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My agency is located outside Dallas. May I still apply for a grant? |
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The Dallas Foundation is a community foundation devoted to the Dallas area. All
of our competitively awarded grants go to agencies that serve Dallas County. Your
agency may be located outside the county, but more than half of your clients must
be Dallas County residents to qualify for a competitively awarded grant. |
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May I submit a request to buy computers? |
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The Board of Governors will consider requests from agencies for computer hardware
and related equipment if the request is made necessary by the first-time acquisition
of equipment, significant expansion of the agency's work or facility, or institution
of a new program. The Board will not consider favorably requests for routine replacement
or upgrades of computer equipment used in daily operations. |
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How much should I request? |
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Applicants should always request what they need. However, potential applicants should review the list of grants elsewhere on this site to
get a sense of the size of grants we typically award. |
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May I get an application form? |
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You may download the application form for the Field of Interest funds from our website,
dallasfoundation.org. From the menu, select “Grants & Scholarships”, then “Grant
Application Form.” Applications for the Unrestricted Fund are sent
to organizations that are selected to submit a full proposal after evaluation of
the Letter of Inquiry. |
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What financial information does the Foundation want? |
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A list of required attachments is located at the end of each application form. In
general, we like to see the following organizational financial information:
- Most recent audited financials
- Most recent Form 990 and overall Operating Budget (including budget vs. actual)
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- Most recent annual report
For the specific project request, we must see a complete project budget, including
where Foundation funds would be applied if a grant was awarded.
Please note that we prefer to receive audited financials and Form 990's via e-mail.
When applying, you may send those documents only to lsmith@dallasfoundation.org.
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What happens to my application after I submit it? |
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The following timeline applies to Field of Interest
applications and Unrestricted
Full Proposals which are requested following the Letter of Inquiry evaluation.
- The agency proposal is entered into our grants management database and is assigned
a request ID (e.g. 20080000)
- Within 1-2 weeks, a letter is sent acknowledging receipt and the agency is contacted
to schedule a site visit
- Following the site visit, a summary of the request is prepared for review by the
Community Philanthropy Committee
- Within approximately 60 days, the Community Philanthropy
Committee meets to finalize
recommendations to the Board of Governors
- Grants are awarded at the June and December Board of Governors meetings (please
call to request specific meeting dates)
- Within 1 week following the Board of Governors meeting, declined applicants will
receive a letter via mail
- Grant recipients will receive a phone call within 1-2 days following the Board of
Governors meeting, followed by an award letter and contract sent via mail
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How soon will I learn the Board's decision? |
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We try to mail letters notifying grantees of decisions within a few days of the
Board of Governors meeting. You may also call us after the meeting if you need an
answer immediately. If you have not received a letter notifying you of our decision
within 10-14 days after the Board meeting, please contact us. |
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If my agency gets a grant, how soon are the funds available? |
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Along with the grant award letter, we will send you a grant contract, which you
must sign and return. Once the signed contract is received, including satisfaction
of any conditions, AND you send a letter requesting payment, checks are processed
immediately, and are usually received within a week. Payment request should only
be sent once
expenses related to the grant purpose begin to be incurred.
If your agency is not ready to take payment within one year
after the Foundation's grant award, we may elect to cancel the grant.
For more information contact Laura Smith, Director of Community Philanthropy, at
214.741.9898 or lsmith@dallasfoundation.org.
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