Hilda & Preston Davis Foundation - Guidelines
• Applications are accepted throughout the year. Upon arrival, grant applications are reviewed for completeness by the
foundation's administrator and then forwarded to the trustees prior to the start of their next board meeting.
• After evaluating an application, the board will choose to: decline, approve, defer, request additional information, schedule a site visit, or invite the applicant for an interview.
• Applicants, if declined, may not reapply for at least one year from the date of the declination unless the nature or circumstance surrounding the request changes significantly. The subsequent application should receive prior approval and describe these changes in full.
• After evaluating an application, the board will choose to: decline, approve, defer, request additional information, schedule a site visit, or invite the applicant for an interview.
• Applicants, if declined, may not reapply for at least one year from the date of the declination unless the nature or circumstance surrounding the request changes significantly. The subsequent application should receive prior approval and describe these changes in full.
Grantmaking Guidelines
Guidelines
Screening Process
• For the geographical emphases of the foundation's grantmaking, please refer to the Mission Statement.
• Each applicant must be an approved tax-exempt non-profit organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, or an organization exempt from such registration.
• Grants may range from $2,500 up to $50,000 annually. In unique circumstances, the foundation does consider a more significant grant for a program having a major impact in one or more of its areas of interest, but generally just for existing grantees.
• Larger grants may require a Grant Agreement Contract to be signed before payments are made. These grants also require progress reports, at least annually. A sample report is provided for grantees seeking guidance.
• The foundation almost always limits grant durations to three years or less.
• Of particular interest to the foundation are organizations that promote partnerships and collaborative efforts among multiple groups and organizations. The foundation occasionally provides grants for pilot initiatives that test new program models.
• Priority will be given to requests that show specific plans for funding beyond the present.
• The applicant must have an active board of directors with policy-making authority. The board should demonstrate competence in the sound financial management of the organization.
• The foundation may not allow any funds to be earmarked for indirect costs or institutional overhead in cases where the grant relationship was developed independent of that institution’s direct development efforts.
• Each applicant must be an approved tax-exempt non-profit organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, or an organization exempt from such registration.
• Grants may range from $2,500 up to $50,000 annually. In unique circumstances, the foundation does consider a more significant grant for a program having a major impact in one or more of its areas of interest, but generally just for existing grantees.
• Larger grants may require a Grant Agreement Contract to be signed before payments are made. These grants also require progress reports, at least annually. A sample report is provided for grantees seeking guidance.
• The foundation almost always limits grant durations to three years or less.
• Of particular interest to the foundation are organizations that promote partnerships and collaborative efforts among multiple groups and organizations. The foundation occasionally provides grants for pilot initiatives that test new program models.
• Priority will be given to requests that show specific plans for funding beyond the present.
• The applicant must have an active board of directors with policy-making authority. The board should demonstrate competence in the sound financial management of the organization.
• The foundation may not allow any funds to be earmarked for indirect costs or institutional overhead in cases where the grant relationship was developed independent of that institution’s direct development efforts.
• The foundation generally will not provide grants to the following: organizations not determined to be tax-exempt under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; individuals; general fundraising drives; endowments; government agencies; or
organizations that subsist mainly on third party funding and have demonstrated no ability or expended little effort to attract
private funding. Other areas for which the board is not approving funds include: food pantries, camps, school security, playgrounds and health & medical research/treatment not focused on eating disorders.
Areas of Exclusion
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