THE FOUNDATION REQUIRES THAT APPLICANTS PROVE THEIR 501(C)(3) STATUS. APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT FOR WHICH THEY WANT A GRANT. THE OUTLINE SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY FINANCIAL AND TIMING DETAILS WHERE POSSIBLE. AT TIMES, THOSE MATERIALS ARE FURTHER SUPPORTED BY PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE REQUESTING ENTITY. INVITED PROPOSALS ONLY.

THERE ARE NO ESTABLISHED RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS, ALTHOUGH SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE REVENUE ACT OF 1969, THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT MADE ANY GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOW-UP REQUIREMENTS IN THAT LAW AND WITHIN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, ALTHOUGH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS OUT- SIDE OF THE STATE AND TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.