ALL APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY EMAIL, MUST INCLUDE ORGANIZATION'S NAME, ADDRESS, AND CONTACT INFORMATION; NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED GRANT (AMOUNT, DETAILS OF PROPOSED APPLICATION/NEED); CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SPECIFIC PROPOSAL FINANCIALS; PROOF OF 501(C)(3) STATUS; LIST OF ALL CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES; RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATE/LETTER OF GOOD STANDING (DATED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF GRANT APPLICATION); AND END OF YEAR REPORT FOR ANY PRIOR YEAR'S EJMP GRANT.
BASED IN NEWPORT COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND, EJMP MAINTAINSA HEAVILY LOCAL PHILANTHROPIC FOCUS ON CERTIFIED 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN GOOD STANDING, TYPICALLY WITH PRIMARY INTEREST AND INVESTMENT IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS AND ACTIVITIES: PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE LOCAL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND HABITATS; LOCAL HISTORICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS AND NON-PROFIT MEDIA; "BOOTSTRAP" ENDEAVORS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE LIVES OF LOCAL CITIZENS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PROMOTING EQUAL CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, SOCIAL WELFARE, AND DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH OF ALL SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS; ANIMAL WELFARE/PROTECTION/ REHABILITATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES; PRESERVATION OF THE INTEGRITY OF LOCAL HISTORICALLANDMARKS; NON-PROFIT LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. EJMP TYPICALLY DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS OR HOUSES OF WORSHIP, OR TO "BRICK AND MORTAR" BUILDING CAMPAIGNS, NOR DOES IT PROVID