What are reasons you would decline a grant proposal from a group whose work is of good quality and fits the foundation’s subjects of interest?
Our ethical and legal obligation, as a not-for-profit organization benefiting from tax-exempt status, is to get the most on-the-ground mission payoff for the resources at our disposal. Our goal is to ensure that our grant funds are put to the best uses we can identify. We recognize that beyond the obvious questions of subject matter and caliber of the work, deciding which projects and organizations represent the best grant investment is an art not a science. The foundation’s board is assisted by our staff, most of whom have extensive prior experience working for non-profit organizations.
