Apply for a Grant

Before Getting Started
Through our Discretionary Grants Program, we serve to provide funds and challenge grants for innovative, new or ongoing projects of charitable, nonprofit agencies or public charitable activities that fall within the Foundation’s identified grantmaking priorities and that meet local needs.  Please read all of the information on our Discretionary Grants Program page before beginning the process of applying for a grant.

Grant Application Form
The Grant Application Form is designed to be completed on-screen and then submitted online.  The form cannot be saved for retrieval at a later time, so you should not begin entering data until you can devote sufficient time to completing the entire form in one sitting.  The form is provided below:

Grant Application Form

Supporting Documents
The original plus 10 copies of the following documents must be received (by mail or hand delivery) in the Gibson County Community Foundation office by the application deadline. It is important to provide ALL required documents and that they be labeled in the following manner:

Attachment 1: Project Budget Worksheet (see form below)

Attachment 2: Mission statement and nondiscrimination policy

Attachment 3: Statement of qualifications of project personnel

Attachment 4: Current board roster with professional affiliations

Attachment 5: Copy of IRS determination letter establishing 501(c)(3) and 509(a) status (and fiscal sponsor agreement letter, if applicable)

Attachment 6: Organization's current annual operating budget

Attachment 7: Most recent financial statement (monthly, quarterly, etc.)

Attachment 8: Most recent audited financial statement or completed IRS Form 990 (if available)

Project Budget Worksheet
The Project Budget Worksheet Form is provided below. This form is designed to be completed on-screen and then printed (it cannot be submitted on-line and cannot be saved for retrieval at a later time). You must have Adobe Reader to access this file (Adobe Reader is free and can be downloaded at www.adobe.com/downloads).

Project Budget Worksheet Form

Deadline and Submission Instructions
The grant application must be electronically submitted to the Gibson County Community Foundation no later than August 2, 2010.  Upon submission, you will receive an email confirming receipt of your funding request.  Included in this confirmation email will be a recap of the information you provided in your grant application form.  Please retain a copy of the email for your records. 

The original and 10 copies of the supporting documents must be received in the Foundation office no later than 3:30 p.m. on the application deadline (August 2, 2010).  Use 8½ by 11 inch paper. Attach all required documents using paperclips or binderclips only (no binders or folders).