How to apply for a grant

St. John’s Community Foundation considers applications for grants once each year. To be considered for funding, your organization must submit its application by the last week of November.

Proposals should be brief and include:

• A description of your agency and its mission
  
• Names of your organization’s officers and those of its board of directors
  
• Names of staff persons who will be directly involved with implementing the project
• A copy of the 501(C) issued to your organization
  
  • A description of the proposed project including:
    
  • A description of the needs assessment
    
  • Goals (long term) and objectives (short term)
    
  • Anticipated benefits
    
  • Target population
    
  • Number of people to be served
    
• Budget
  
  • Proposed budget for the project
    
  • Information as to how the proposed project fits into the overall agency budget
    
  • Overall agency budget (line item budget is not necessary)
    
  • Sources of funding. (including other agencies to which your agency has applied for this project/program)
    
• Probable timeline for the proposed project
  
• Measurements to be used in determining the success of the project
• Name of contact person
  

A printed copy of the application is preferred. One copy is sufficient.

Following the receipt of grant applications, the Trustees of the Foundation meet to review all of those submitted. If site visits to projects under consideration are necessary, these will be arranged directly by a Trustee. Funding decisions will be announced following the first scheduled Foundation meeting of the year. All applicants will be notified as to the status of their application. Those applicants who receive grants will be required to provide an assessment report.

The Foundation does not currently fund:

• Public school programs
• Foundations for the care of specified individuals