PROPOSALS TO THE CASTLE ROCK FOUNDATION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Legal name and address of organization
- Most recent copy of IRS letter of exemption with tax identification number
- Date of establishment, brief history and mission statement
- Purpose and amount of grant, as well as a description of the project and a project budget (if applicable)
- Current and/or proposed income and expense budget for the organization
- Anticipated results
- Financial statements for most recent fiscal year (preferably a copy of audit)
- Funding sources and amounts
- Names and occupations of board of directors and officers
- Names and addresses of those who have benefited from your organization's work
One copy of the request needs to be submitted, and it should be noted if any parts of the proposal are to be returned. Books, audio and video tapes, and bound volumes of newspaper clippings should only be submitted when they relate directly to the request.
The Castle Rock Foundation Board of Trustees meets once each year, in late fall, to consider requests. proposals must be in the Foundation's office by 5 p.m., March 15. An on-site visit may be conducted. If a grant is approved, a grant agreement is required.