The George Gund Foundation

The Foundation encourages inquiries about the application of our funding guidelines to specific ideas in advance of the submission of formal proposals. Foundation staff welcome the opportunity to provide guidance, suggest alternatives and recommend partners.

Proposals are considered by the Foundation’s Trustees in March, June, September and December. Deadlines for submitting proposals for consideration at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Trustees are December 15, March 15, June 15 and September 15. Proposals are due the next business day if a deadline falls on a weekend.

All proposals must include a climate change statement, a brief explanation of what the organization is doing or considering to reduce or to eliminate its impact on climate change. The Foundation’s website, www.gundfdn.org, includes resources to assist grantees with this task. In this same spirit, we ask that organizations do not submit proposals in notebooks, binders or plastic folders and print proposals on both sides of each sheet of paper.

Applicants also must include a completed Grant Application Cover Sheet , which is signed by the organization’s board chair and executive director. Proposals should also include:

Organizational Background

History
Mission
Types of programs offered
Constituencies served

Project Description

Justification of need
Specific goals and objectives
Activities planned to meet goals and objectives
Project time line
Qualifications of key personnel
Methods of evaluation

Project Budget

Anticipated expenses, including details about how Foundation funds would be used
Anticipated income, including information about other sources approached for funding

Organizational Budget

Previous and current year budget and proposed budget for project year(s) showing both income and expenses
The organization’s most recent audited financial statement
Do NOT include IRS 990 forms

Supporting Documents

List of current trustees
Letters of support
Readily available printed material about organization such as annual reports and brochures
IRS letter confirming Internal Revenue Code 501c(3) status and classification as a public charity or information confirming status as a government unit or agency

The Foundation also will accept the Ohio Common Grant Form, available at www.ohiograntmakers.org, if organizations are using it to apply to multiple funders. Faxed or electronic proposals are not accepted.

Where to send your proposal
Proposals should be addressed to:

The George Gund Foundation
1845 Guildhall Building
45 Prospect Avenue West
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Telephone: 216.241.3114

All proposals are screened and evaluated by the staff before presentation at Trustee Meetings. Receipt of proposals will be acknowledged by mail.

Grantseekers may obtain information about other foundation and corporate funding sources at the Foundation Center Library in Cleveland, 1422 Euclid Avenue, or by calling 800.424.9836 for the locations of other Foundation Center offices.


	The George Gund Foundation 1845 Guildhall Building 45 Prospect Avenue, West Cleveland, Ohio 44115	Phone 216 241.3114 Fax 216 241.6560 Email info@gundfdn.org