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Nonprofit organizations based in New York
City and northern New Jersey that are
tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code and fall within the
program areas of the Foundations are welcome to
submit an inquiry or proposal letter. (Please do
not send CDs, DVDs, computer discs, video tapes,
or proposals through the Internet or by facsimile.)
We recommend your initial contact with The
Achelis and Bodman Foundations include only
the following items:
- An inquiry or proposal letter briefly summarizing
the history of the project, need,
research, objectives, time period, key staff,
project budget, and evaluation plan emphasizing
measurable outcomes and specific program
results
- Latest annual report
- Current and complete audited financial statements
- Copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exemption
letter
Traditional Program Interests
Both Foundations concentrate their grant programs
in New York City, but The Bodman Foundation
also makes some grants in northern New
Jersey, where the Bodmans lived. As shown in the
prior pages, funding is concentrated in six program
areas: Arts and Culture, Education,
Employment, Health, Public Policy, and Youth
and Families. A clearer idea of the types of grants
made in the past in each of these areas can be
found by reviewing the list of 2004-2005 grants
on the preceding pages.
In both Health and Arts and Culture, the
Foundations tend to focus their grants on leading
institutions, generally where there is a longstanding
relationship. In the other areas, special consideration
is given to competition, self-help,
volunteerism, leadership and character development,
parental involvement, consumer choice,
economic empowerment, independent living,
prevention and earlier intervention, independent
research, faith-based programs, free markets,
social entrepreneurship, advancing the state of
the art, measuring participant outcomes and program
results, and strengthening traditional marriages
and families.
Declined Categories
The Foundations generally do not offer the
following types of support, nor participate in the
following program areas:
- Nonprofit organizations outside of New York
and New Jersey
- Annual appeals, dinner functions, and fundraising
events
- Endowments and capital campaigns
- Loans and deficit financing
- Direct grants to individuals (such as scholarships
and financial aid)
- Individual day-care and after-school programs
- Housing
- International
- Films and travel
- Projects for the elderly
- Small art, dance, music, and theater groups
- Independent or public K-12 schools (except
charter schools)
- National health and mental health organizations
- Government agencies and nonprofit programs
and services significantly funded or substantially
reimbursed by government
Proposal Processing
The inquiry or proposal letter can be sent to
Joseph S. Dolan, Executive Director, The Achelis
and Bodman Foundations, 767 Third Avenue,
Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10017-2023.
Applications may be submitted at any time during
the year. Each request is reviewed by staff and will
usually receive a written response within thirty
days.
Those requests determined to be consistent
with the interests and resources of The Achelis
and Bodman Foundations are examined further.
In some instances we may arrange a site visit, conference
call, or meeting at our office. All grants
are reviewed and approved by the Trustees at one
of their three meetings in May, September, or
December.
Because of the high number of grantseekers
and our small staff, we can only meet with a few
applicants in person and fund a small number of
the many worthwhile proposals received. The
Foundations usually do not fund the same organization
or program on an ongoing annual basis.
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