- State your Organization's Mission (Approximately 3-4 sentences)
- When was the organization established as a non-profit? (month/year)
- Has the name of your organization changed? Provide organization names and dates under which a prior application might have been submitted.
- Request Overview Briefly describe your specific funding request (4-5 sentences). Begin first sentence using the following format "Requesting ($ amount)/yr x 3 years to support ........"
- Funding Type (select one)
- General Operating Support
- Specific Program/Project Support
- Program/Project Name (type General Operating Support if not for a specific program or project)
- Program Area (select one)
- Community Development
- Education
- Health
- Human Services
- Youth Development
- Other
- IRS 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Name and ID Number
- Fiscal Agent If you are using another non-profit agency as your fiscal agent, please upload a current letter outlining your relationship.
- Previous applications Provide year and amount of funding (For example: 2017-$15,000/yr x 3 years.) If application was denied, give date of denial.
- Recent activity Describe what your organization has been doing over the last 6 months. This should provide us with a snapshot into the day-to-day operations of your program and should not be repetitive of information in the Grant Proposal narrative.
- Grant Proposal Narrative If using acronyms or abbreviations anywhere in your application please list them at the beginning of the proposal along with what they stand for. Proposal narrative not to exceed 3 paged using Times New Romans font no smaller than size 12. Please be succinct.
- Include with your proposal narrative:
- Description of the program design - you do not need to repeat information provided for the 'Recent Activity' question. We will read both. We would like to see actual numbers, not percentages, if you include any statistical information.
- How your staff and board represent the community you are serving.
- Short Video If you have a short video already made that gives a quick look at your program, please feel free to share the link here.
- Key Staff for Review
- Total number of Employees - List number of Full-time (FT), Part-time (PT) and Volunteers (V).
- Significant Staff Change - Please describe any recent and significant staff changes, if applicable.
- Key Staff - Attach a brief summary of all key staff pertinent to the day-to-day operations of the program. Include name, title, responsibilities/duties, and length of time in current position.
- Resume of Executive Director - In addition to the brief description above, attach the resume of Executive Director.
- Board of Directors Total number of Board Members (include names, titles and term limits, if applicable)
- Budget and Financials
- We encourage applicants to request funding for multi-year general operating support grants. The exception to this is an organization using a fiscal agent with a budget well over $1 million. In this case, specific program support should be requested and the specific program budget breakdown needs to be attached.
- Most giving is in the range of $10,000 to $25,000/year for up to three years.
- Amount Requesting
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Total current annual organization / program budget amount (For example: $850,000 [organization] / $225,000 [program])
- Current operating budget breakdown (Include both revenue and expenses for the last 12 months. This does not have to be an audited statement. Program budget required if NOT asking for general operating support.)
- Dates of fiscal year (For example: January-December, June-July)
- Current funding sources (Provide funding sources over $5,000 received within the past 12 months - including the name of the funder, amount, and date received. Indicate with an (R) if you have received funding from this source in the past, and, if so, for how many years. Also list any pending grant applications to include amount and expected date of award.
- Who should we contact if we want to schedule a site visit (Name, title, phone number, and email address)
- Operating Hours (Provide weekly operating/program days and hours and note if they are virtual or in person)
- Program Address (If different from Mailing Address or, if your Mailing Address is a PO Box, please give specific street address for possible site visit scheduling purposes.)
- Do you have a personal connection with anyone involved with the Patricia Kind Family Foundation? If so, please briefly explain. (This is for informational purposes only.)
Note: For all prior applicants, please be sure to double check that the primary contact information listed in your Foundant account is correct. You can view this on your Applicant Dashboard homepage when logged in. Click on the pencil icon to update if needed.