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ORANGECOUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 30, 1997
Agenda Abstract
Item # S-kk
SUBJECT: TRIANGLE COMMUNITY GRANT PROPOSAL
DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No
ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT:
Don Belk
Grant Application Package Preservation Planner/ X2594
PHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
Chapel Hill 967-9251
PURPOSE: To request permission to apply for a Triangle Community Foundation
grant to carry out two current initiatives of the Agricultural Districts
Advisory Board: (1) completion of a survey of the farm community;
and, (2) develop a photo essay and/or audiovisual essay on farming in
Orange County.
BACKGROUND: At its June 2 Work Session, the BOCC indicated its interest in
prioritizing one of its adopted Farmland Preservation goals -
completing a survey of the farm community. The survey is part of the
Future of Agriculture Study that also includes an analysis of long-term
trends in Orange County. In addition, at its May 15 work session, the
BOCC directed the Economic Development Commission and the
Agricultural Districts Advisory Board to pursue a cooperative work
plan to meet the objectives of the Agriculture component of the EDC's
strategic plan. EDC and Planning Staff have been discussing a
cooperative work plan, and representatives of the EDC met with the
ADAB at its May 21 meeting. EDC/ADAB have identified three (3)
major areas of interest that will address mutual goals: (1) Support of
legislation that can improve economic outlook for farmers; (2) Further
exploration of Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) and Transfer of
Development Rights (TDR) programs; and (3) Education and
Outreach. For this third topic, a photo-essay or video production that
chronicles the "life and times" of the Orange County farmer was
discussed as having potentially far-reaching impact in educating the
populace about the critical issues facing agriculture. In conjunction
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BACKGROUND: with the survey, this project could immensely heighten the awareness
(continued) of the status and trends of agriculture in Orange County.
An excellent opportunity exists to obtain funding to accomplish this
education and outreach effort. On June 17, the Planning Department
received information on the Fall 1997 funding cycle for the Triangle
Community Foundation grant program. TCF grants range from
$5,000 to $25,000, and do not require a cash match. Grants are
awarded to worthy proposals that will benefit the citizens of Wake,
Orange, and Durham counties. (Detailed information on the Triangle
Community Foundation grant program is attached.)
Planning Staff, in conjunction with the ADAB, wishes to act on this
opportunity to possibly fund the survey and education/outreach effort
At their meeting of June 18, the ADAB recommended that Staff pursue
this potential funding avenue, and to request the approval of the BOCC
to apply for a grant. Staff requests permission to apply at this time in
order to prepare a proposal during the month of July. (The deadline
for applications is Friday, August 1, 1997.) However, since the
BOCC will not meet in July, there was insufficient time to prepare a
complete application and proposal prior to the June 30 meeting. The
formal application will be made available to the BOCC as soon as it is
completed.
RECONEWENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the request to apply for a
Triangle Community Foundation Grant.
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June, 1997
Dear Friend:
.. The Triangle Community Foundation welcomes proposals for its Fall 1997 grants program
in all charitable fields including the arts, community development, conservation and
environmental issues, education, health, social services and other charitable fields for the
w I benefit of the communities of Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties of North Carolina.
We are pleased to announce that the Foundation will be extending its services to Chatham
Baud of Directors County. For the first time this fall, we will be accepting applications that include service
to Chatham County.
R.Peron Woodson,III.
President
.anne Cone liptrjn. • The Foundation is particularly interested in and encourages proposals addressing
vice President and Presidert•F.lect regional cooperation between organizations in all four Triangle counties.
Bert Collins-Wretarr • However, all proposals that address a significant need or opportunity in the Triangle
,Stephan a D.n and Treasurer
Carman,
Finance Chairma are encouraged and eligible for funding.
Jane"Coolie"Monroe. • Strong proposals that do not address regionalism will still be considered.
