APPLICATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE: 1)COPY OF IRS DETERMINATION LETTER;2)PROOF OF INCORPORATION AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OR CHARITABLE TRUST;3)NAMES OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO INCLUDE RELEVANT BACKGROUND, AFFILIATIONS AND TOWN/CITY OF RESIDENCE;4)PRIOR YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT, FORM 990 AND YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR;5)LIST OF COMPANIES AND FOUNDATIONS BEING APPROACHED TO FUND THIS PROPOSAL, INDICATING WHICH SOURCES ARE COMMITTED, PENDING OR ANTICIPATED;6)MOST RECENT INDEPENDENT AUDIT OR REVIEW, AS APPLICABLE, IF REVENUES WERE $200,000 OR MORE;7)DATE;8)SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY, GOALS & KEY ACHIEVEMENTS;9)AMOUNT REQUESTED;10)MISSION STATEMENT;11)3 LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THECOMMUNITY; 12)TYPE OF REQUEST AND DETAILS OF HOW FUNDS WILL BE DEPLOYED;13)TARGET POPULATION:14)TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET & PROJECT OR CAPITAL BUDGET;15)PERIOD OF TIME THIS GRANT WILL COVER;16)ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, SIZE AND CONSTITUENTS;17)FISCAL YEAR END

ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE MASSACHUSETTS CHARITABLE CORPORATIONS OR TRUSTS WHO ARE TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS CODE AND ARE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) OR 509(A)(2). THEY MUST SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS OF HYDE PARK, WEST ROXBURY, DORCHESTER, JAMAICA PLAIN, MATTAPAN, ROSLINDALE, ROXBURY, AND SOUTH BOSTON AS WELL AS MUNICIPALITIES OF BROOKLINE, CANTON, DEDHAM, DOVER, EASTON, FOXBOROUGH, MANSFIELD, MEDFIELD, MILTON, NEEDHAM, NORWOOD, RANDOLPH, SHARON, NEWTON, STOUGHTON, WALPOLE AND WESTWOOD. NO GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGNS OR TO STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. DIRECTORS WILL NOT CONSIDER MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION FROM AN ORGANIZATION IN THE SAME CALENDAR YEAR, EXCEPT FOR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS AND WILL NOT CONSIDER A PROPOSAL FROM AN ORGANIZATION PREVIOUSLY FUNDED UNTIL A FULL REPORT OF THE EXPENDITURES OF THE PREVIOUS GRANT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.