THE FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES LETTERS OF INQUIRY FOR PUBLIC-INTEREST ADVOCACY EFFORTS THAT WILL HELP MAKE CALIFORNIA A JUST AND ECONOMICALLY INCLUSIVE STATE AS ALIGNED WITH OUR GRANTMAKING PRIORITIES. LETTERS OF INQUIRY FOR PRELIMINARY RESEARCH AND PLANNING ALSO WILL BE ACCEPTED. LETTERS OF INQUIRY SHOULD BE LIMITED TO ONE TO TWO PAGES AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND ITS OBJECTIVES 2) DESCRIPTION OF SPONSORING ORGANIZATION 3) TOTAL REQUEST AMOUNT, PROJECT AMOUNT, AND SIZE OF AGENCY BUDGET. APPLICANTS SELECTED FROM THE LETTER OF INQUIRY PROCESS TO APPLY FOR A GRANT WILL BE CONTACTED AND GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING A FULL PROPOSAL. PROPOSALS ARE REVIEWED BY FOUNDATION STAFF AND ACTED UPON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOUNDATION WILL ACT SELECTIVELY TO ENSURE THAT THE FOUNDATION'S RESOURCES ARE USED MOST EFFECTIVELY.

IN ITS SOLE PROGRAM AREA, ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS, THE ROSENBERG FOUNDATION CURRENTLY MAKES GRANTS TO FURTHER POLICY REFORM IN THREE PRIORITY AREAS: JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND INTEGRATION, AND JUSTICE FOR FARM WORKERS. PLEASE VISIT OUR GRANT PROGRAMS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EACH OF THESE AREAS. FIT AND ELIGIBILITY - APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: 1) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE AND NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE; OR PUBLIC AGENTS. 2)FOR ALL PROGRAM AREAS, BE BASED IN OR MANAGING SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES IN CALIFORNIA.