Frequently Asked Questions:
Below is a summary of Frequently Asked Questions. Please
scroll down to review the responses.
1.
What is The Foundation’s philosophy on working with
organizations that are in a start-up phase?
2.
Do you provide grants to individuals?
3.
Do you have scholarship funds available?
4.
Do you fund projects outside of Georgia?
5.
What is the average size and duration of your grants?
6.
What are the chances of being funded?
7.
How can I improve my chances of receiving a grant?
8.
How does the Foundation program staff identify the
organizations that it invites to submit proposals?
9.
What are the deadlines for submitting organizational
overviews?
10.
Is there a contact person to whom I can address our
organizational overview form?
11. Is there a limit to the length of the organizational
overview form?
12. How much time does it take to review organizational
overviews?
13. If we received a declination letter last year, may we
submit another organizational overview for review in the current year?
14. Do you have suggestions of where else I might look for
funding?
What is The Foundation’s philosophy on working with
organizations that are in a start-up phase?
- The Goizueta Foundation prefers to
work with organizations that have an established track record, demonstrate
strong fund-raising/financial management support, have an independent board, and have developed a
strategic plan.
Do you provide grants to individuals?
- No. The Foundation only supports
not-for-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
Do you have scholarship funds available?
- No. The Goizueta Foundation awards
grants to educational institutions, and in some cases, those institutions do
have Goizueta Foundation scholarship funds for disbursement annually. If you
are interested in seeking scholarship funds, contact the admissions and
financial aid offices at the institution(s) where you plan to attend. The
Goizueta Foundation does not administer funds to individuals.
Do you fund projects outside of Georgia?
- The Goizueta Foundation does not
accept organizational overviews from organizations outside of Georgia.
However, The Foundation does work proactively with a few organizations
annually whose projects may not be located within the state. In those cases,
The Foundation program staff coordinates the efforts directly with the
organizations.
What is the average size and duration of your grants?
- Amounts awarded and time periods vary
widely and depend on the scope and significance of the project. The
Foundation has made grants ranging from $15,000 to $10,000,000 with time
periods from one year to endowments that continue in perpetuity.
What are the chances of being funded?
- Unsolicited requests and blind
proposals are highly unlikely to be funded by The Foundation. Once an
organization submits its organizational overview form, it goes through a fair
and intensive review process to determine if its priorities match the focus
areas of The Foundation. At every step in The Foundation’s grant-making
process, many organizations are declined and few are asked to continue in the
process.
How can I improve my chances of receiving a grant?
- To improve the chances of obtaining a
grant, please take the time to follow the process outlined in the for
Grantseekers section of this website.
How does the Foundation program staff identify the
organizations that it invites to submit proposals?
- Through ongoing research and review
of reports from the field, the program staff identifies organizations with
strong track records on issues related to our program area priorities.
What are the deadlines for submitting organizational
overviews?
- Overviews are reviewed throughout the
year. If your organization is asked to continue in The Foundation’s
grant-making process, the program staff will communicate any deadlines as
appropriate.
Is there a contact person to whom I can address our
organizational overview form?
- All correspondence should be
submitted to Program Staff. Once received, correspondence is distributed
internally to the appropriate personnel based on areas of expertise and
workload.
Is there a limit to the length of the organizational
overview form?
- No. However, please keep in mind
that The Foundation receives over 100 organizational overviews annually and it
is the first step of several in The Foundation’s grant-making process.
How much time does it take to review organizational
overviews?
- It generally takes our staff between
2 and 6 weeks to review and respond to any correspondence received.
If we received a declination letter last year, may we
submit another organizational overview for review in the current year?
- Yes. Organizations must wait one
full, calendar year before re-applying to The Foundation.
Do you have suggestions of where else I might look for
funding?
- The Foundation Center (www.fdncenter.org)
and the Council on Foundations (www.cof.org)
both maintain comprehensive listings of U.S. foundations and the areas they
fund.
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