Distributions Chairman
Carol W.Bilbro In addition, the Foundation manages several funds with specific interests. In order to
tiara B.Creagh make grants from these funds, we encourage proposals that:
Margaret B.°ard ' • Address the needs and opportunities of children in the Triangle region
Jonathan B.Howes . Encourage dispute settlement and conflict resolution
Thomas F.Keller . Build economic and social capital and/or improve race relations
Richard W.McEnallc
Charles A.Sanders
Robert D.Tcer,Jr. This fall, the Foundation will have a special grantmaking program. Please see the
Richard T.",Stick"Williams enclosed flyer for more details.
Man L Hill.
imnrediatel'astPresident Grants will be awarded for new initiatives, one-time special projects, or continuation
Frank A.Daniel+,Jr..Chairman funding for outstanding "projects of excellence" already providing vital services in the
Foundation H. ceadersbrp Founder Triangle.Trian le. Grants made b the Foundation will be u to $10,000, with most ranging from
George H.Hite:hin�.founder
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$5,00047,000. A list of grants from our Fall 1996 grant cycle is enclosed.
Foundation Leadership Council
Frank A.Daniels.Jr.,Cbairman The Foundation will offer two "Information Sessions for Grantseekers," which are
Arlene M.Bergman described more fully in the enclosed flyer.
Julius L Chambers
Aphis W.Clark For our convenience, the enclosed ant application can be put on a diskette. Please
Josephine D.Clement Y gT, PP P
K.ti.R.Dey.Jr. send a blank 3.5" IBM-compatible diskette and a self-addressed stamped envelope or
Howard Thomas FAwardv arrange to come by the office with a blank diskette. In addition, you may download the
J.Floyd Fletcher application (in Word 6.0) from the Foundation's website at www.tHanglecf.org, or we may
Wiliam C.Friday be able to send the application via e-mail (write to janOtrianglecf org).
Jame+F.Goodmon
Kelly S.King Applications for the Spring cycle must be postmarked on or before Friday, August 1,
LouLse W,McCutcheon
gene J.McDonald 1997. Final decisions will be made by the Foundation's Board and all annlicantS will be
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Cne B cDo Jr notified by December 15, 1997.
PrL-zdl R.Robinson
Robert D.shear Please read the attached "Information on Grants" before submitting an application. If you
LeRoy T.walker have any questions, please call Polly Guthrie, Program Director, or Jan Muller, Program
LqA counsel Associate, at the Foundation at (919) 549-9840 (or you may contact them via e-mail at
Edwin J.Ja&'Walker,Jr Polly @trianglecf.org or jan@rrianglecf.org).
Executive Director Thank you for all the work you do to make our community a better place to live.
Shannon E.tit.John
Lorawdar Sincerel
100 Park Offices
Suite 309 av_4
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Ammsend mad to, Jane "Coolie" Monroe olly 4Gutthrie
P.O.Box 12834 Chair Program Director
Research Triangle Park Distributions Committee polly0trianglecf.org
North Carolina 27709
919 549-9840
Fax:919 990-9066
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SPECIAL GRANTMAKING PROGRAM
The Foundation will be distributing up to $150,000 in grants through a special program
in our Fall 1997 grant cycle. Applications will be considered from nonprofit
organizations, government agencies, and religious congregations. Nonprofit
organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code. Neighborhood associations, civic groups, and other community associations
interested in applying may affiliate with an eligible organization for the purposes of this
application. The Foundation will make grants from this fund in the $5,000425,000
range.
Grants will support:
• Programs that promote and nurture written expression.
• Programs of urban design and planning, whose goal is to revitalize or beautify the
downtown areas of cities within the Foundation's service area.
• Programs that demonstrate regional collaboration, especially in the areas of regional
planning and economic development. These programs ideally would benefit
communities throughout the Foundation's entire service area, including Wake,
Durham, Orange, and Chatham counties.
The Foundation is particularly interested in, but not limited to, start-up or innovative
projects or projects that eliminate any duplication of services in these areas. Please use
the attached grant application.
