2009 GRANT APPLICATION GUIDELINES

MARPAT Foundation's 2009 guidelines for proposals are available in PDF Format here.

Additional guidelines for the Wards 7 & 8 initiative are available in PDF Format here.

Stage One Guidelines:
The MARPAT Foundation has a single annual grant cycle. The application process has two parts. Any qualified organization may submit the Stage One Summary Sheet on or before MAY 22, 2009. All applicants will receive a response by the end of June. Those applicants that the Directors wish to consider further will be invited to submit a Stage Two Application that will be mailed to them. The Stage Two application is considerably more time consuming and must be received by MARPAT on or before September 1, 2009, to be considered. Stage Two applications will not be considered unless invited.

MARPAT Foundation grants are made for public charitable purposes to organizations determined to be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and which are not private foundations. Grants have usually ranged from $5,000 to $50,000.

Generally, grants will only be made to organizations based in or benefiting the greater Washington metropolitan area. They are made to organizations that either:

• promote the visual and performing arts,
• encourage family planning,
• conserve natural resources or advance knowledge of the natural world,
• promote international understanding,
• preserve historic resources or advance knowledge of American history and culture, or
• expand opportunities in the District of Columbia’s Wards 7 and 8 for low-income youth and adults.
  

  NOTE: To apply in this category, a 1-page addendum is required in addition to the Stage 1 Summary Sheet. For additional guidelines, addendum format and contact information for more assistance, click here.

The MARPAT Foundation does not make grants for medical research, to individuals, or to organizations based outside the United States. Generally grants are not made to heavily endowed organizations or to support endowment funds. Receipt of grant funds one year is not assurance of future funding.

MARPAT's most recent IRS Form 990-PF is available online in PDF format:

Download the 2007 IRS Form 990-PF.

For further information about the application process, please write to

Applications may be addressed to the post office box or, if delivered by Fed-Ex, UPS or courier, to:

To apply, read the guidelines and submit a Stage 1 Application:

View the 2009 Guidelines for Proposals	as a PDF
Download the required Summary Sheet	as a PDF
	or as a Word document

For additional information on the Ward 7 and 8 Initiative, click here.