GS Fuller Foundation Guidelines

Grant Application Guidelines

Applications for support are accepted from non-profit institutions throughout the year and reviewed bi-monthly. Trustees meet in February, April, June, August, October and December.

Qualified Applicants

Almost all grants are made in support of institutions in Worcester, Massachusetts. No grants are made to individuals. The Foundation's Trustees are unlikely to consider requests for endowment or annual operating support.

Inquiry

Organizations should send a letter of inquiry or make a telephone inquiry. If your inquiry meets with a positive response, please follow the guidelines below in preparing your proposal package.

Grant Requests

The signature of the Chief Executive Officer of the proposing institution is required on the grant request. Applications should be made in a reasonably brief narrative form with an appropriate budget. The request should indicate how the proposing institution would document the successful use of the grant funds and indicate how this money will benefit the institution.

Please provide the following:

Organizational budget information
Evidence of tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
The most recent annual report, including audited financial report
A list of the members of your governing board

Financial Information Form

Organizations with less than $20M in annual expenses are required to complete this financial information form and submit it along with the grant request: Adobe PDF format or Microsoft Word format (Print and fill out)

Proposal Submission

Please submit proposals in English only. Other information about the institution is welcome but not essential.

Please submit a single copy of your proposal at least two weeks before a Trustee meeting to

Grant Decisions

Grant decisions are communicated within a few days of a Trustee meeting.

THE GEORGE F. and SYBIL H. FULLER FOUNDATION