Since more requests are received each year than can possibly be granted, the Dolce & Deluca Foundation has established certain criteria to help decide where funds may be most effectively utilized.
Each applicant will be evaluated by the program in which it is engaged, the clients it serves, the procedures it uses, the services it offers, the quality of its management, and their financing and fund-raising practices.
GRANT LIMITATIONS:
The Dolce & Deluca Foundation does NOT consider the following for funding:
Organizations without IRC § 501(c) (3), tax-exempt, public-charity status;
Organizations that discriminate by race, religion, color, creed, sex, age or national origin;
Individuals;
Advertising for benefit purposes;
Religious or sectarian organizations unless engaged in a significant project benefiting the entire community;
Organizations with causes specifically relating to illness and disabilities.
FUNDING GUIDELINES:
The Foundation will review each request that follows these funding guidelines. Requests should be submitted by January 1st of each year to be considered for the following calendar year. For example, proposals submitted by January 1, 2005 will be eligible for funds distributed in 2006. Please do not submit more than one copy of your application at a time unless requested.
We do not have a special application form for applying for a grant. We ask that you submit your request in letter format, including the following information. Please limit it to three (3) pages:
The amount of money being requested, with a detailed explanation of how the funds will be used;
A description of your organization, including a statement of the organizations purpose and objectives;
If the request is to support a specific project, you should include:
The needs your project intends to address;
The geographical area and population served;
A complete statement of the experience of the persons charged with responsibility for the project;
A copy of your IRC § 501 ( c) (3) tax-exempt determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service;
A list of your organization's officers and directors, and their outside affiliations;
An audited financial report for the current operating year;
An organizational budget for the current operating year. If the request is for a special project, the project budget should be included;A sample donor list showing corporate and foundation donors with amounts given for the past twelve months;
The length of time your organization has been in existence;
The method by which your program will be evaluated; and
