GUIDELINES
Deadlines
There will be two deadlines each year for applications: April 30 and October 30.
Grant Period
The normal grant period will be one year, starting from the date the award has been granted. When appropriate, grantees may reapply for Joseph Robert Foundation funding upon the submission of a final report at the end of the funding period.
Grant Amount and Timeline
Most grant awards to organizations will be under $10,000. First-time grant awards will be limited to $5,000 or less, unless there are compelling or emergency circumstances. Determination of the grant amount will be made based on organizational and/or program/project budgets, scope of proposal, organizational qualifications, and overall application quality. Grants to individuals will be limited to $2,000 or less, with sources of matching and in-kind funds considered.
Applicants will be notified as to the status of their applications no more than two months after the submission deadline. Acceptances will be mailed out, while those not accepted will be notified by email.
Grant Type
Organizations may apply for general operating (GO) and/or program/project funds, but larger organizations are limited to applying for program/project funding.
Individual applicants may only apply for project funds.
Budget Format
All budgets must include both Income and Expenses and should include categories or line items as appropriate. Large budgets may be submitted as separate documents sent as an attachment. Organizations unfamiliar with budget formats should research the topic before submitting their applications.
A current (or prior if current is unavailable) annual operating budget is required for all organizations.
Large organizations applying for a program and or project grant must include a detailed budget for the program and or project, which may include any matching funds. Matching funds are not required: however any matching funds will be considered favorably
Small organizations must include a detailed budget for operating funds requested. For requests for program and/or project grants, the application must also include a detailed program/project budget, which may include any matching funds.
Individuals applying for Visual Artist grants must include a project budget, which may include any matching funds.
Reporting
Each grantee will be provided an award letter that will include reporting requirements that will be due at the conclusion of the grant period. The details of the final reporting information are included in the application for Previous Recipients when they reapply to the Foundation.
Since individual visual artists cannot reapply, they must send a separate report to info@josephrobert.org that will be due one year following receipt of the grant. It should include the following :
Grant period (spring or fall and year; description of opportunity for which they received funding; whether the project goals were accomplished; the amount of the award; and an accounting of how the money was spent, itemizing the costs.
For organizations that are not reapplying, their report is also due one year from the receipt of funding. It should be sent to info@josephrobert.org and should include:
Grant period (spring or fall and year; narrative that includes a brief description of the organization and how the funds were used; whether the goals were accomplished; the amount of the award; and an accounting of how the money was spent, itemizing the costs.