- Direct to Appropriate Grantmaking Source Following Guidelines for Letters and Inquiry
- Companies, Businesses, Plants, Local Family Foundations,
- Community Trusts, Individuals, Environmental Grant-Markers
- Two Pages or Less
- Establish Upfront (one brief paragraph)
- Purpose -- including time table for activity
- Amount of Project and Requested Grant Amount
- Balance of Letter
- Situation and Problem -- (one paragraph)
- Capabilities -- What your organization has done and its ability to carry out the project if support is received. (one paragraph)
- Program Methods and Operation -- What you will do, how you will do it, who will be involved - agencies, other organizations, donors, etc. (two paragraphs)
- Impact -- How will community/constituents benefit? (one paragraph)
- Evaluation, Reporting, and Visibility -- How success will be measured, how the donor will be informed, and what visibility the donor will receive? (one paragraph)
- Budget -- Include when you need the grant approval and when you need the actual contribution.
- Summary -- Brief recap of the significance of this program for people, the community, and the donor.
Source: Adapted form Association of Partners for Public Lands, revised September 2006