The Clorox Company Foundation

How To Apply For A Grant

(Arts mini-grant applicants click here)

Instructions

We encourage applicants to apply online. Please click here to complete our user-friendly online application. Applicants applying via mail or e-mail should follow the instructions below.

1. Type and single space all proposals.
2. Briefly answer all of the questions in the order listed, typing the number and the question, followed by your answer.
3. Limit the number of pages submitted in answering the questions below to three sheets (single sided) in addition to the cover sheet. (Proposals longer than three pages are not considered.)
4. Do not include any materials other than those specifically requested at this time.

Applicants are required to complete a cover sheet, answer the questions listed below and submit the requested attachments.

Questions

1. Describe your mission and most recent accomplishments. If your organization received funding from Clorox last year, submit a year-end report with your application.
2. Briefly describe the population that you plan to serve with the funds requested including the number of individuals, geographic location, age, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, language, gender, etc. For cultural organizations, include this information for your audience and/or participants, as well as a breakdown of the population served by racial/ethnic group and gender using percentages.
3. Describe the project and its expected outcomes. Describe programs/activities that will lead to these outcomes. Include the methods that will be used to evaluate the project.
4. Explain any significant changes in agency revenues or expenses from one year to the next, as well as the nature and purpose of any cash reserves or endowment. List in-kind or other non-cash contributions.
5. Discuss significant partnerships with other agencies.

Attachments

Please label all attachments and indicate the dates that each document covers:

1. Tax Status — Copy of the most recent IRS tax-exemption letter indicating your agency’s or fiscal sponsor’s 501(c)(3) status. You may submit verification of your organization’s nonprofit status by retrieving a copy of your 501(c)(3) designation from www.guidestar.org and sending it as a Web-link attachment.
2. Board List — Include current officers and board of directors and their professional affiliations. Include a breakdown by racial/ethnic group and gender using percentages.
3. Staff List — Include position titles and contact information. Please indicate whether staff person is full-time, part-time and/or a volunteer. Include a breakdown of your current staff by racial/ethnic group and gender using percentages.
4. Project Budget — List each staff position separately and include percentage of time spent on project. Indicate the items to be supported by the requested grant.
5. Organizational Budget — Income (committed and anticipated) and expenses for the current program or fiscal year. Additionally, list agency’s budget from the previous fiscal year. If there is a positive fund balance or deficit from the preceding year, account for it in the current year’s budget.
6. Grants List — List the sources that you are soliciting for this project, noting committed dollars and pending grants.
7. Financial Statement — Balance sheet and income/expense statement, audited if available, for the most recently completed fiscal year.
8. Please include a confirmation letter from your fiscal agent, if appropriate.

Note: Because of the large number of requests received and the need to have consistent information, applications that do not follow the instructions outlined will be returned.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Application deadlines are July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1.

Proposal Review Process

East Bay Community Foundation staff receives all proposals and reviews them on behalf of The Clorox Company Foundation. The Clorox Company Foundation Board of Trustees ratifies all funding decisions. If your proposal is not a match for the Foundation's program, you will receive notification declining funding early in the process. If your proposal meets the guidelines, you will be notified that your application will continue through the full review process. In some cases, a proposal may be deferred to a later funding cycle for future consideration. You will be notified by mail of the final decision.

Applications may be submitted online, by e-mail or by mail. Please choose only one method for submission. Faxed copies are not accepted. We encourage applicants to submit their applications electronically by completing our user friendly online application. If you prefer to submit your application via email, please send the application, with attachments to cloroxfndt@eastbaycf.org.

If you prefer to submit your application via mail, please send your application to:

The Clorox Company Foundation
c/o East Bay Community Foundation
De Domenico Building
200 Frank Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Applications must be received in our office by mail or delivered in person by 5 p.m. on the deadline dates (the previous business day if deadline falls on the weekend).

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Arts Mini-Grants Initiative

We encourage applicants to apply online. Please click here to complete our online mini-grant application. Applicants applying via mail and e-mail, please follow the instructions below.

Application deadlines are July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1.

Applications must be received in our office by mail or delivered in person by 5 p.m. on the deadline dates (the previous business day if deadline falls on the weekend).

APPLICATION CRITERIA

Preference will be given to applications for programs located in Oakland, Calif.

Purpose

Grants will be awarded each year for visual and performing arts events.

Funds must be used for programs that are nonsectarian. No sponsoring or fundraising events will be funded.

Eligibility

Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Oakland, Calif.

Publicity

Clorox asks to be listed in publications and materials for programs funded by the mini-grant.