Grant Guidelines

Application Guidelines
  1. GRANT REQUESTS WILL BE FOR FISCAL YEARS, STARTING SEPTEMBER 1
  2. GRANT REQUESTS ARE DUE BY APRIL 1
  3. THE FOUNDATION MAY MAKE INQUIRIES, AND WILL FORMALLY RESPOND WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS
  4. MAXIMUM TWO REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION
    1. A REQUEST CAN CONTAIN TWO OR MORE INTER-RELATED, DEPENDENT SEGMENTS
    2. EACH SEGMENT MUST SHOW ITS NEED FOR OTHER SEGMENTS ACCOMPLISHMENT

RESTRICTIONS
  1. GRANT FUNDS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR EQUIPMENT, CAPITAL PROJECTS, GIFTS, ENDOWMENTS OR FOOD COSTS
  2. APPLICANTS MUST ADHERE STRICTLY TO FORMAT

APPLICATION FORMAT
  1. NAME OF ORGANIZATION
  2. AMOUNT REQUESTED
  3. TIME PERIOD REQUESTED
  4. DESCRIPTION OF GRANT AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE / OBJECTIVES
    1. SPECIFIC NEEDS ADDRESSED
    2. RESULTS EXPECTED
    3. PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED
      • STAFF
      • BENEFICIARIES
      • NUMBERS
      • STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT
  5. BUDGET
  6. ITEMIZATION OF COSTS
    1. FUNDING RESOURCES
    2. PARTICIPANT PAYMENTS
    3. GRANTS, GIFTS, OTHER
    4. GRANTS MAY REQUIRE 10 OR 20% MATCHING
      • EXPLAIN HOW WOULD YOU GENERATE THESE FUNDS
        • FROM YOUR SCHOOL?
        • WHAT OTHER RESOURCES?
    5. TIMETABLE
  7. RESUMES
    1. DIRECTOR
    2. PRIMARY PERSONS IN PROJECT
  8. ORGANIZATION (if previously provided, then indicate any changes)
    1. HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION
    2. MISSION
    3. BOARD AND AFFILIATIONS
    4. OVERALL STRUCTURE
      • DESCRIPTION OF SUB-UNIT UTILIZING GRANT
  9. COPY OF IRS LETTER OF STATUS

PROVIDE EIGHT COPIES TO

HERBERT B. JONES FOUNDATION
c/o EverTrust Asset Management
505 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 170
Seattle, WA 98104

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