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The Triangle Community Foundation
is pleased to offer
NFORMATION SESSIONS
FOR GRANT SEEKERS
Tuesday, June 24, 1997 Friday, June 27, 1997
10:00 a.m. -- 12 noon 10:00— 11:30 a.m.
Chatham Co. Public Library Food Bank of North Carolina
158 West Street 3808 Tarheel Drive
Pittsboro -Raleigh
(seatin limited`to 90)"". _Iimitedao:50)
(Directions on back)
With: Polly Guthrie, Program Director
Fred Stang, Associate Director
Tony Pipa, Director of Philanthropic Services
Jan Muller, Program Associate
Members of the Distributions Committee
These sessions might be particularly helpful for first-time grant seekers and those
unfamiliar with the Triangle Community Foundation.
The sessions will cover:
• the nuts and bolts of the Triangle Community Foundation's grant application process
• eligibility requirements and types of projects the Foundation can and cannot consider
• current Foundation funding priorities
• suggestions for strengthening applications
• a brief overview of the Triangle Community Foundation
• question and answers
Registration is free, but space is limited. If you would hike to attend, please call
Jan Muller at (919) 549-9840, ext. 123 to register or e-mail her atjan@&iangleef.org.
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Located at:
100 Park Offices '
�« Suite 209
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Please send mail to.
2 , y P.O. Box 12834
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North Carolina 27709
919 549-9840
. Fax:919 990.9066
TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Information on Grants
1. What is the Triangle Community program that specifically benefits the
Foundation? Triangle, in which case the project budget
should clearly list the costs of the local
The Triangle Community Foundation is a component. Funds requested from the
public charity established in 1983 to expand Foundation may be combined with funds
private philanthropy in the communities of from other sources to support larger
Wake, Durham, Orange, and Chatham projects.
Counties. One of over 400 community
foundations nationwide, we accomplish our
mission by making grants to address the 3. Who is eligible to apply for a Community
community's most pressing needs and Foundation grant?
promising opportunities and by managing
charitable funds created by individuals, The Foundation makes grants only to
corporations, and other organizations. nonprofit organizations, government
Current assets exceed $40 million. More agencies and religious congregations.
than $13.7 million has been granted to Generally, the nonprofit organizations are
nonprofit organizations from the Triangle tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Community Foundation since its inception. Internal Revenue Code. However, the
Foundation may occasionally make grants
to other nonprofit organizations provided
2. What kind of grantmaking programs that the funds are to be used for charitable
does the Community Foundation have? purposes. We have rarely made grants for
capital campaigns, conferences, private
The Foundation makes grants for new schools, or religious or sectarian purposes.
initiatives or one-time special projects that
address significant community needs. 4. What counties does the Triangle
Grants are made in cultural affairs and the Community Foundation serve?
arts, community development, education,
environmental issues, health, social Through its grant cycles, the Foundation
services, and other areas that benefit makes grants only for programs that benefit
residents of Wake, Durham, Orange, the communities of Wake, Durham,
and/or Chatham Counties. Grants will be Orange, and/or Chatham Counties, not for
up to $10,000 with most ranging from state-wide or national programs. Some
$5,000-$7,000; grants exceed this level donors with funds in the Foundation may
only on very rare occasions. Statewide designate grants to areas outside the
programs will not be considered unless Triangle, but grants through the grant
funding is sought only for a portion of the cycles are restricted to the Triangle.
