SUBMIT LETTER OF INQUIRY, ORGANIZATION WILL NOTIFY APPLICANT IF THE REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED. LETTER OF INQUIRY SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED, THE HISTORY AND GOALS OF YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND YOUR ORGANIZATION'S INVOLVEMENT WITH THESE ISSUES. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH YOU ARE REQUESTING SUPPORT, INCLUDING AN OUTLINE OF YOUR OBJECTIVES, AND ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES AND IMPLICATIONS. THE APPROXIMATE STARTING DATE AND DURATION THAT THE FUNDING WILL COVER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING NEEDED, THE AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM THE FOUNDATION, AND THE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORT, BOTH ASSURED AND REQUESTED. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND EIN FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

ALL LETTERS ARE FIRST REVIEWED TO DETERMINE IF THEY FALL WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM GUIDLINES. THOSE THAT DO NOT ARE IMMEDIATELY DECLINED. LETTERS THAT ARE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES ARE THEN REVIEWED TO DETERMINE THE PRIORITY OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS AND THE IMPACT OF THE LIKELY RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES.