Proposals for Grassroots Fund grants should include the following information:

Proposal Narrative

Write a proposal describing your program and its prospects for success. We ask that you include the following:

• Your organization's mission statement and brief history
• A description of the activities for which you seek support through the Grassroots Fund. Include the strategic significance of these activities and your prospects for success. We are particularly interested in how these activities will help grassroots groups bring the voices of their communities to Northwest conservation issues

Officers, Board and Staff

• Officers and Board Members: a brief description (include the names, occupations and affiliations) of the officers and board members of your organization
• Staff Qualifications: the qualifications of those who will bear primary responsibility for the program and the percentage of their time to be devoted to it

Other Sources of Funding (in U.S. Dollars)

• An approximate break-out of funding sources for your organization (% from foundations, % from members and/or individual donors; % from other significant sources)
• An organization funding plan: show secured and projected sources of income and include the names of foundation and non-foundation sources

Budget (in U.S. Dollars)

• Organizational operating budget for the current fiscal year
• If you are applying near the end of your fiscal year: Draft organizational operating budget for the next fiscal year

Financial Statements

(Please note whether using US or Cdn currency.)

• The organization's current year-to-date Statement of Revenue and Expense
• Statement of Revenue and Expense and end-of-period Balance Sheet for the most recently completed fiscal year

Attachments

• Strategic planning documents (if available).

Nonprofit Status

• Documentation verifying your organization's nonprofit status either from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (in the form of a 501(c)(3) determination letter) or from Revenue Canada or documentation verifying your fiscal sponsor's nonprofit status

Public Support Test

• If you are a Canadian organization or your fiscal sponsor is a Canadian organization, you must include the Public Support Test which determines whether a Canadian organization is the equivalent of a U.S. public charity. Organizations that receive a majority of their funding through gifts and grants will likely pass this test with no problem. If you do not pass, don't worry! Our foundation may still be able to help with another type of grant. Contact our grants administrator for assistance. Download the test as an excel document, a zipped excel file, or a pdf file.