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Our grants primarily support projects in the states of Oregon and Hawaii. We focus on Environmental Conservation and/or The Well Being of Children. If your project is involved in one or both of these criteria, you have 501 (c) (3) IRS status, and you have an interest in our application process, we invite you to read on.
HOW TO APPLY:
Our application process has three steps:
- First Round Review: Go to Download Forms. Fill in the requested information on our Grant Consideration Application. Once completed, print and submit as instructed. Your information will be included in the First Round review by our Executive Committee.
- Second Round Review: If there is further interest, you will be invited to complete our Grant Application and your request will be included in our Second Round review.
- Final Selections: Each Board Member reviews your information two weeks prior to a board meeting. The final decisions are made by all board memebers. The Oregon Grants Board Meeting is held at the end of May and the Hawaii Grants Board Meeting is held at the end of October.
We respect your time and effort in preparing your applications. We are commited to keeping you apprised of your standing in a timely manner. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year, but we ask that you submit only one application per year. If you have received a grant you must submit a One Year Report for that year before you are eligible to reapply.
Each year the number of grant requests we receive increases making our grant selections ever more difficult. Only a small number of projects are intially invited to participate in our second round; this number is relative to total funds avilable for giving. Please be assured that thoughtful consideration is given to each application. If your request is not selected for second round review most likely it is not a reflection on the quality or worthiness of your application. There are many deserving and worthy projects that we will be unable to fund. Due to sheer numbers, we are not able to provide a personal response to "Why didn't our application receive an invitation to the second round?" or "What could we have done better?"
Thank you for your patience and please accept our invitation to try again in the future.
Grant Options:
Small Grants: Oregon & Hawaii: $1,000 to $25,000
Download Forms
Grant Consideration Application
Granting Options
A Grant Consideration Application must be submitted for all grant requests.
- Oregon
- Small Grants program:
$1,000 to $25,000
- Large Grants program:
$26,000 to $75,000
- Submission deadline for the
State of Oregon is December 14, 2012
- Oregon Grants awarded in May 2013
- Hawaii
- Small Grants program:
$1,000 to $25,000
- Large Grants program:
$26,000 to $75,000
- Submission deadline for the
State of Hawaii is June 1, 2012
- Hawaii grants awarded in October 2012
Per category - a larger number of Small Grants are selected for funding than Large Grants. Often, first time requests will be in this category. After organizations have received a Small Grant, the Board has the opportunity of "previous experience" when considering future or larger grants.
Large Grants: Hawaii: $26,000 to $75,000
Oregon: $26,000 to $75,000
Per category - fewer Large Grants are selected for funding than Small Grants. Generally, the board looks for projects that have a well grounded history, financial stability, good leadership, and a resonable plan of execution for achieving goals.
At the Board Meeting: During the board meeting, discussions on how the foundation and our grant might best support our Grantees success is always our goal. In addition to a grant the board may select one of the following two options when they feel it will help contribute to the most successful outcome.
A Matching Grant can serve as a tool to help an organization maximize a project's potential fund raising capacity as well as stimulate interest.
We have no set "rules" for selection. Each project is given individual and thoughtful consideration. We look to every application to learn something new. Each grant project is a step toward greater understanding and another opportunity to help fulfill The Bill Healy Foundation mission to serve our communities.
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