| Grant
Applications for 2005 |
- African American – Jewish Coalition
for Justice
- Aish
Seattle/Jewish Family Institute
- CAJE 30
- Congregation Beth Shalom
- Hillel Foundation for Jewish Life at the University of Washington
Karen Mayers Gamoran Family Center
- Hillel Foundation for Jewish Life at the University of Washington
Karen Mayers Gamoran Family Center
- Holocaust Survivors Assistance Office, Office of the Insurance
Commissioner
- Hotline for Migrant Workers
- Jewish Family Service
- Jewish Family Service
- Jewish National Fund, Western Zone Office
- Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder (MMSC Day School)
- Mosaica Research Center for Religion, Society and State
- Music of Remembrance
- New Israel Fund
- Northwest Yeshiva High School (NYHS)
- Northwest Yeshiva High School (NYHS)
- Pacifica International Foundation
- Panim Hadashot/New Faces of Judaism
- Seattle Association for Jews with Disabilities
- Seattle Hebrew Academy
- Seattle Jewish Student Union (Seattle JSU)
- Stroum Jewish Community Center
- Temple Beth Or
- The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State(JGSWS)
- The Summit at First Hill
- Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center
- Washington State Jewish Historical Society (WSJHS)
- Young Leadership Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Seattle
The Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation
of Greater Seattle is again soliciting applications for grants. Last year,
the Special Initiatives Fund was able to fund $25,000 of these requests.
This year, we expect $65,000 to be available for grants
from the Special Initiatives Fund. These are exclusive funds that already
have been committed to this process. While we have only a limited amount
of grant money to award, submissions of your eligible grant request to
the Special Initiatives Fund will expose it, as well, to the much greater
giving potential of our endowment donors.
This year, in an effort to reduce the cost of implementing
this program, our donor advised fund holders and Supporting Foundation
donors will be invited to view grant proposals on-line, though the Jewish
Federation of Greater Seattle’s web site. If our donors do not have
access to the web and/ or would rather have a packet from us with the
grant applications, those will be made available to them. By utilizing
technology in this way, more funds ideally will be available to distribute.
The Special Initiatives Fund’s purpose is to fund
new and innovative projects, including pilot projects and emergency needs.
The Grants Committee will reject proposals to finance regular operating
costs or capital costs that are not incidental to an otherwise eligible
project, and proposals to finance recycled or repackaged programs.
In order to apply for a grant, please refer to the Policy
Statement and Guidelines for Grant Proposal included with this mailing
before initiating the process of seeking funds. Please follow instructions
carefully. Grant proposals which do not meet our Policy Statement and
Guidelines for Proposals will not be accepted.
Your organization may submit no more than two (2)
proposals.
Because this year we will be posting your application on
line, we’ll need you to e-mail us a copy of your completed proposal
to Dayna Klein at daynak@jewishinseattle.org.
Please send 2 additional hard copies to:
Dayna Klein, Director of Major Gifts
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
2031 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
The deadline for submissions is August 15th , 2005.
In fairness to all applicants that meet submission deadlines, we cannot
accept late submissions.
Endowment Fund staff and volunteers will review the materials
and distribute final proposals to the donors and the Grants Committee
for consideration. The Grants Committee is expected to complete its allocation
review process in November of 2005. The Endowed, Planned and Major Gift
Subcommittee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle’s as well
as the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
will then vote on the Committee’s recommendations.
Agencies will be notified of the results of the process
and awards no later than January 31, 2006.
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please
call Dayna Klein at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle at (206)
774-2220. We look forward to working with you in the coming months!
Download the Grant Policy Statement
| GRANT
SUMMARY REQUEST SHEET |
Note: This one page summary is a necessary part of a complete
grant application. All information included on this form should be submitted
both by e-mail and in hard copy.
Download the Grant Summary Request Sheet
| GUIDELINES
FOR GRANT PROPOSALS |
General Requirements
E-mail your grant proposals to daynak@jewishinseattle.org
by August 15th, 2005 this year, we will be posting your submissions on
our website to share it with potential donors who may have an interest
in your project as well so it is very important that you submit an electronic
copy.
Please also submit the hard copy of the original, which
should not be bound or stapled, by mail to Dayna Klein at the Jewish Federation
of Greater Seattle by August 15th, 2005. Grant proposals should be typed
and submitted on 8.5” x 11” paper with a left margin of at
least one inch (1”).
Please review the Policy Statement and Guidelines for Grant
Proposals. Each request can ask for no more than $10,000. You may submit
grant proposals using any form or style, so long as the key elements of
these Guidelines are satisfied in no more than three (3) pages (not including
the Grant Summary Request sheet). Each grant proposal should address and
include the following information:
- Grant Summary Request Sheet
- Brief introduction to the organization seeking funds
- Statement of the issues or community priorities that
the project will address and identification of the community that will
be served
- Start up and completion dates
- A project budget itemizing all potential and confirmed
expenditures and revenue. Project budgets can be for more than the requested
amount so long as the budget indicates where the additional sources
of funding will come from
- Amount of funding requested from the Endowment Fund
- A one paragraph synopsis of the program to include information
on the group(s) that will be served as well as the amount of funding
you are requesting for the project from the Endowment Fund
- A copy of your organization’s tax determination
letter from the IRS documenting Section 501(c)(3) status, unless your
organization is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Seattle, please also attach:
TIPS ON WRITING YOUR PROPOSAL
In writing your proposal, please consider the following:
- The Unmet Need Being Addressed
- Describe the extent of this need and how it came to
your organization’s attention
- Who and how many people are affected? Where do they
reside?
- What objective data exists regarding this need?
- Why is this need being addressed now?
- The Project: Objectives, Methods and Resources
- Describe the specifics of the project being proposed
and its goals
- Is this a time-limited, new or ongoing project of
your organization?
- How many people and what geographical area will be
served by the project?
- How does the proposed program relate to the ongoing
activities of your organization?
- How does the organization propose to accomplish its
project objectives?
- Describe the plan to evaluate the objectives of the
program
- Describe the source, amount and status of other requests
for funds for this proposal
- Please list any and all grants received from the Jewish
Federation of Greater Seattle in the past
- The Project’s Future
- How does the organization prioritize this project
within the scope of its activities?
- If the organization receives partial funding from
this grant, how will you proceed with this project?
- How does the organization intend to continue support
for the project after the grant?
- What other organizations and individuals would
be interested in or affected by the success or failure of this project?
Are they involved now and how will they be involved in the future?
Thank you very much for your interest in our program. We
look forward to receiving your proposal!
- Washington State Jewish Historical Society
Preservation
of the Jewish Archives Photographic Collection
- Hillel at the University of Washintgon
Doing Good Well and Bezalel Festival
- Jewish Family Service
Crossroads NORC Demonstration Project
- Jewish Family Service
Shaarei Tikvah: Gates of Hope
- Jewish Family Service
Healthy Marriage Project: A Year of Learning and Celebration
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