Whidbey Giving Circle

Whidbey Giving Circle

2010 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Pride Foundation connects, inspires and strengthens the Pacific Northwest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community in pursuit of equality. We accomplish this in rural and urban areas by awarding grants and scholarships and cultivating leaders. Pride Foundation grants fund a wide range of projects in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

In keeping with this mission, the Whidbey Giving Circleis pleased to announce its 2010 grant cycle. This yearthe Whidbey Giving Circlewill primarily continue to fund projects that focus on supporting projects dedicated to helping Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) youth. This could include projects in existing organizations that support LGBT youth or projects yet to be developed in organizations such as libraries, schools, communities of faith and social service groups. Some examples are support groups, plays, educational work or special events. In addition, this year we wish to extend our granting to public awareness-building outreach to the Whidbey Island community about LGBT issues and challenges in efforts to open hearts and minds about diverse life-styles. Whidbey Giving Circlegrants are for organizations with projects based on Whidbey Island.

Maximum Amount Applicants May Request: Up to $5,000

• Completed original application, plus 7 copies, must be postmarked in a single envelope no later than Friday, April 2nd, 2010. Mail the package to the Pride Foundation 1122 E Pike #1001 Seattle, WA98122. Late or faxed applications will not be considered. An application is attached.

• Additional instructions listing the specific requirements of Pride Foundation are provided.

Please read the instructions carefully before you begin.

• Granting decisions will be finalized in May, 2010. Funds will be available by June, 2010.

If you have any questions or need more information regarding a grant application, please contact Carol Kerley, a local member of the Whidbey Giving Circle at (360)221-8360 or Jody Waits, Director of Community Giving at 800-735-7287 or

Thank you for the work you do to build a stronger community for us all.

PRIDE FOUNDATION/WHIDBEY GIVING CIRCLE

2010 GRANTING CYCLE

General Eligibility Requirements for Funding

An organization must have 501(c)3 non-profit tax status or be affiliated with an organization that has 501(c)3 tax status that will assume fiscal responsibility for all funds received and expended. Grants to individuals cannot be considered.

• Projects or programs must directly benefit the lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual community and/or their friends and families.
• Pride Foundation/Whidbey Giving Circle grants are for organizations with projects based on Whidbey Island.

What We Fund

Project or Program Support will be considered for projects/programs that target lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender youth, and/or their families and friends.

General Operating Support will be considered for those organizations that target services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender youth, with an emphasis on small grassroots organizations. This cycle we will also consider general operating support to organizations that are allies to LGBT youth as well as organizations for public awareness-building outreach to the Whidbey Island community about LGBT issues and challenges in efforts to open hearts and minds about diverse life-styles.

Maximum Amount Applicants May Request: $5,000

Other Information You Should Know

Whidbey Giving Circle grants are not meant to convey a commitment to ongoing funding. A grant in one year does not make it any more likely that an agency will be funded in the future.

Organizations can apply for only one Whidbey Giving Circle grant per cycle.

Organizations that are selected for funding must submit a written follow-up report at the completion of the project, but no later than 9 months from the date of the award, unless an alternate date has been arranged. Reports must be submitted prior to being considered for a future grant from Whidbey Giving Circle.

Application Instructions—Please Read and Follow these Guidelines

1. Complete the attached application and a project narrative that answers the seven questions on the form, using a typewriter or computer. Feel free to reproduce the application form on your computer, or download it from the Pride Foundation web site: Illegible and/or incomplete applications will not be considered.

2. Please use staples only. Do not use binders or clips. Put the page titled ‘Application For Funding (Side 1)’ on top.

3. Provide the required attachmentslisted on the application form.

4. Do not send a cover letter or letters of reference. They are not forwarded to the grant review team.

5. Read and sign the certification statement that includes the required discrimination policy.

6. If it exists, include a copy of your logo. It will be used in our With Pride newsletter if we fund your application.

7. The signed original of the application form and all attachments, plus 7 copies - a total of 8 - must be postmarked in one envelope by Friday April 2nd, 2010. Mail the package to the following address: Pride Foundation, 1122 E Pike #1001, Seattle, WA98122. Late or faxed applications will not be considered.

