The online Grant Summary Form will ask you to provide the following information:
Page 1: Organizational Profile
1) Your organization’s name, mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and Web site address.
2) A one- to two-sentence description of your organization’s mission, written in third-person format.
3) Your organization’s total operating budget and the fiscal year-end date.
4) Your organization’s federal tax ID number and tax exemption date. If you are a church, school or governmental organization, please use the Grant Summary for Church, School and Government Entities.
Page 2: Contact Information
1) The name, title, address, phone, fax and email address of your organization’s director/CEO. This is the person to whom we will address correspondence about our funding decision.
2) The name, title, address, phone, fax and email address of the primary contact for the request. This is the person to whom we will address questions about the application itself.
Page 3: Request Summary
1) A brief description of the project for which you’re seeking funding, including a description of how the grant funds would be used. Please phrase in an action statement, starting with “To” i.e. “To support …” or “To provide.” The description should be no more than 225 characters (35-40 words).
2) The number of individuals the project is expected to serve, if applicable, and the geographic area (East Valley, West Valley, Central Phoenix, Valleywide, Other) to be served.
3) Identify how your project best fits within the grantmaking priorities of the Trust. See Grant Information.
4) The total budget for the project, the amount requested from the Trust, the requested grant term in months and the project start date.
5) The type of funds you are requesting (i.e. programmatic, operating, capital, endowment) and whether you are asking for matching or challenge funds. If the request is for a capital campaign, please include the total campaign goal and timeframe.
Page 4: Attachments
1) Be prepared to attach your two-page Letter of Inquiry, preferably on your organization’s letterhead. Your Letter of Inquiry should address the project’s impact, effectiveness, feasibility and sustainability. See What Makes a Strong Proposal.