Applying for Program, Core Operating or Capacity Building Grants
Dear Grantseekers:
Due to the economic downturn, the Y & H Soda Foundation has experienced a substantial increase in grant requests over the first half of this year. While the Foundation has taken a number of steps to maximize our grantmaking resources, our funding is limited. Therefore the Foundation will no longer be accepting unsolicited letters of inquiry or proposals for the remainder of the 2009 calendar year. While we will continue to make grants for the rest of the year, we have fully committed our 2009 grants budget and cannot consider any new requests at this time.
The Foundation is currently engaged in a strategic planning process to determine our funding priorities for the next three years. We intend to publish new grantmaking guidelines on our website by the end of the year. If you are interested in approaching the Foundation for a grant next year, please check our website this December.
If you have any questions about our grantmaking program, please feel free to contact us at: 925-631-1133. In the meantime, we wish you much success in your fundraising efforts and thank you for your service to our communities.
Applying for Program, Core Operating or Capacity Building Grants
Please review the "Eligibility and Types of Grants" and "Frequently asked Questions" sections prior to submitting a Letter of Interest.
Letters of Interest
The grant application process begins with a Letter of Interest (LOI).
Click here for the LOI Template
You may submit the letter via regular mail, email or fax. Please use only one method.
Y & H Soda Foundation
1635 School Street
Moraga, CA 94556
Program-Assistant@yhsodafoundation.org
Fax Number: 925-631-0248
First Paragraph:
An introduction to your organization’s mission and constituency
Second Paragraph:
A concise statement of the needs or opportunities to be addressed by the requested grant, including a description of the target population and geographic service area.
Third Paragraph:
Please explain the fit between your organization’s mission and goals and the funding priorities of the Y & H Soda Foundation.
Fourth Paragraph:
Provide specific information about the activities that you will carry out to address the needs, or that take advantage of current opportunities to benefit the population you are targeting.
Fifth Paragraph:
Please share the intended outcomes for your work and the results that you expect to achieve that will indicate that your efforts have been successful.
Sixth Paragraph
A specific dollar amount requested from the Foundation.
As a separate attachment, please include a detailed project budget. If you would like to use our template click here to download the excel spreadsheet.
Program staff review Letters of Interest on an ongoing basis. We acknowledge in writing all Letters of Interest as promptly as possible. Direct communication with individual members of the Y & H Soda Foundation Board of Directors will not be of assistance and is strongly discouraged. However, if you need clarification or have questions, please feel free to contact a member of our Program Staff. Please see our Contact Us page for contact information.
Full Proposal Process
Invited Full Grant Proposal - After review of the Letter of Interest, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full Grant Proposal. At that time, the grant application and a list of items to be included to complete the Proposal will be provided to the applicant.
After Submission - Upon receipt of the complete Grant Proposal (grant application and related documents), Foundation staff will perform a more detailed review of the Proposal that will include one or more of the following activities: a site visit, meeting at the Foundation office or phone conference. Upon assessment of the Proposal, staff may recommend the Proposal to the Board of Directors for formal consideration.
Review and Funding Timetable
Final decisions on proposals may take as long as six months from the date of submission of the Letter of Interest. Typically, grants are made to cover a period of one year and funding is disbursed upon receipt of signed grant conditions. However, funding for major and larger grants may be up to five years. Specific terms and schedule of payments will be based upon the scope of the program, amount of the award and duration of the program and will be dependent upon satisfactory completion of required reporting at appropriate intervals. New applications will not be accepted for twelve months from the date of a previous denial.