Grantmaking Guidelines

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

Spring 2009 Deadline: Monday, March 16, 2009

Fall 2009 Deadline: Tuesday, October 6, 2009

1. Description of your organization and its accomplishments, including a list of staff and board;
2. Description of the project for which you seek funding, if applicable;
3. Organizational and project budgets for the year for which funding is sought (spring proposals should include 2009 budget and fall proposals should include 2010 budget);
4. A copy of your most recent audited financial statement (if an audited statement is not available, please include your most recent unaudited financial statement and a copy of your form 990);
5. List of foundations or funders and contribution amounts you have secured towards the budget for the year you are requesting funding;
6. List of foundations or funders and contribution amounts that are pending or that you plan to pursue;
7. Copy of your organization's IRS determination letter indicating your status as a §501(c)(3) organization (If your organization does not have its own §501(c)(3) status, but is a project of a sponsoring organization, you must include a letter from the sponsoring organization stating that it is assuming all fiscal, legal, and programmatic responsibility for your organization along with a copy of the sponsoring organization’s §501(c)(3) determination letter); and
8. If you have been funded previously by the Colombe Foundation, a financial and narrative report outlining how the last grant was used. Requests for renewals will not be considered without submission of these reports.