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GUIDELINES FOR
MAKING GRANT APPLICATION TO
THE THOMAS M., HELEN MCKEE & JOHN
P. RYAN FOUNDATION
I. INTRODUCTION
The Foundation is a public charitable foundation
created as a supporting organization for three
other charitable organizations: St. Andrews
Episcopal Church, Harris Methodist Hospital and
Happy Hill Farm Children's Home, Inc. Other
organizations may be secondarily eligible to
receive grants from The Ryan Foundation if
qualified as public charitable organizations.
The Foundation is governed by a Board of
Directors which determines operating policies,
acts on all business matters, and takes action
on all grant requests. The Board meets at least
once during each calendar quarter.
Grant renewals are not automatic and cannot be
guaranteed from year to year.
Requests for grants or for additional
information should be directed to:
Lee A. McConnell - President
Thomas M.,
Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation
University
Centre II
1320 S.
University Drive, Suite 721
Fort Worth,
Texas 76107
II.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Our Foundation Board meets
4 times a year in March, June, September and
December to consider grant request proposals.
Our deadline for submitting an application is
the 15th day of the month preceding the Board
Meeting. Please submit grant request unbound,
without staples, folders or binders. Include an
e-mail contact for applicant organization. A
request must be made in writing, preferably in a
letter that includes the following information
and attachments:
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Requests for grants are accepted and reviewed
throughout the year. A request must be made in
writing, preferably in a letter that includes
the following information and attachments:
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A
description of the purpose for which the grant
is requested;
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The sum
requested and a list of other sources of
financial support now believed to be available;
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A copy
of the applicant organization's most recent
audited financial statements;
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A copy
of the Internal Revenue Service determination
letter indicating a Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt
status for the applicant organization;
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A copy of
the applicant organization's most recent Form
990-Income Tax Return of Organization Exempt from
Income Tax;
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If the
request is for funds to support a specific project
or program to be conducted by the applicant
organization, then the following additional
information should also be included:
(a) A
description of the need for the program or project;
(b) A
description of the object of the program or project;
(c) A listing of
benefits to be obtained through the program or
project;
(d) Copies of
plans for the program or project, including a time
schedule and a proposed method of evaluating the
project or program's effectiveness;
(e) A listing of
the staff required by the program or project; and
(f) A budget
for the program or project, fully defined and
including other sources of financial support
committed and pending.
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Other
material may also be helpful in support of the grant
application. Such material might include:
(a) Letters of
support for the proposed project or program from
local authorities;
(b) Letters of
support from affiliated national organizations;
(c) Names of key
persons sponsoring or supporting the project or
program; and
(d) A
bibliography or research studies or reports
justifying the need for the program or project.
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In
general, grants are not made for purposes of:
(a) Professional
conferences and symposia
(2) Out-of-state endeavors
(3) The
Foundation neither lends nor grants money to
individuals
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The
Foundation discourages pre-application meetings,
preferring to schedule meetings, if needed, after
receiving an application. Receipt of all
applications is acknowledged within three weeks.
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