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The
Greenfield Foundation, Inc.
[Updated January 2008]
In 1991, this family foundation was established. Each of the trustees sponsors applications for non-profit organization throughout the country. An organization must be invited by a trustee to apply.
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Average Grant Size |
$15,960 |
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Fiscal year # of Grants |
44 |
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Application Deadlines |
February 3, May 5,
August 4,
November 3 |
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Notification Dates |
March 30,
June 30,
September 30, December 30 |
Grants Awarded in
December 2007
Organization
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Eastern Montgomery Cultural Enhancement Endeavor
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$ 5,000 |
To purchase theater tickets for underprivileged
children |
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Education Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc.
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$ 5,000 |
To purchase software, equipment and furniture to
upgrade offices, storage and conference room |
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Etown |
$ 10,000 |
To provide seed money to explore with various media
ways to determine compatible audiences |
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Florida Studio Theatre |
$ 10,000 |
To support the 2008 Stage III performance series and
support the upgraded audio equipment required |
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The Food Trust |
$ 10,000 |
To support the healthy snacks program for the
2007-2008 Kindergarten Initiative |
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Fortress Outreach |
$ 10,000 |
To assist in funding the purchase, renovation and
security of a new 35-40 bed emergency shelter for
victims of domestic violence and their dependent
children |
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Heart of Variety Fund |
$ 10,000 |
To support the 2007-2008 Athletic Program for Youth
with Disabilities |
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Longmont Humane Society |
$ 10,000 |
To fund an outside play yard for lost and found dogs |
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Police Athletic League
of Philadelphia |
$ 25,750
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To support the
enrichment of the PAL Golf Program ($9,050) and the
expansion of the PAL Enhanced Indoor Soccer Program
($16,700) |
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Upper Dublin Education
Foundation |
$ 15,000 |
To give financial
assistance for post-secondary education for
2007-2008 |
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Upper Dublin Township
Department of Parks and Recreation |
$ 20,000 |
To support the 2008
North Hills Summer Camp for elementary aged children
living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods |
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Wellness Community of
Southwest Florida |
$ 10,000 |
To fund one weekly
psychotherapeutic support group for cancer patients
in Sarasota for one year |
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Women Golfers Give Back Fund |
$ 7,500 |
To support five golf programs for girls 5-18 in the
greater Philadelphia area |
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Total Grants for Quarter |
$
148,250 |
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GUIDELINES FOR GRANT PROPOSALS
To assist you
through the process of applying for a grant, when application is
made to the Foundation, all required documentation (Items 1-20
attached) must be submitted in the quantities indicated. This
information will not be returned to the applicant.
Foundation funding
should be considered part of the strategic plan of your
organization. Advanced planning on any request is
beneficial because you can then contact the Foundation office
with any clarifying questions well ahead of the deadline.
Generally the
Foundation will
not provide grants for:
- Endowments,
deficit financing, debt reduction, or ordinary operating
expenses
- Conferences,
seminars, workshops, travel, surveys, advertising,
fund-raising costs or research
- Annual giving
campaigns
- Individuals
- Projects that
have already been completed
There is no
need to have an appointment to discuss your grant prior to
application, but you are encouraged to contact the Foundation
office if you have any questions.
The Foundation has
a firm deadline date which means that the application must be in
the Foundation Office before 5:00 p.m. EST on that day.
Postmarks and electronic transmittals are not acceptable. If the
deadline falls on a weekend or a holiday, the deadline is
advanced to the next business day. All information required in
an application must be complete at time of submittal. Applicants
are encouraged to submit their completed applications in advance
of the deadline.
When evaluating the
application, the grant-making body attempts to determine the
value of the project, the soundness of the sponsoring
organization and the assurance of future maintenance and funding
of the project.
Applicants will be
notified in writing of the acceptance or rejection of their
request.
After the grant is
made, the organization is required to complete a Final Report of
Grant Expenditure (sample below) with certain financial
and programmatic information. Future grant requests will not be
considered if reports on previous grants are not completed.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
No
more than five (5) pages - Font size no smaller than
11
Do not include a cover page.
Please use 8 ½" x
11" paper using the number and letter sequence shown below for
identification purposes. Each copy of Items 1-10 are to be paper
clipped together (no staples). Please do not bind copies or put
into folders. If a question is not applicable to your
grant request, please list the number of the question and state
"NA".
