Dallas
Trinity Rotary Club – Charities Committee
A Taste for
Dallas Sports
2009-2010 GRANT APPLICATION
Application due by January
31 2010
dallastrinityrotary@gmail.com
Questions: Call Elaine Lee
at 469 726 0651
The Dallas Trinity Rotary Foundation
gives priority to projects targeting four primary program areas:
- Service Above Self- project that reflect Rotaries commitment to
address humanitarian Issues
- Children and the Families Issues
- Youth Development and Leadership Issues
- Community Development Issues
A general
proposal review criterion includes timeliness, relevance, and significance with
respect to primary program areas. Other factors are:
- Innovation in addressing issues
- Collaboration with other organizations
- Staff ability to bring out intended results
- Evidence of accountability and evaluation
- Targeting of underserved populations
The Dallas Trinity Rotary Club limits the giving to the Stemmons Corridor, Oak Cliff and
Love Field Areas and in general grants are not made for the purpose of:
- Individual scholarships or loans
- Underwriting for charity balls
- Endowment or permanent funds
- Capital or Annual Campaigns
- School sports or bands
- Debt retirement
Applications for
support should include:
- A brief history of the organization and its work.
- A description of the proposed program, uniqueness of program, and
grant levels.
- The project budget
- Specific plans to evaluate the program.
- A list of trustees, directors with business affiliation, and how
often the Board meets.
- The organization’s current, year to date fiscal statements.
- The most recent certified financial audit (if young agency, send
the last fiscal year’s statements)
- The most recent IRS 990 filed
- A copy of the latest verification of tax-exempt status from the
IRS, under Section 170 of the IRS.
Please be as
concise and brief as possible in narrative of your proposal. We accept grant
applications throughout the year; however each organization is limited to one
application within a twelve-month period. Additionally, grant funding to multi-year
grants must be paid in full prior to submitting new funding requests.
Applications should be returned by January 15th with grant awards to follow in
February. We review and respond to all grant requests in a thorough and timely
fashion.
Web Site: www.atastefordallassports.com
Dallas Trinity
Rotary Club – Charities Committee
2009-2010 GRANT APPLICATION
Application due by January
31 2010
dallastrinityrotary@gmail.com
Name
of Organization:
Contact Person / Phone / e-mail:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone:
Amount
requested: $
Is your organization nonprofit? Yes No
Do you have fundraisers? Yes No
Briefly explain the purpose of your organization, group, or project, and give the number of persons in the organization or group.
For what will the grant funds be used?
Outline the action steps, describing the activities, timeline, resources, and materials involved with the project.
List two other ways to obtain the required funds.
Please describe what public relations/announcements you do for your organization/this project. Can you release a press-release if awarded a grant?
Please attach pictures/logos that can be used for marketing/press releases (You can insert them into the word document or leave them separate)
Who should be a point of contact to review press releases related to grants that are awarded?
Applicant’s signature _________________________________________ Date _____________
Return to Elaine Lee, 2509 Ash Creek
Email: DallasTrinityRotary@gmail.com Questions: Phone 469.726.0651