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Proposals Welcome

Although funds are limited, groups engaged in charitable projects are invited to download the guidelines for grant proposals from the Foundation website. See the deadlines below. Payments to grantees are not made until after Board approval each quarter.

Findling Legacy Grants

This includes sororities, churches, and other organizations who offer special programs to assist needy children at holiday time, or any time through the year. The Foundation can make grants to them from the Findling Legacy, established generations ago for this purpose. Go To Findling Legacy Proposal Questionnaire

Deadlines for Proposals

The following due dates have been established for grant proposals to be received at the Tipton County Foundation office. The Grantmaking Committee and Board of Directors have meetings in the weeks following these deadlines and awards will be announced upon approval at a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors.
 

(*Dates subject to change.)

Submitting a Proposal

The procedures for requesting support for a charitable project or program from the Tipton County Foundation are outlined below. Rather than printing them directly from this web page, the same information can be downloaded as a Microsoft Word document. Download the instructions for a grant proposal as a Microsoft Word document. You can also obtain these instructions by fax, email, or visiting the Office.

STEP ONE… the Letter of Intent
 

If you are interested in submitting a grant proposal to the Tipton County Foundation, the first step is to send us a Letter of Intent. Please include the following information in your letter:

1. What you would like to do.

   1. The nature of the project, no more than 200 words.

   2. Who will benefit (both the target population and number to be served).

   3. When a decision will be needed, when the project will begin, and when the project will end.

   4. Total project cost.

   5. Portion of project cost you are asking TCF to fund

2. Who you are.

   1. Name of organization, website if any.

   2. Contact Info (contact person, phone, mailing address, email address).

   3. Mission of organization.

   4. IRS classification, 501(c)(3) or other.

Please mail the completed letter to Tipton County Foundation, PO Box 412, Tipton, IN 46072. You may also email the letter as an attached document, NOT incorporated in the body of your email. Please feel free to contact us with questions, 765-675-8480 or grants@tiptoncf.org.
 

STEP TWO… the Narrative

After we respond to your Letter of Intent, please draft your own word-processed document when writing your grant proposal. You must include ALL of the following information, in the order it appears, for your proposal to be considered for funding.

1. Rationale.

In this section, you should first incorporate the information from your Letter of Intent with any appropriate updates. This is also where you should explain in detail (1) the need for your project, (2) how the project will be implemented, and (3) how the success of the project will be measured.

2. Collaboration.

Please tell the committee (1) who else is involved in this kind of project in or for the Tipton County community, (2) how their work is like or different from the project you are proposing, and (3) what other agencies/organizations are likely to work with yours in fulfilling your plan.

For example, be sure to communicate with the Tipton County Extension Education Center on adult education or training projects. Or, if your project is school/education related, please explain how your project might benefit students in the other school system or those who are home-schooled or privately-schooled.

3. Organizational Strength.

Please analyze the internal and external strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that your organization might face. Include your findings in this Narrative.

STEP THREE… the Attachments

Please include the following documents with your proposal in the order they appear.

1. List of Board members, including business affiliations if any, and identification of Board officers.

2. Financial statements of the organization, both year-end and most recent period.

3. Organization budget, including planned fundraisers (month to be held, and net dollars anticipated).

4. Detailed project budget.

• Revenue

• Expenses

• In-kind revenue/expenses

• Indicate whether revenue is pending, received or approved.

Please indicate the portion of the project budget you are asking TCF to fund, whether it is a specific item in the budget or a percentage of the total. Your project budget may include an appropriate portion of your organization’s administrative expenses. For example, if staff is needed for oversight of the project, the corresponding portion of his/her salary and benefits could be allocated to this project budget.

5. Evidence that this proposal has the approval of your Board of Directors or governing body.
   For example, if you are a teacher, you must obtain a statement of support from your principal and the superintendent/board of education. If you have a proposal from a public safety or other government agency, you must obtain a statement from your supervising elected official.
    

The Annual Grants Programs may change from time to time.  Applicants are encouraged to contact the  Foundation prior to submitting a proposal to be certain the project qualifies for funding.

Boys & Girls Club Members Thank TCF for a Helping Hand

Some young members of the Boys & Girls Club of Tipton County visited the Foundation's Office and Conference Center to express appreciation for grants that support the Club's recreational and character-building programs. Click on the "thumbnail" pictures below to see a larger view, then use your browser's "Back" button to return here. The delegation brought their "hand"-made thank you poster, and enjoyed some cupcakes and milk.

Annual Grants Program Policies & Procedures

The Foundation generally does not make grants for the following:

• Ongoing operating expenses except on a short-term basis when support is critical to the survival of a key agency or program

• Programs/equipment that were committed to prior to the grant proposal period

• Debt reduction

• Annual appeals or membership contributions

• To or for projects/organizations benefiting individuals or a few persons

• Travel expense for individuals or groups

• Support of public or private educational institutions or government agencies except in special situations where support is essential to projects/programs that meet critical community needs

• Political purposes

• Building of Endowments not located at TCF

Evaluation

In evaluating grant proposals the Foundation gives consideration to:

Project Quality:  established community need, expected benefits, planning, similarity to other programs, reasonableness of budget and grant request, other expected funding sources, potential to leverage other grants.

Community Impact:  number of people affected, potential impact, demonstrated community need/desire for the project, collaboration with other organizations, volunteer commitment to the project.

Project Management:  staff and board experience,

organizational ability to carry out the project, mission-appropriate, long-range plan for the project and the organization, future of the organization.

The Foundation also takes into account whether the Foundation has adequate resources to effectively respond to the request.

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Last modified: Wednesday, August 20, 2008