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Catholic Funding Guide Online Tutorial: Grantmaker Profiles

About This Section: Grantmaker Profiles

Overview

In this section, we will review basic information about grantmaker profiles in The Catholic Funding Guide Online.

Learning Objective

After completing this section, you will be able to summarize basic information about grantmaker profiles in CFGO.

Grantmaker Profiles

What information is provided through The Catholic Funding Guide Online?
Answer: Each profile provides the grantmaker’s name and address along with the grant application address if it is different from the main contact information. The Catholic Funding Guide Online also provides telephone, fax, and website information where it is available. Key words descriptive of funding interests are included in each profile as well as geographic and other grantmaking restrictions, applications deadlines, and financial data on the grantmaker's overall size.

Source:  CFGO

Grantmaker Profiles

Why do you include grantmakers that do not accept applications?
Answer: When the designation "does not accept unsolicited applications" appears on a grantmaker's profile in The Catholic Funding Guide Online, it means that the funder has checked a box on p.10 of their tax return form 990.  There are many reasons a grantmaker may do this, from a stipulation in their bylaws or simply to lower the number of applications they receive.  We make the effort to include grantmakers that check this box because often this changes from year to year, and because a particular grant seeker may wish to cultivate a relationship with them regardless.  If a funder seems right for you in other respects -- geographic focus, special interests, etc. -- we recommend researching them further and contacting them directly to see if they would be open to an application for your specific project.

Source:  CFGO