle will not be considered for funding in the next Cascadia cycle.
Organizations can apply for only one grant and one project per cycle.
Organizations that are selected for funding must submit a written follow-up report.
Application Instructions—Please Read and Follow these Guidelines
1. Complete the attached Letter of Inquiry using a typewriter or computer. Feel free to reproduce the LOI form on your computer, or download it from the Pride Foundation web site: www.pridefoundation.org. Illegible and/or incomplete applications will not be considered.
2. The Letter of Inquiry must be postmarked no later than Friday, December 31, 2009 and either mailed to: Pride Foundation, 1122 East Pike Street, PMB 1001, Seattle, WA 98122-3934 or electronically sent to: . Late applications will not be considered.
pride foundation CASCADIA GRANTING CYCLE
LETTER OF iNQUIRY APPLICATION
organization name: ______
proposal title: ______
address: ______
city/state/zip: ______county______
contact: ______phone: (days) ______(eves.) ______
E-MAIL: ______WEB PAGE: ______
AMOUNT REQUESTED: $______
total project budget (Leave blank if applying for general operating support.): $______
Total Current Organizational Budget: $______
If you have 501(c) 3 status what is your Employer Identification Number? ______
If no, who is your 501(c) 3 fiscal sponsor? ______
Proposal focus (Indicate primary focus with “1” and check “ü” all others that apply):
_____Arts/Recreation _____Education/Advocacy/Outreach ______Health/Community Services
_____HIV/AIDS _____ Lesbian Health ______Youth/Family
Areas in which services will be provided (Indicate primary focus with “1” and check “ü” all others that apply): __ WA (Seattle/King County) __ WA (outside King County) __ OR __ ID __ AK
Gender of people currently served (Indicate primary focus with “1.” If project is inclusive, check “ü” all that apply): ____ Male _____ Female _____ Transgender
Ethnicity of people currently served (Indicate primary focus with “1.” If project is inclusive, check “ü” all that apply):
_____African-American _____Asian-American _____Caucasian ____ Latino/a
_____Mixed Race _____Native American/Alaska Native _____Pacific Islander _____Other
Project Narrative On the back of this form describe the work for which you are requesting funding. Use only one page with single-spacing and a 12-point font size or larger.
CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the information included in this Letter of Inquiry is true and correct.
Non-Discrimination Policy: I also certify that the applicant organization does not discriminate in regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, age, creed, religion, heritage, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental, or physical ability. [Organizations may target services to a specific population when the targeted groups require specialized programs to meet specific needs not shared by the general population. Additionally, an organization may provide targeted programs or services to redress current or past discrimination against a group.]
If awarded funding from Pride Foundation, I certify that funds will be used solely for the purposes outlined in the grant application and that the organization will obtain Pride Foundation approval if the project’s purpose, timeline, or budget are significantly modified. If such approval is not given, the organization will return funds to the Pride Foundation.
I also certify that the organization will acknowledge, wherever possible, the Pride Foundation’s support of the project or program. If funded I also agree to submit a written follow-up report.
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Signature of Organizational Representative Title Date