American Go Foundation
Fiscal Agency Grant Review Guidelines and Application
Fiscal Agency Grant Review Guidelines
Purpose:
Fiscal Agency entitles organizations without 501(c)(3) status to apply to funders under the auspices of the American Go Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Fiscal Agency, therefore, is essentially a re-granting program for grant awards and contributions to specific pre-approved organizations intended for purposes directly related to the American Go Foundation’s (AGF) purpose as it appears in our bylaws: To support activities which foster public knowledge and appreciation of the game of Go; to encourage wider understanding of Asian cultures through the play of Go; to promote the play of Go as an intellectual pursuit; and to raise and disburse funds for the foregoing purposes.
Fiscal Agency requires that the AGF accept programmatic and fiscal responsibility for the applicant. Therefore, Fiscal Agency is offered to organizations that demonstrate a high level of professional practice in the management of their endeavors. Accordingly, the attached application is designed to provide the AGF with sufficient information to determine whether or not to accept these responsibilities on behalf of the applicant.
Guidelines:
1. Organizations must first complete the Fiscal Agency approval process before submitting the
attached application. See the Fiscal Agency Guidelines and Application for details. Note: Since the
Fiscal Agency approval process can take some time, you need to plan ahead and be sure to obtain
Fiscal Agency approval at least one month in advance of your grant deadline.
- 2 Once approved for Fiscal Agency, you may apply to the AGF to be sponsored for grants or funds that
require 501(c)(3) status. To do this:
a)Complete and submit to the AGF a Fiscal Agency Grant Review Application (attached) at least one month in advance of the grant deadline.
b)Include the required support materials that pertain to the project for which you are applying for grant funds.
c)Provide a complete copy of the actual grant application. Note: The applicant is responsible for reading and following all funder instructions.
Note: You must complete a separate Fiscal Agency Grant Review Application for every grant for which you would like AGF sponsorship.
3. Members of the AGF board of directors or appointed parties will review all documents. If your
proposal is approved, the AGF President or appointed officer will provide to you any AGF
organization materials required by the funder. It is then the responsibility of the applicant to
complete the grant-submittal process by the grant deadline.
4. If the grant is funded and upon receipt of the funder's check, the AGF will inform the applicant of
the funds received. The applicant will then need to pay the AGF an administrative fee equal to the greater of $50 or 5% of the funded amount, plus any bank or transaction fees incurred by the AGF. After receiving the administrative fee, the AGF will disburse the grant funds in accordance with the guidelines of the respective funder. The AGF will retain 20% of the funds pending completion of the funded project and submission of AGF’s Interim/Final Project Report.
5. If the funder requires a final report, the final report (along with required support materials) must be
received by the AGF one month in advance of the funder’s deadline. The AGF President or designated officer will review the report; and, depending on the requirements of the funder, either the AGF or the applicant will sign and submit the original form and all support materials to the granting organization. (Note: If the funder does not require a final report, the applicant must submit a final report to the AGF indicating how the funds were used within 60 days of completion of the project.)
6. The AGF will release the remaining 20% of the grant funds to the applicant within one month of
Interim/Final Project Report submission.
American Go Foundation
Fiscal Agency Grant Review Application
Note: Before submitting this application, you must first receive Fiscal Agency approval. See the Fiscal Agency Guidelines and Application document for instructions.
Date Application Submitted: ______
Organization Name: ______
Website Address: ______
Contact Name: ______
Title: ______
Mailing Address: ______
Telephone: ______
Email: ______
Name of Funder to Whom You are Applying: ______
Application Deadline: ______
Project Dates: ______
Total Project Budget: ______
Grant Amount Requested: ______
Briefly describe in the space below the nature and purpose of your project and grant request:
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Please attach a copy of the final draft of the grant application, all required support materials, and a list of AGF support materials required by the funder. If not already included, the following support materials are required to complete this Fiscal Agency Grant Review Application:
Budget report from last completed fiscal year
Projected budget for project
Letters of intent from key collaborators/participants and venue
Submit the completed application and all materials in one email message to the AGF at with a subject line that reads, “Fiscal Agency Grant Review Application.” If it is not possible to submit all materials via email, then materials may be mailed to the AGF at:
Mary Laird
American Go Foundation
211 West 106th Street, #3C,
New York, NY 10025