GRANT SELECTION PROCESS. QUALIFICATION STEP. THE FOUNDATION'S DIRECTORS SHALL ENGAGE IN INVESTIGATION AS TO THE FOUNDATION'S AREAS OF INTEREST AND CONDUCT RESEARCH OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND. THE DIRECTORS WILL MAKE AN ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION IS SOMETHING THE FOUNDATION WOULD HAVE AN INTEREST IN FUNDING. IF THE DIRECTORS ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PROGRAMS, THEY WILL INITIATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS BY INVITING THE ORGANIZATION TO APPLY. APPLICATION EVALUATION STEP. IN THIS STEP, THE INVITED GRANT APPLICANT PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, PROJECT TO BE FUNDED, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO RAISE MATCHING FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION REVIEWS THE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT TO BE FUNDED IS A GOOD MATCH WITH THE AREAS OF INTEREST OF THE FOUNDATION. THE GRANT APPLICANT WILL BE NOTIFIED, USUALLY WITHIN 2 WEEKS, OF THE FOUNDATION'S DECISION. GRANT PRO

THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION WILL CONSIDER GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED 50L(C)(3)ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROJECTS THAT FALL WITHIN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF INTEREST: CHARITABLE RELIGIOUS,LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION WILL ONLY CONSIDER GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT AGREE TO PROVIDE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR MATCH EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED BY THE FOUNDATION DURING A GIVEN YEAR.