APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED STATING THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE APPLICATIONS - ONE TO BE USED FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (I.E., ORGANIZATIONS SERVING COLUMBUS, IN OR BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, IN ) AND A SECOND ONE TO BE USED REGARDING MACULAR DEGENERATION OF THE EYE RESEARCH. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDERS GRANT APPLICATIONS IT RECEIVES. THE BOARD ALSO CAN DIRECT GRANT AWARDS OF ITS OWN CHOOSING BASED ON: 1) SPECIAL NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD WITHIN THE COMMUNITY; 2) INSUFFICIENT QUALITY OR QUANTITY OF GRANT APPLICATIONS; OR 3) DIRECTED AT FULFILLING THE CHARTER OF THE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS AS DEFINED OF THE COMMUNITY OR THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, OR MACULAR DEGENERATION OF THE EYE RESEARCH STUDIES.

THE GUIDELINES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND PURPOSE ARE: 1. 50% OF THE GRANTS ARE TO BE USED FOR MACULAR DEGNERATION OF THE EYE RESEARCH 2. 50% OF THE GRANTS ARE TO BE USED FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZED CHARITIES (I.E., SERVING COLUMBUS, IN OR BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, IN)