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5. How often may I apply for a grant from The organization's capacity to
the Community Foundation and how undertake the proposed project,
many proposals may I submit? including qualifications of the personnel
involved (i.e., why your organization is
The Foundation has two grant cycles per in a position to succeed with this
year — application postmark deadlines are project)
February 1st and August 1st (or, if these The specific objectives the project
days fall on a weekend, the next business hopes to accomplish, in measurable
day). We recommend submitting only one terms if possible (for example, number
proposal per cycle. Organizations of people served)
receiving funding are asked to skip (at • The relationship of the proposed project
least) one cycle before reapplying. to other programs in the community
Organizations whose proposals are not designed to meet the same or similar
recommended for funding may reapply needs or opportunities
during the next funding cycle. • Funds already committed for the
project and their source, as well as
6. How do I apply to receive a grant? other sources being approached
• How future funding will be obtained, if
To apply for a grant, complete the the project will be an ongoing one
Foundation's Grant Application form and • How you intend to evaluate progress
write a three-page narrative describing the toward your stated goals and objectives
project. All agencies on the Triangle
Community Foundation's mailing list (over S. What attachments should I send in with
2000) are mailed a copy of the grant my application and narrative?
application approximately two months
before each deadline. If you would like to Because members of the Foundation's
be added to the mailing list or are unsure if Distributions Committee and staff review
you are on it, call (919) 549-9840 or email each proposal, please submit six collated
jan@trianglecf.org. In addition, you may co ies of the following:
download the application (in Word 6.0)
from our website at www.trianglecf org. A completed copy of the application
form, signed by the Chief Officer of
7. Wbat information should I include in my the Board (attach to the top of each
narrative? packet)
• The narrative proposal, not to exceed
The narrative part of the grant application three single-sided pages (single spacing
should address in three pages of no less is permissible; less than 12 point font is
than 12-point font the following: not
• A list of Board members with their
• The community need or opportunity the professional or community affiliations
proposed activity is intended to • A one-page, line-item budget for the
address. If possible, provide evidence entire amount needed for proposed
for this need or opportunity in project (not just the portion requested
measurable terms from the Community Foundation),
• The ways in which the project will including both anticipated income and
address this need or opportunity (for an expenses (please be as specific as
existing . "project of excellence," possible); include a list of other
describe the impact of this program in requests for funding, including those
the community, including statistics or pending or approved
other relevant information)
• A description of the project to be Your proposal should also include one copy
undertaken and the amount of funding of the following attachments:
being requested from the Foundation
• Timetable for the project Your organization's most recent overall
operating budget showing both income
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and expenses (a simple, one-page We encourage grant applicants to call us
format is sufficient) with questions and are happy to answer
• A complete copy of your most recent them and provide more information by
IRS Form 990 — please do not phone. Applicants whose proposals are
substitute audited financial statements still being considered after initial screening
(not applicable to government agencies will receive a site visit from a member of
and religious congregations) the Foundation's Distributions Committee
• IRS tax determination letter or other or staff; the site visit will allow a more in-
proof of tax-exempt status (not depth appraisal of your proposal.
applicable to government agencies and
religious congregations) 10. When will I be notified regarding my
grant application?
In the interest of fairness and consistency,
additional attachments beyond those All applicants for the February 1st grant
requested will be discarded. Letters of deadline will be notified by June 15
support are neither necessary nor allowed; regarding their grant application. Grant
information of this nature should be funds will not be available before July 15th
incorporated into your narrative. for the Spring cycle; therefore, the project
or portion of the project for which
For your convenience, the grant application Foundation funding is requested should
can be put on a diskette in Word for begin no earlier than July 15th. Likewise,
Windows format. Please send a blank 3.5" all applicants for the August 1st grant
IBM-compatible diskette and self-addressed deadline will be notified by December 1st:
stamped envelope or arrange to come by grant funds will not be available before
the office with a blank diskette. In January 15th of the following year, so the
addition, you may download the application project or portion of the project for which
from our website at www.trianglecf.org, or Foundation funding is requested should
we may be able to send the form via e- begin no earlier than January 15th.
mail; write to jan @trianglecforg.
