GRANT REQUESTS SHOULD INCLUDE A COVER LETTER, ON ORGANIZATIONAL LETTERHEAD, DESCRIBING YOUR PROGRAM AND HOW IT FITS OUR FOCUS AREAS. IN ADDITION, EACH PROPOSAL SHOULD CONTAIN:BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY; PROGRAM OBJECTIVES; CLIENTS SERVED; BUDGET, INCLUDING PROGRAM EXPENSES AND REVENUE SOURCES; PROGRAM EVALUATION METHODS AND RESULTS; LIST OF CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS; LIST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; COPY OF 501(C)(3) OR OTHER TAX EXEMPT CONFIRMATION; COPY OF MOST RECENT IRS FORM 990; AND COPY OF MOST RECENT AUDIT.

EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY STEM PROGRAMS; HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS PROMOTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS CLOSE TO GRACO INC. FACILITIES AND EMPLOYEES' HOMES ARE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE FOUNDATION. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THESE FOCUS AREAS AND HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS, THE FOUNDATION HAS A PREFERENCE FOR LARGE ONE-TIME CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS RATHER THAN OPERATING GRANTS. THE MAXIMUM COMMITMENT PER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IS $150,000. ADDITIONALLY, GRANTS WITHIN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD ARE GENERALLY NOT CONSIDERED.