Pride Foundation/Whidbey Giving Circle

application for funding 2010(Side 1)

organization name: ______

fiscal sponsor (if applicable): ______

proposal title: ______

address: ______

city/state/zip: ______county: ______

contact: ______phone: (days) ______(eves.) ______

e-mail: ______web Page: ______

amount requested: $______total project budget: $______

total current organizational budget: $______

Project Narrative -- Questions to Answer:

Please answer each of the following questions in the order listed here on no more than four pages total, single-spaced. Please use a 10-point font size or larger. Please leave at least one-inch margins around edge of each page. Hand written responses to these questions will not be accepted.

1. What will you do with the funds requested? Describe the project or service goals and activities, and who will be served.
2. A) What impact will your project or service have on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youth and/or their families and/or friends?

B) How will you know if you have succeeded?

1. What qualifies your organization to do this project or service? (For example: your mission, history, and the expertise of staff, board or volunteers.)
2. What is your timeline for accomplishing the goals of your project or service?
3. How does your organization or project reflect or promote a community of inclusiveness, equality and safety for youth with diverse lifestyles? Do you intend to outreach to youth not currently being served, and if so, how?
4. What else do you want us to know about your project, service or organization?
5. If your program/project isn’t funded, what will happen?

Pride Foundation/Whidbey Giving Circle

application for funding 2010(Side 2)

application attachments (please check each section when completed):

1. Verification of tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3 of Internal Revenue code.

Or, if you are affiliated with an agency that will act as a fiscal sponsor, please include

verification of the tax-exempt status of fiscal sponsor and a letter defining the fiscal relationship on the sponsoring agency’s letterhead, signed by an authorized representative from the sponsoring agency.

2. Organization’s most recently completed fiscal or calendar year budget including income and expenses. If you are affiliated with an agency acting as a fiscal sponsor, do not submit their financial information.

3. Organization’s current year fiscal or calendar year budget including income and expenses. If you are affiliated with an agency acting as a fiscal sponsor, do not submit their budget.

(Please note if your completed and current budget are not on the same fiscal or calendar year, provide narrative or some other means to help us compare the two.)

4. A budget of the project for which you are seeking funding. (Please itemize income and expenses related to the project for which you are applying for funding.) This isn’t necessary if you are seeking general operating funding.

5. If the project for which you are applying is a collaboration with other agencies, please include letters from each collaborating partner describing that agency’s involvement.

6. Include a copy of your organizational logo with the original application only. If your organization doesn’t have a logo, check here______.

CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the information included in this application is true and correct.

Non-Discrimination Policy: I also certify that the applicant organization does not discriminate in regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, age, creed, religion, heritage, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental, or physical ability. [Organizations may target services to a specific population when the targeted groups require specialized programs to meet specific needs not shared by the general population. Additionally, an organization may provide targeted programs or services to redress current or past discrimination against a group.]

If awarded funding from Pride Foundation/Whidbey Giving Circle, I certify that funds will be used solely for the purposes outlined in the grant application and that the organization will obtain Pride Foundation approval if the project’s purpose, timeline, or budget are significantly modified. If such approval is not given, the organization will return funds to Pride Foundation/Whidbey Giving Circle.

I also certify that the organization will acknowledge, wherever possible, Pride Foundation/Whidbey Giving Circle’s support of the project or program. If funded I also agree to submit a written follow-up report.

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Signature of Organizational Representative Title Date

Pride Foundation

Certification of Organizational Qualifications

Organization Name:

Organization Address:______

Authorized Officer:

NameTitle

I hereby certify that the organization named above is recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue code, or is affiliated with an organization that has 501(c)3 tax status that will assume responsibility for administering all funds received and expended. [Attach copy of IRS letter of determination].

I also certify that the organization named above does not discriminate in regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, age, creed, religion, heritage, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental, or physical ability. *

Signature of Authorized OfficerTitleDate

* Organizations may target services to a specific population when the targeted groups require specialized programs to meet specific needs not shared by the general population. Additionally, an organization may provide targeted programs or services to redress current or past discrimination against a group.