11. How are decisions made regarding the
Please send completed grant application proposals?
package to:
Grants are selected by the Foundation's
Polly Guthrie, Program Director Distributions Committee, subject to final
Triangle Community Foundation approval from the Foundation's Board of
Fall 1997 Grants Cycle Directors. The Distributions Committee is
P.O. Box 12834 comprised of fourteen members from
Research Triangle Park NC 27709 Wake, Durham, Orange, and Chatham
Counties, and a Chairperson who is a
9. Should I set up a meeting with a member member of the Board of Directors of the
of your staff or Distributions Committee Triangle Community Foundation.
to tell you more about my proposal?
What other services does the Community Foundation offer to area nonprofit agencies?
The Triangle Community Foundation has been managing endowments for the benefit of other nonprofit
groups in the community since its inception in 1983 and considers the careful stewardship of agency
endowments to be an integral part of its mission of expanding the charitable resources of the
community. Agency endowments in the Triangle Community Foundation get greater diversification,
greater protection against fluctuation, and lower fees than if the endowments were invested separately.
In addition, the Foundation publicizes the endowment, provides technical assistance in endowment-
building, and handles accounting, tax filing and audit for the endowment fund. Please call Fred Stang,
Associate Director, at(919) 549-9840 for further information on agency endowments.
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TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
FALL 1996 GRANTS
The ArtsCenter $6,000.00
The School Show Series reaches up to 20,000 middle-school and younger students a year, showing them how
learning can be enhanced through theater, music, puppetry, dance, storytelling, and history/culture
presentations.
Building Together Ministries $5,000.00
Women Together is a new program in Halifax Court specifically designed to meet the education,job training,
employment and parenting skills needs of this community.
Candles of Hope $10,000.00
This project will establish hands-on training in life and business skills in making candles so that participants
may move from dependence upon social services to a financially independent lifestyle.
Center for Community Self-Help $10,000.00
Working with the Walltown Community Association, this project will purchase and rehabilitate homes for re-
sale to low-income families who want to realize the dream of home ownership in this historic community.
Council for Entrepreneurial Development $2,500.00
This grant will provide minority and women entrepreneurs scholarships for the Premier FastTrac training
program equips entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and insights necessary to start and grow successful
businesses.
Duke Cancer Patient Support Program $7,000.00
Cancer Companions are volunteers who help alleviate the stress associated with the outpatient treatment of
cancer by offering support and respite care to patients with cancer and their families.
Durham Arts Council $5,200.00
Durham Arts Council, Hayti Heritage Center, the ArtsCenter, Orange County Arts Commission, and United
Arts of Raleigh and Wake County annually send artists into four school systems that serve 120,000 children
to determine their needs for artist services and collaboratively train artists to increase their effectiveness in the
classroom.
Durham Rescue Mission $9,000.00
The Victory Program conducts individual assessments of each participant to determine what educational and
vocational assistance they need to find a job. The Rescue Mission has relationships with Durham employers
who have stated their expectations and agreed to hire graduates of this program.
Durham Woodchucks $4,300.00
Funds will purchase equipment for this all-volunteer group, which cuts, splits, and delivers wood to low,
income families who heat their homes with wood.
Edgemont Community Center $7,500.00
This year-long project will harness the energy of 30 local youth, ages 7-14, who will study African
percussion music and its effects upon African-American culture as a way to improve their literacy. The
young people will not only perform the music, but will also produce a publication about their experience.
Exchange Clubs Child Abuse Prevention Center in Durham $8,260.00
The Parent Enrichment Program is designed for at-risk parents of children ages 6 to 12. This type of
intervention program, which helps typically low-income and/or single parents learn how to deal positively
with normal parent-child issues, has been proven to significantly reduce the incidences of abusive behavior by
the parent.
Genesis Home $10,000.00
This transitional housing program for homeless families is forced to turn away an average of 20 families per
month; their expansion will allow it to shelter 12 additional families and add a center for homeless children.
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Girl Scouts, Pines of Carolina Council $4,000.00
Through Operation Resolve and Solve, girl scout troops in Halifax Court, Heritage Park, Few Gardens, and
the Hargraves Center will assess violence in their own communities and design and implement service
projects to address this violence and heighten community awareness.
