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Please be aware that we receive applications from many worthy organizations requesting more than double the amount we have available each year.  To make your application the most successful it can be, please make your request concise, factual and specifically related to the Foundation's mission.  In order to present your proposal in the best possible format, we encourage you to follow our guidelines and use our cover sheet when applying. 

The William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation
GRANT COVER SHEET
Please do
  • provide the information requested on this form only
  • clip the application together with a single clip.
Please do not
  • type “see attached” on any item 
  • use staples, bind your application or put your application in a presentation folder. 
Thank you!
Legal organization name:       
Year organization was founded:
Tax exempt status: 501 (c) (3) nonprofit ____________  501c3a _____________

California State Attorney General Registration #: __________________________
                                                                                               
Organization address:      
                                                      

Telephone: 
                                                                           

Fax:

Organization website:   
                                                        

Contact for this proposal:

Daytime telephone:            
                                                               

Email:                                   
                                                              

Mailing address, if different from above:

Total Agency Budget:
                                                     
Amount requested: 
 
Program/Project Title:

Summary of the project or grant request (two to three sentences):



Executive Director/ principal officer signature            Print name/title here                        Date


Document
Download PDF of Cover Sheet here



The William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation
GRANT APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Please briefly describe in no more than 3-4 pages:

Your Organization:
Mission
, history, programs/services you provide
Number served or enrolled  
Scholarship budget and percent of students receiving scholarship aid
Special accomplishments that set you apart from other organizations

Project details:
Purpose of the grant request
What outputs you expect (e.g. number of students served over what period of time)
What outcomes you expect in terms of specific achievement of the students
Description of the students to be served in terms of ages, area of residence, demographics and economic level.

How students will be selected for participation 
Specifically how will your program increase the likelihood of college attendance and success?


Financial details:
How you determined the amount needed for this project
How much of the total budget you are requesting from the Chapman Foundation
How you will raise matching funding & from what sources you expect to raise it
(Please note the foundation encourages dollar for dollar matching for all grants.)

Please include:
Board of Directors list
Recent financial income/expense statements
Other funders for this project
Proof of 501c3 status


Document
Download a PDF of Application Guidelines here

Please contact the Executive Director if you have questions regarding the application info@thechapmanfoundation.org


The William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation
2100 Garden Road Suite B-E, Monterey, CA 93940
831.372.2100
info@thechapmanfoundation.org
Updated November 2011