How to Apply

Eligibility Criteria

Each year, the Blaustein, Hirschhorn and Rosenberg foundations award over 500 grants across a variety of program areas and geographic locations. Please read about their specific priorities under each foundation’s page and Frequently Asked Questions to assess if there is a potential fit for your organization. Before submitting a Letter of Inquiry or Proposal, we encourage you to contact a Program Officer using the Contact form so that they can advise you about a potential submission.

Nonprofit Status
Grantees must be nonprofit organizations with tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code, organized and operated for charitable purposes. Organizations with fiscal sponsors or agents are also eligible to apply.

Geographic Location
Each foundation has a different set of geographic priorities. The information provided on each foundation page describes its program areas, funding priorities and geographic focus.

Restrictions
The foundations do not provide support for:

Grants or scholarships to individuals
Unsolicited proposals for academic, scientific or medical research
Direct mail, annual giving and membership campaigns, special events and fundraising events

The foundations make a small number of capital grants, generally only when there is an established relationship with the applicant organization.

Guidelines for Proposals and Letters of Inquiry

Typically, grant seekers submit proposals or letters of inquiry electronically after corresponding with a Program Officer via the Contact form to assess their potential fit with one of the foundations. A Program Officer will respond and can provide the correct email address for a proposal or letter of inquiry. You may also submit your materials to our office at One South Street, Suite 2900, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Each of the foundations meets independently two or three times a year to consider requests. Letters of inquiry and proposals are accepted on a rolling basis and will be acknowledged within three weeks of receipt. Each of the foundations will consider requests for general support as well as project proposals. Please note that while we welcome your inquiries and submissions, the foundations receive many more requests for support than they can fund.

The letter of inquiry (LOI) serves to provide enough information to determine if a full proposal would be considered for funding. A Program Officer will guide you regarding which materials to submit.

For a Letter of Inquiry

Name of your organization, mailing address and website
Name, title, email and phone of Executive Director and contact person (if not Executive Director)
Purpose and amount requested (one sentence)
Brief description of request (one page maximum) that includes organization history, need or problem you are addressing, goals of the organization and/or project and impact
Total organizational budget (current fiscal year)
Project budget (if applicable)
List of current sources of support
Most recent audit or 990 form or annual report if available

For a General Support Grant Proposal

You may use any proposal format that you wish, including a standard format developed at your regional association of grantmakers, if you include the following information about the organization:

Name of organization, mailing address, phone and website
Name, title, email and phone of Executive Director and contact person
Name and title of Chief Executive Officer or person authorized to sign grant agreements
Organization history, constituency and key accomplishments
Brief background information on the issue(s) your organization is concerned with
Plans and priorities for the year for which funding is requested
Anticipated outcomes or results of the proposed activities and how your organization assesses such results
Information on board members and key staff

Financial Information

Amount requested and for what time period
Dates of your fiscal year
Total institutional budgets:
- Previous Year — Actual income and expenditures (unaudited figures acceptable)
- Current Year — Estimate of income and expenditures
- Next Year — Projected income and expenditures, if available. [If you are applying for a multi-year grant you should include these figures].
For income, show institutional donors, by name and amounts. For expenditures, show clearly expenses for fundraising, administration and program.
Budget Narrative - Applicants may provide a short narrative that explains anticipated sources of support, planned fundraising campaigns or events, significant changes in the organization’s operating budget, or other financial line items that may be unclear.
IRS tax status determination letter
Most recent audit or 990 form and/or annual report

For a Project Grant Proposal

Please submit all the information requested above, as well as:

Statement of need for project and past accomplishments, if applicable
Clear description of goals, objectives and activities
Qualifications of pertinent staff
Project budget for three years:
- Previous Year — Actual income and expenditures (unaudited figures acceptable)
- Current Year — Estimate of income and expenditures
- Next Year — Projected income and expenditures, if available. [If you are applying for a multi-year project grant, you should include these figures.]
For income, show institutional donors for the project by name and amounts.
If applicable, please provide a short narrative that explains anticipated sources of support for this program.
Statement as to how the program will be sustained after the grant period is over.

For a Renewal Request (current grantees only)

How to Apply

Eligibility Criteria

Guidelines for Proposals and Letters of Inquiry

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