Habitat for Humanity of Durham County/Orange County $8,000.00
The Durham and Orange Chapters of Habitat for Humanity have collaborated together to hire a joint director
of development who will help to raise money for both organizations, capitalizing on the close ties between
these two counties.
NC Wheelchair Athletes Foundation $3,400.00
This grant will provide specialized sports-training equipment; information on up-to-date training methods for
qualified sports trainers and coaches; and special seminars for training assistants to enable an increased
number of wheelchair athletes to fully participate in statewide athletic events.
Orange Correctional Center Community Resource Council- $6,000.00
Family visitation at this minimum security prison in Hillsborough encourages the continuation of family ties
during incarceration. Inmates will help build and landscape a play space that will allow these fathers to play
with their young children, giving these families some quality time together during their brief visits.
Orange-Durham Coalition for Battered Women $5,000.00
In the last three years, the Coalition's 24-hour crisis line has received nearly triple the number of calls, half of
which are from Orange County. To meet this increased demand, the Coalition will collaborate with the
Women's Center to offer counseling and case management services out of their office in Orange County.
Home Community Development Corporation $10,000.00
Passage Home works with families who are homeless or very low-income and ex-offender mothers and their
children. This project will support a children's enrichment program so their parents can focus on family self-
sufficiency.
Raleigh Rescue Mission $6,900.00
The Mission's Learning Center and Computer Lab currently provides 144 homeless and low-income
individuals access to employment training opportunities and computer literacy, and their numbers are
growing. This grant will help support a part-time teacher at this facility.
St.Philip's Episcopal Church $7,000.00
This grant will help this cooperative short term child care and parent education center for homeless parents
who don't have the ability to commit to long-term childcare programs and need quality, short-term care.
Town of Holly Springs $10,000.00
This grant will support an after school and summer camp program that will offer tutoring and provide
structured activities designed to boost self-esteem, provide leadership skills, teach conflict resolution
strategies, and help young people deal with peer pressure.
Triangle Open Space Network/Triangle Land Conservancy $7,500.00
This grant will help establish a network to encourage collaboration among people working for public
environmental parks in the area; increase cooperation on open-space issues among governments, landowners
and non-profits; and eventually result in an open-space plan for the entire Triangle region.
Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers $4,071.03
Residents of this residential self-help program serving drug addicts and alcoholics will learn photography and
creative writing skills as tools for communication and self-discovery. The program, which TROSA residents
helped design, stresses vocational training, education, and communication skills.
Wake Co. Literacy Council $5,000.00
One third of the inmates at the NC Correctional Institution for Women are functionally illiterate, a fact that
dims their prospects of maintaining a job and staying out of trouble once they leave prison. This project will
train tutors specifically recruited to work with motivated student inmates, who will learn reading and writing
skills from their tutor and participate in a Reading Incentive Program.
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1 PROP NO.
GRANT ID NO.
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TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Fall 1997 Grant Application
All applicants will be notified by December 1, 1997.
Please read the attached "Information on Grants" before filling out this form.
Total Given in Fall 1996 Grant Cycle: $161,631.03 to 24 agencies out of 122 agencies requesting funds
1. Name of Organization:
2. Contact Name and Title:
3. Phone Number: Fax Number:
4. Mailing Address:
5. Street Address:
(if different)
6. E-Mail Address:
(Is this a personal or organizational address?)
7. How long has this organization been in existence?
8. Tax Status (check one):
Tax-exempt charitable organization [501(c)(3)) Governmental tax-exempt unit
Other nonprofit(specify status) Unincorporated association
Affiliated with tax-exempt organization Other(specify)
Please attach a copy of your organization's IRS tax status determination letter(not applicable to government agencies or religious
congregations). A tax exempt identification number is got sufficient.
