GiveTrust Common Application for Nonprofit Grants- Edited w/ Alden Trust

GiveTrust Common Application for Nonprofit Grants

A vetted process to match your nonprofit to several potential funders utilizing only one application. Click on the tab below to go straight to the section.
Welcome to the GiveTrust Common Application (5 Minute Video from Founder and CEO, Richard Peck)
What's in it for you?

Submit an application once and get access to multiple potential funders!

You must update your application once per year, or it will be temporarily inactivated until it is updated

The annual price to join is based on nonprofit organization budget size: this allows smaller nonprofits to gain the funding necessary for growth

Annual membership includes:
A vetted process to match your nonprofit to several potential funders, utilizing only one application (as noted above)
- Access to 1,000s of funders/nonprofits across the country
  Trainings & webinars
- Ten hours per year of free professional consulting services (from key experts). Our consultants are vetted and have 15+ years of experience helping nonprofits with building organizational infrastructure, database management, and more
If there is any information you don't have, refer to the HELP section of The Philanthropy Guy website www.thephilanthropyguy.com/commonapp/faq to view common FAQs or reach out to our office directly www.thephilanthropyguy.com/contactus.
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Why Non-Profit Status? Understanding the value for donors beyond the tax write off.
Understanding the importance of 501c3 certification (2 Minute Video from Richard Peck)
For more information about completing and submitting your application, please visit the Grant FAQ at www.thephilanthropyguy.com

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There will be short instructional videos at the top of each Section that will inform you on how to fill out each section. It is not required that you watch them though you may find them to be helpful.

Technical Assistance
Should you have technical questions regarding the online submission process, please contact us at www.thephilanthropyguy.com/contactus
Is your organization a registered 501c3 nonprofit in the US?*

YesNo
To complete the GiveTrust Common App, you must be a registered 501c3 nonprofit in the US.

Section 1: Organization Information
Watch this short video describing what you'll need for Section 1.
The following section is designed to provide contact and organization information that is quantitative in nature.

This section provides grantmakers the basic foundational information that will help them perform background research and know how to contact you.

Contact Information

Section 1b
Watch this short video describing what you'll need for Section 1.
CEO or Executive Director Contact*

First NameLast Name
Title*
Upload Resume of CEO or Executive Director

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Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
E-mail*
Second Contact Full Name

First NameLast Name
Second Contact Title
Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
E-mail

Beneficiary Impact Testimonials (Straight from those you serve)

Section 1c
Watch this short video on how to gather compelling Impact Stories and Testimonials.
Impact Story #1*
Impact Story #2*
Impact Story #3*

Donor Testimonials

Section 1d
Watch this short video on how to gather compelling Impact Stories and Testimonials.
Donor Story #1
Donor Story #2
Donor Story #3

Social Media/ Website

Section 1e
Watch this short video on why sharing your social media and website information is important and how it can benefit you in gaining donoations and corporate sponsorships.
Website Address
Website Address #2
Organization LinkedIn
# of LinkedIn Followers
Organization Facebook
# of Facebook Followers
Organization Instagram
# of Instagram Followers
Organization TikTok
# of TikTok Followers
Organization Candid Account
Organization Candid Account
Organization Charity Navigator Account

Legal Proceedings and Full Disclosure

Section 1f
Watch this short video on how to evaluate and disclose in a manner that transparently tells the truth of the status of your organization while not unecessarily hurting your chances at receiving grants and/or donations.
Resource Links:

Party to a Pending Litigation

Subject of a Bankruptcy

Subject of any Federal or State Discrimination Claim

Criminal

Civil

Regulatory
Is your organization now or within that last 3 years been (check all that apply)*

A party to any pending litigationThe subject of a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedingThe subject of any federal or state discrimination clauseNone of the above
If yes to any of the above, please explain.
Full Disclosure: Is there any other fact, event, or thing not already described in your application that you think you should disclose in connection with consideration of your request? *
Are there any other legal matters, criminal, civil, or regulatory (see above for resource links for clarification) that remain currently unresolved?*

YesNo
If yes, explain
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Financial Information

Section 1g
Watch this short video on how to understand what each question means and how to access and best present the information.
Resource Links:

IRS Clarifications and Considerations
Tax ID (EIN)*
Fiscal Year*
Fiscal Year Starting *
Fiscal Year Ending *
Upload most recent 990

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***Tips and Resources: Creating a Professional Organizational Budget

Council of Nonprofits - How to Budget (e.g. how much does the organization spend per year, with corresponding gross revenue number)

Free Organizational Budget Template by Philanthropy Massachusetts NEED TO FIND ACCURATE LINK
Current Organizational Budget *
Sources of Income:
Government %
Individual Contributions %
Foundation Grants %
Fees / Earned Income %
Corporate Grants %
Other %
Foundation Supporters Over Last Two Years (Provide Name, Amount, Year)
Top Three Donation Amounts by Indiividuals Over Last Two Years (Provide Amount, Year)

Section 2: Organization Background
Watch this short video showing how to effectively share the organization background.
In Section 2, Organizational Background, we are seeking to understand...