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ITEMS 1-10
(Eleven [11] copies)
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ITEMS 11-20 (One [1] copy)
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Legal name of
organization (name on IRS exemption letter)
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Physical
address and mailing address
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Contact person,
title (including e-mail address, if available)
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Telephone
number
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Fax number and
website address
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Amount of money requested for this grant
application and total cost of the project
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Using no
more than three (3) sentences, describe how
grant funds will be used
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Mission of
organization, primary goals, and recent major
accomplishments of the organization.
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Project description
(description must, at a minimum, address the
following):
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Number of clients
to be served by this grant
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The community
need met by the proposal
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What other local
agencies or services address the same
problem(s) and how they do so—a statement of
how your approach differs from or augments
these services
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Plan for output
measurement: the direct product of program
operation (e.g. # of classes taught, # of
participants served)
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Plan for outcomes measurement: the benefit to
participants during or after participating in
the program
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A timetable
and/or work plan for the project
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If your
project/program will cost more than you are
requesting from us, indicate how you will fund
the balance. Show any in-kind support, other
grants applied for and/or funds already
received on your project budget.
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If the program is
ongoing, indicate a plan for continuing to
fund the project after the initial grant
period is over.
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A line item
budget for the project in which you are
applying. Include both revenue and expenses
(sample format attached and on website)
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If applicable, letters of agreement from
collaborating organization(s).
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Quotations from three
separate sources for any individual item or system
over $1,000 requested in the grant and outlined in the
budget
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Amount of your
agency’s endowment, if any; AND amount of endowment of
affiliated organization and/or foundation, if any
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Where applicable, the
percent of your annual budget that goes to your
national affiliate. Will any percent of THIS
grant go to your national affiliate?
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A copy of your
organization’s audit or statement of income and
expenses for the previous two years AND most recent
990 if applicable
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Current annual agency
budget with year to date actual and variances (revenue
and expenses). Include next year’s budget if
available.
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A copy of the
organization’s most recent 501(c)(3) determination
letter, which is the IRS letter of exemption from
federal income tax (not state sales tax exemption
certificate) or other proof of federal tax-exempt
status
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A list of the Board of
Directors, their addresses and occupations
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A letter signed by the
President/ Chairman of the Board authorizing
submission of the proposal
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Name of trustee sponsoring application
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For
printable budget forms, download the attached forms in
PDF format
Sample Capital Budget
Sample Program Budget
Download
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Final
Report of Grant Expenditure
A final report of
grant expenditure must be completed and returned to the
The
Goldsmith-Greenfield Foundation
office as soon as all funds have been expended or by
<due date will be inserted here>,
whichever comes first. If the organization wishes to extend the
grant period, it must secure permissions to do so by
writing to the Foundation at the address below.
Include the
following information in the Final Report of Grant Expenditure:
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Organization Name,
address, email address and website address
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Grant Number
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Amount of Grant
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Description of
Grant
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Name and telephone
number of person administering the grant
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A financial
accounting of how the funds were expended, in addition to copies
of receipts and invoices over $500. This should be
presented in the form of your budget as shown in the original
grant request. It should include Income and Expenses both
Projected and Actual
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Outcomes
Measurement is a tool all agencies should use to ensure
effectiveness of their programs. You must refer to the outcomes
as listed in the grant contract and explain how this grant did
or did not meet the outcomes
Program/project goal: A
broad statement that describes what you accomplished with the
funding
Outputs: Direct products of
program/project operation (e.g. number of classes taught, number
of participants)
Outcomes: Benefit to participants
during or after participation in the program/project.
Provide an
explanation of changes you are making or considering as a result
of analyzing your outcomes measurement data
A candid assessment
of the strengths and weaknesses of the project. This evaluation
will help us as a Foundation improve our grantmaking
If
there was a specific stipulation in the Grant Contract such
as requiring a naming opportunity or requiring a match,
please explain how you have met that stipulation
Publicity
generated from or for your organization about this award, if
applicable (enclose newspaper clippings, newsletter articles,
photos, etc.)
Name of
trustee who invited you to apply for the grant
Completing this
Final Report is a very important responsibility of a grantee. An
incomplete, late, or missing report may delay opportunities to
apply for grants in the future.
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