8. In the space below, please provide a one-paragraph summary of your three-page narrative in 100 words or less
(please do not attach on a se av rate page or exceed space provided).
9. Total cost of project: $ (please list entire amount, not just amount requested)
10. Amount requested from the Triangle Community Foundation: $
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11. Other sources of funds for this project only (please indicate if any item listed is in-kind):
(Should be the difference between Item#9 and Item#10) 12
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Funding Source Total Amount Amount Already Notification Date
Requested Committed
TOTALS:
12. Timetable for the project: to
Month/Year Month/Year
13. Proposed timetable for payment of funds requested from Triangle Community Foundation: (grants submitted for the
August deadline available January 15 or later and grants submitted for the February 1 deadline available July 15 or
later):
14.
Date Amount
14. Percentage of this project to agency's overall annual operating budget: %
15. Applicant agency's overall annual operating budget: $ for year
(You may use current year's budget or next year's projected budget; please indicate your choice.)
Overall Operating Budget Breakdown -please complete on this page (you may get these figures from your most
recently submitted IRS Form 990; if you are not required to submit a 990, you may simply use your overall
operating budget):
Total
Income $ from Individuals $ from Corporations
$ from Foundations $ from Local Government
$ from State Government $ from Federal Government
$ from Earned Income $ from Other(e.g.,
Expense $ for Program Services $ for Fundraising
$ for Management/General $ for Payments to Affiliates
Difference:
These figures are taken from IRS Form 9901 current year budget/ oroiected budget (circle one) for year
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16. Has your organization or a related organization received funding from one of the Triangle Community Foundation's
discretionary grant cycles within the past three years? ! Yes No If Yes, please list cycle during whicI you
applied (e.g., Fall 1995), project, and amount:
17. May the Foundation share your proposal with other potential funding sources? (The proposal will not be made
available to the public, but only to potential donors or grantmakers. Your answer to this question will not affect the
Foundation's consideration of your proposal.) Yes No
18. Checklist (Refer to the Information on Grants section for more detail). Have you:
1. Described the community need or opportunity the proposed activity is intended to address( providing
evidence, if possible, in measurable terms)?
2. Explained the ways in which the project will address this need or opportunity (for an existing "project of
excellence," described the impact of this program in the community, including statistics or other relevant
information)?
3. Thoroughly described the project or activity to be undertaken and the amount of funding being requested
from the Foundation?
4. Determined the timetable for the project?
5. Stated your organization's capacity to undertake the proposed project, including qualifications of personnel
involved(i.e., why your organization is in a position to succeed with the project)?
6. Stated the specific objectives the program hopes to accomplish, in measurable terms if possible (for
example, number of people served)?
7. Discussed the relationship of the proposed project to other programs in the community designed to meet
the same or similar needs or opportunities?
8. Listed funds already committed for the project and the sources of these funds?
9. Indicated how future funding will be obtained, if the project is an ongoing one?
10. Explained how you intend to evaluate progress toward your stated goals and objectives?
11. Enclosed 6 collated copies of-
- this application form?
- the narrative proposal, not to exceed three pages of 12-point or greater font size?
- a one-page proposed project budget with explanations for each item?
- current Board of Directors list, with organizational affiliations and/or occupation?
12. Enclosed 1 cony of-
- your organization's overall operating budget showing both income and expenses(one-page is fine)?
- your organization's complete most recent IRS Form 990? (Please do not substitute your audit)*
- your organization's IRS tax determination letter? *
(*Not applicable to government agencies or religious congregations)
19. I hereby certify that the applicant organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion,
sexual orientation, physical disability, or national origin.
Signature of Chief Officer of the Board
PLEASE REMEMBER TO COLLATE (in the order stated above) AND STAPLE PACKETS WITH
APPLICATION FORMS ON TOP. ANY ATTACHMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE REQUESTED ABOVE
WILL BE DISCARDED. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY DECEMBER 1, 1997.
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