The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust

a charitable trust established in 1939

GRANT CENTER
Letters of Inquiry (LOI)

     A letter of inquiry may be submitted prior to submitting a full proposal for funding.

    You may use a letter of inquiry after you have reviewed our funding guidelines to determine your eligibility for funding.  In addition to basic information about your organization, we would like a brief outline of your statement of need and a project budget.

    You may complete this as a word document and attach it to an e-mail addressed to:

 proposals@lindsaytrust.org   

If invited to submit a full proposal, see Proposal Guidelines below.
 
 PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

First Time Applicant - grant proposals should contain:

 PROPOSAL SUMMARY.doc

 Narrative of the organization and description of need;

Financial Statements for last two years (preferably audited) or Form 990;

Budget for capital expenditures;

Estimates or quotes obtained;

IRS Determination letter - nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organizations only classifying agency as an organization that is not a private foundation as defined in section 509a of the IRS code, with Federal Tax Identification Number.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS - Within the past five years

Need to provide the same documents as a First Time Applicant with the exception of providing only one year of audited financial statements.

DEADLINES

Proposals are reviewed on a monthly basis; 12 times per year or more when necessary.  FROM THE TIME AN LOI OR PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW TO THE TIME YOU RECEIVE A LETTER OF DECISION, THE WAITING PERIOD IS APPROX. TWO MONTHS.  A LETTER OF DECISION IS SENT TO THE RECIPIENT BY U.S. MAIL.

GRANT RANGE

$1,000-$5,000


Please Note:   You may submit your proposal and all attachments electronically in either PDF format and/or Microsoft Word and EXCEL to:

 proposals@lindsaytrust.org   


CAMPERSHIP APPLICANTS

 DEADLINE FOR CAMPERSHIPS  -  MARCH 1st

 Please provide:

 PROPOSAL SUMMARY.doc

One Year of most recent audited financial statements (preferably audited) or Form 990; and

IRS Determination Letter.

   Please send your proposal electronically in a PDF file to:    

proposals@lindsaytrust.org   

    We will accept Microsoft Word documents and Excel documents as attachments.

    If you are unable to send your proposal or any portion thereof electronically, we will accept it via U.S. mail.   

GRANT RANGE FOR CAMPERSHIPS

$1,000-$2,000

REPORTS

A status report for the grant awarded is required after the grant has been expended.  Please use the attached Report Form at the link bellow:

Report Form

Grant Request Declined

Unfortunately, we may not always be able to give you a specific reason why you were not funded.  You may contact the Administrative Director if you have any questions.