2023 Ecosystem Grant Application

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Due date: Applications must be submitted by April 13, 2023 at noon Central.

If you have any questions along the way, please contact us at 651-379-2249 or staff@bushfoundation.org.

Your Organization

Organization Name

Organization Legal Name

Employer Identification Number (if none, leave blank)

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Website (if applicable)

First Name

Last Name

Title

Use the email address where you want to receive confirmation of your proposal submission and correspondence about your submission.

Office Phone

Is your organization certified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity?

Is your organization a public agency/unit of government or Indian tribal government under Section 7871 of the Internal Revenue Code?

What were your most recent fiscal year total expenses?

The most recent fiscal year total expenses should reflect the applicant organization. For example, if the applicant organization is a university, select the total expenses of the university (not a department or program within the university). Also, if you are applying using a fiscal sponsorship arrangement, you should select the total expenses of the fiscal sponsor (not the fiscally sponsored organization).

Which of the following describes where the majority of your work currently takes place? Select all that apply. Press CTRL to select multiple options

Are you applying on behalf of your organization or a specific program or department within the organization? This may be the case for larger organizations like universities.

Please provide a brief overview of your organization. If you are applying as a fiscal sponsor, briefly describe both your organization and the organization you are sponsoring.

Maximum 3,000 characters (approximately 500 words)

Fiscal Sponsorship, if applicable

If you are not applying with a fiscal sponsorship agreement, don't complete this section. If you are applying with a fiscal sponsorship agreement, this section applies to you. The information should be about the organization that is being sponsored, not the organization sponsoring the work. Refer to our fiscal sponsorship overview for additional information.

Fiscally Sponsored Organization (if applicable)

Fiscally Sponsored Organization Mailing Address

Fiscally Sponsored Organization City

Fiscally Sponsored Organization State

Fiscally Sponsored Organization Zip Code

Fiscally Sponsored Org Contact First Name

Fiscally Sponsored Org Contact Last Name

Fiscally Sponsored Organization Contact Email

Fiscally Sponsored Organization Contact Title

Fiscally Sponsored Organization Website

Fiscally Sponsored Organization Contact Phone

A signed fiscal sponsorship agreement is required for all applicants using a fiscal sponsor arrangement. Please upload your signed fiscal sponsorship agreement in whatever format is easiest for you. Acceptable file types include .doc, docx, and .pdf. Include the applicant organization's name in the file name.

Issue

1. Which of the following issues best describes your organization's work? If your organization works in more than one area, please choose the one that best fits with your work.

2. Describe how your organization addresses the issue you selected in question one.

Maximum 1800 characters, including spaces (approximately 300 words)

Impact

3. Does your organization support other organizations and leaders in one of the following ways? Choose the option(s) that best characterizes your work. It is not expected that you provide support in all of the methods listed below. Press CTRL to select multiple options

4. Describe how your organization addresses each of the options(s) you selected in question three. It is not expected that you provide support in all of the methods listed below and it is not necessary to provide an answer to each question. Answer the question(s) that most closely aligns with your organization.

a. Describe how your organization provides critical data and analysis.

Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words)

b. Describe how your organization advances public awareness and policy solutions.

Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words)

c. Describe how your organization spreads great ideas and builds capacity.

Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words)

d. Describe how your organization builds and supports networks of leaders.

Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words)

Impact, continued

5. Does your organization specialize in supporting leaders and other organizations to advance equity through the option(s) you selected in question 3. We understand that this is not an expertise that all Ecosystem grantees will have, but if you do, we would like to know how this is a part of your work and how it impacts others.

6. If yes, please tell us how you specialize in supporting leaders and other organizations to advance equity. Provide at least two specific examples.

Maximum 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words)

7. What is the unique and significant value you provide to other organizations or leaders? Describe the impact. Provide at least two specific examples and share any relevant outcome data or other evidence.

Maximum 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words)

Operations

8. Across all our work, we are committed to advancing racial equity in our region. How is your organization advancing equity internally and externally in the broader ecosystem?

Maximum 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words)

References

Please provide contact information for three references. They should be people who can describe how your work makes their work more successful or impactful. If you’re selected as a finalist, we may contact the references you provide or other organizations. The reference information should include: contact name and title, organization name, mailing address, email and phone number.

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