Mission Statement

Section 2a
Watch this video on what makes a compelling mission statement.
Resource Links

How to Write an Awesome Nonprofit Mission Statement
Please provide your organization's mission statement
500 Characters or Less/ 2 paragraphs

Vision Statement

Section 2b
Watch this video on what makes a compelling vision statement.
Resource Links

How to Write an Awesome Nonprofit Vision Statement
Please provide your organization's Vision's Statement
500 Characters or Less/ 2 paragraphs

Organization History

Section 2c
Watch this video on how to write a compelling organizational history statement.
Please provide a brief description of your organization's history.
2000 Characters or Less

Organization Values

Section 2d
Watch this video on how to write compelling organization values.
Please list out your organization values.
2000 Characters or Less

Value Statement for Donors

Section 2e
Watch this video on how to write compelling Clarifying Value Statement for Grantors/ Donors. ***(impact personal stories are important to support this)- Donors are looking for impact stories to invest into)
Please list out your organization values.
2000 Characters or Less

Value Statement for Beneficiaries

Section 2f
Watch this video on how to write a compelling Value Statement for Beneficiaries (individuals, families, groups) and Participants regarding the Organization's work.
Please provide your own Value Statement for the Organization's Beneficiaries and/or Participants.
2000 Characters or Less

Section 3: Current Programs/Funding Needs
Watch this video on how to share your current programs and funding needs in a compelling manner.
Resource Links:

Program Grants vs. General Operating Budget

Capital Projects Definition

How to Request Capital Grants
How many programs does your nonprofit run annually?
Please provide a brief and concise description of each of your programs Limit to One page. 2000 character
2000 Characters or Less
Please provide an overview of all your funding/ money needs which includes Program Support, Operational Needs and any Upcoming Capital Projects. 2000 character
2000 Characters or Less
How will the above funding needs help your organization achieve its goals? 2000 character
2000 Characters or Less
Please share any programs you've begun in the past year. 2000 character
2000 Characters or Less
To Save Your Application
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Technical Assistance
Should you have technical questions regarding the online submission process, please contact us at (614) 246-8904.

Section 4: Community Impact
Watch this video on how to write explain your Community Impact.
Resource Links:

Assessing Community Needs

Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
What is the issue you plan to address?
What is your approach to addressing the issue or problem?*

0/100
What research supports your idea? Do you have hyperlinks to any related research?*

0/100
How does your strategy differ from others in a related field?
Are other organizations partnering with you on the project?*

YesNo
If yes, list partnering organizations and their role in the project

0/100
What do you consider your organization's strengths?
List your accomplishments, large and small, over the past two years.
What are key pain points to your organization's growth and/or ability to meet the needs of your community? Were you able to overcome them? If so, how? If not, what is your strategy to alleviate those pain points?

5. Evaluation Process and Outcomes Measurement
Watch this video on how to explain your evaluation process and measure outcomes.
Resource Links:

Smart Goals Criteria

Creating an Impact Report

Qualitative Measurement

Quantitative Measurement
Provide three SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Based) outlines for your goals, objectives, and outcomes: Goals: Broad, general statements about what the organization/ program is trying to achieve within a timeframe - Objectives: A specific result the organization/ program is trying to achieve within a timeframe - Outcomes: measure your organization's or program's impact.*

0/300
How will you know if you are successful in meeting your goals? Explain the process you will use to measure the success of your program(s).*

0/300
List the qualitative and quantitative measures used to track your success of your program/ organization's success.*

0/100
How will you sustain your program/ project beyond the funding period? What are your short and long-term plans? (Examples here)*

0/100
Describe any setbacks your organization experienced in the past fiscal year and how did you address them?*

0/100
To Save Your Application
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Technical Assistance
Should you have technical questions regarding the online submission process, please contact us at (614) 246-8904.

6. Uploads
Watch this video to understand what documents to upload, what to include, and why.
Resource Links:

Audited Financial Statements

What is a 990?

Current Organization Budget

Recommendations from Community Partners

Last Year's Revenue

Foundation Support

Corporate Support

Private Donor Support
Current Board List with position and affiliations

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Most recent audited financial statements

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Upload most recent 990

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Current Organizational Budget

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Last year's revenue

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Letter of recommendation from a community partner

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Annual Report

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Media Uploads (Please share any of your program materials to help enhance your application) - 10mg. limit in form of png, pdf, jpg - For video or audio, please provide Youtube, Vimeo, or other third party hosted links.

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To Save Your Application
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6. Grant Submission
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I certify that I am authorized by the the Executive Director and / or Board of Directors to submit this proposal on behalf of the organization.
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I understand that by submitting this application I certify that all statements and representations are true and correct. I understand that I may be held civilly and/or criminally liable under federal or state law for knowingly making false or fraudulent statements. I grant GiveTrust, LLC or its agent, authority to verify records, public, and private, for the purpose of evaluating this request for financial assistance, and to physically inspect any funded project. Information provided to and obtained by the Foundation may be subject to public disclosure during deliberations of the Foundation at public meetings, in minutes of public meetings or under the Ohio Public Records Act.
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I agree that the insertion of data into the following fields constitutes an electronic signature.
Name
Title
Date
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GiveTrust Common Application for Nonprofit Grants

Confidentiality: User Terms of Service

Why Non-Profit Status? Understanding the value for donors beyond the tax write off.

Section 1: Organization Information

Organization Information

Contact Information

Beneficiary Impact Testimonials (Straight from those you serve)

Donor Testimonials

Social Media/ Website

Legal Proceedings and Full Disclosure

Resource Links:

Financial Information

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Section 2: Organization Background

Mission Statement

Vision Statement

Organization History

Organization Values

Value Statement for Donors

Value Statement for Beneficiaries

Section 3: Current Programs/Funding Needs

Resource Links:

Section 4: Community Impact

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5. Evaluation Process and Outcomes Measurement

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6. Uploads

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6. Grant Submission