The Colombe Foundation generally makes grants twice a year, in the spring and fall.

Spring 2008 Deadline: Monday, March 24, 2008

Fall 2008 Deadline: Monday, October 13, 2008

Colombe Foundation wants its grantmaking process to be easy for prospective grantees and to that end has few requirements. Colombe Foundation requires that you complete a standard cover sheet and include the following components of a proposal:

1. A description of your organization and its accomplishments, including a list of staff and board;
2. A description of the project for which you seek funding;
3. An organizational and project budget for the year for which funding is sought;
   Spring proposals should include 2008 budget and fall proposals should include 2009 budget
4. A list of foundations or funders and contribution amounts you have secured towards your budget;
5. A list of foundations or funders and contribution amounts that are pending or that you plan to pursue;
6. A copy of your organization's IRS determination letter indicating your status as a §501(c)(3) organization; and
7. If you have been funded before by the Colombe Foundation, a report on how the last grant was used.

Proposals must be received via email. Please email your proposal to Amy Clough, Grants Manager at aclough@proteusfund.org and Dini Merz, Program Director at dmerz@proteusfund.org. Please mail two (2) hard copies of documents that can not be emailed to:

Amy Clough, Grants Manager
Colombe Foundation
101 University Drive, Suite A2
Amherst, MA 01002