$3,500 or Less Grant Application - San Juan Island Community Foundation

NOTE: Please call the SJICF office at 360-378-1001 to speak with Carrie Unpingco to discuss your project BEFORE submitting an application.

This application is for San Juan Island nonprofits to apply for grants that are $3,500 or less. Per IRS regulations, only charitable, tax-exempt organizations may apply.

Organization Name*

Project Title*

Amount Requested from the Foundation*

Organization Tax ID (EIN) Number*

Website*

Contact Person*

Position*

Phone*

Email*

1) Provide a brief description and explanation of the grant request. Describe the need, explain your plan to address it, and tell us how this fits with your organization's mission.*

3) Project Start Date*

Project End Date*

4) Total Project Budget:*

Funds Needed By:*

5) Provide details of the total project budget, including actual and potential sources of revenue, and any committed or potential sources of in-kind support.*

6) What community issue(s) does this project address? Why is 'now' a good time to offer or launch this project?*

7) Who will benefit from this project?*

8) If applicable, describe relationships your organization has with other organizations providing similar services.*

9) What results do you expect to achieve from this project? Please be specific.*

10) How will you measure the results?*

11) How will the results be communicated to your funders?*

12) What contingency plans do you have if your fundraising goal is not reached?*

Grant Terms & Conditions

If the applying organization is awarded a grant from the San Juan Island Community Foundation for the purposes stated in this application, the following terms and conditions apply.

By accepting the grant, you agree:

The funds are to be used solely for the purposes stated in your application;
To obtain the Community Foundation’s approval in writing if there are significant changes in your proposal;
To provide the Community Foundation with a report within six months that includes the project's successes, any difficulties encountered and how they were overcome, fund expenditure detail, and project photos (use SJICF Grant Evaluation & Status Report);
To return to the Community Foundation any portion of the grant not used by you in accordance with your proposal or in a manner that has received our subsequent written approval;
To allow the Community Foundation to use the organization name in general marketing and/or promotional material;
To allow all information supplied in this proposal to be distributed to the Foundation board, staff, committee members, Community Foundation fund holders and other potential donors deemed appropriate by the Foundation;
To include photos and any needed photo permissions so we can help promote your project and organization;
To allow all information supplied in this proposal (except information specifically indicated in a separate written agreement signed by your organization and the Foundation) to be made public. Examples of possible public use include but are not limited to the Community Foundation website/press releases/annual reports, newsletters, etc.;
To give permission to the Community Foundation to contact partner organizations and any other references given as specified in the proposal and,
To hold the Community Foundation harmless from all claims and consequences arising from this proposal or any subsequent award.

Signature*

By typing or signing your name below, you certify the information contained in this grant application proposal is true and correct to the best of your knowledge.

Title*

Date*

Nonprofits

Grant Application: Requests $3,500 or Less

Grant Terms & Conditions