State Giving Program Guidelines

2009 Submission deadline / funding notification

Spring Cycle

Submission Deadline: April 17, 2009
Funding Notification: June 3, 2009

Fall Cycle

Submission Deadline: September 18, 2009
Funding Notification: November 4, 2009

Things to keep in mind when applying

If the program budget for a specific state has been fully allocated for this fiscal year, funding requests for that particular state will no longer be accepted, and you will not be able to access the application for that state.

If an Advisory Council requests additional information about your grant request, there is a high probability that the Advisory Council will not reach a funding decision by the funding notification date listed above. If this occurs, your original request will be denied, and the Foundation will ask your organization to submit a revised application. An Advisory Council may elect to review the revised proposal prior to the next funding cycle, but those decisions will be made at the discretion of the individual Advisory Council.

All State Giving Program applications must be submitted through the online application process in order to be eligible for consideration.

The Foundation reserves the right to modify the State Giving Program’s guidelines, submission deadlines and notification dates without prior notice.
State Giving grant recipients are required to submit an impact assessment detailing fund use and what outcomes were achieved through the funded program. An impact assessment will be sent to each grantee electronically 12 months after funding was awarded. Organizations that fail to complete an impact assessment will not be eligible to receive another grant through the program until the impact assessment is completed in-full and submitted to the Foundation for review.

Funding exclusions

Individuals
Organizations without a 501(c)(3) tax-exemption status that are not included in the Internal Revenue Service's current 50 State Master File
In-kind donation requests—includes requests for gift cards
Athletic teams/events
Requests to support travel for groups or individuals when that is the primary reason for the proposal
Capital Campaigns
Immediate disaster relief efforts
Political advocacy groups
Fundraising events, sponsorships
Scholastic scholarships for post-secondary educational institutions—includes vocational schools, as well as two-year and four-year institutions
Association/Chamber memberships
Organizations whose services are limited to its members
Projects that send products or people for relief efforts to a foreign country
Advertising, film or video projects
Program advertising or marketing venues
Children’s Miracle Network
General operating expenses
Faith-based organizations when the proposed grant will only benefit the organization or its members.
Organizations that have already received a State Giving Program grant within the current fiscal year
Multi-year commitments
Organizations are to be funded on a year-by-year basis
Organizations that receive funding must submit a new application in order to be considered for additional funding after the initial grant year.
The Foundation will not consider requests for funding that will not be fully allocated within the state where funding has been requested.
- Grants awarded in the District of Columbia can be directed to organizations that serve the Greater District of Columbia metro area—this includes regions within the metro area that are physically located in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.

Step 2

The submission deadline for the Fall Funding Cycle is 11:59 P.M. Central Standard Time on Friday, September 18. Please note, New Jersey will not participate in the Fall Funding Cycle because it fully allocated its 2009 program budget during the Spring Funding Cycle.

To begin the application progress, please select your state below and click the go button.