PROPOSALS:

Analysis and review of proposals received, as well as applicant interviews as needed, will take place prior to the Directors' meetings normally scheduled for May and November. All proposals will be acknowledged and applicants will be notified of Directors' decisions. The Directors request that applicants refrain from calling regarding the status of their proposal during the May and November grant cycles. Notification of Directors decisions will be made within four weeks after the Directors meet. Successful grant applicants will be required to submit timely reports.

  
         
Guidelines:

The Directors make grants within the guidelines that follow. Grants are made to such eligible organizations and in such amounts as the Directors determine in their sole discretion. These guidelines and policies are intended to enhance the effectiveness of the Foundation. However, the Directors reserve the right to modify and change these guidelines without notice.

    
Deadlines:

Complete applications may be submitted in duplicate at any time.

Deadlines are March 15 for the May grant cycle and September 15 for the November grant cycle.

If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications are due the next business day.
         
 
What to Include:

The Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation does not use an application form. Complete proposals should include the following items: A brief cover letter which summarizes the amount and purposes for which support is requested. This summary should include a definition of the needs to be addressed, a description of the approach to be taken, as well as an indication of the anticipated results to be achieved. Applicants must include each item identified in the Checklist for Applicants.

Important: Please indicate if your organization is unable to provide any of the attachments mentioned in the Checklist and why that information is not available.

 
 
The Directors encourage you to submit an environmentally sensitive application: avoid folders, plastic covers, or binders and use double-sided copying where possible.
 
Concept Papers:
Applicants may submit a concept paper at any time. Concept papers should describe the purposes of the organization, outline the specific project to be supported and the anticipated impact, describe how the proposed project will strengthen the ability of the applicant organization to reach its own goals, and state the amount desired.
         

Concept papers will be reviewed periodically by the Directors. If, in their opinion, the concept paper deserves further consideration, the organization will be asked to submit a full proposal for the regular application periods. Every effort will be made to give applicants ample time to write full proposals.		    


However, organizations submitting concept papers near the proposal deadline months may not hear from the Directors until well into the application period. A request for a full proposal is not an indication that the project will be funded.