Does the Foundation require a Letter of Inquiry?
No, but the Foundation encourages inquiries about the application of our funding guidelines to specific ideas in advance of the submission of formal proposals.

What kind of budget information should we include?
You should provide a project budget that includes anticipated expenses, including details about how Foundation funds will be used, and anticipated income, including information about other sources approached for funding. We also would like to see your organizational budget both for the current year and the proposed project year(s) showing both income and expenses. Your most recent audited financial statement should also be included.

What else should be included in my proposal?
Include information about your organization, its history, mission, types of programs offered and constituencies served. Also provide a detailed description of your project including justification of need, specific goals and objectives, activities planned to meet goals and objectives, project time line, qualifications of key personnel, methods of evaluation.

Should I include any supporting documents?
Yes, we would like to see a list of current board of trustees, letters of support, readily available printed material about the organization such as annual reports or brochures, IRS letter confirming Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) status and classification as a public charity or information confirming status as a governmental unit or agency.

Do you accept the Ohio Grantmakers Forum common application form?
Yes, but is not required.  The forms can be found here.

May we apply for multi-year funding?
We do provide multi-year funding in some cases.

Where should we send our proposal?
The George Gund Foundation
1845 Guildhall Building
45 Prospect Avenue, West
Cleveland, Ohio 44115