Grant Form Instructions

Contact Person: Nancy Anderson, (580) 357-9526

Eligibility

The Leslie Powell Foundation accepts grant requests for projects involving the Arts and Humanities (architecture, dance, literature, music, performance, visual arts) in Southwestern Oklahoma and also in the state of Oklahoma and the Great Plains region. Requests will be considered in that order. The Board cannot consider grants that are religious in nature, or applications from an individual, rather than a nonprofit organization.

When to Apply

Grant request applications must be submitted to the Leslie Powell Foundation by 4 p.m., Oct. 18, 2007. Applications MUST be in the office by this time to be considered.

What to Include

The grant application should include these four items:

1. Leslie Powell Grant Form. Please use the Leslie Powell Foundation Grant Form on the following page. It may be formatted on your computer, but must not exceed one page.

2. Cover letter. This should be no more than two regular typewritten pages on the agency letterhead and must be signed by the chief elected official of the grant applicant’s agency (President, Chairman, Mayor, School Board President, etc.). The letter should include:

• Concise description of the proposed project.
• Project objectives.
• Descriptions of the personnel involved.
• List of other organizations cooperating on the project and description of their roles.

3. Budget. Include a budget outline showing funding sources and intended uses of all funds.

4. IRS Exemption Letter. Provide a letter showing the applying agency’s nonprofit (tax-exempt) or public status.

How Many Copies and Where to Send

Provide one signed, original copy of the application package, plus six copies of items 1 (grant form), 2 (cover letter), and 3 (budget). Item 4 (IRS exemption letter) need be included only in the original, signed copy of the application package.

Mail or hand-deliver to: Leslie Powell Foundation, 620 D Ave., Lawton, OK 73501. Please allow seven days delivery time for deadline of Oct. 18, 2007. Fax and email applications will not be accepted.

Please Note:

The Leslie Powell Foundation requires acknowledgment of financial support in all publications and program advertisements. If the grant is awarded, a detailed written evaluation of the project must be sent to the Leslie Powell Foundation Office within four weeks of completion. One copy is sufficient.

Grant applications will be returned if instructions are not followed.

1. Please check the appropriate item:

Visual Art

Performance Art

Endowment

Administration

Other

If "other" please describe:

(If this is an endowment, request, attach a one-page summary of your Endowment program.)

2. Organization name and mailing address:

3. FEI or tax exempt number:

4. Project title:

5. Project beginning and ending dates:

6. Describe who will be served by this project:

7. Amount you are seeking for the project:

8. Contact Person (print name):

Position with organization:

Signature:

Phone (day and night) numbers for the contact person:

9. Chief Elected Official (print name):

Title:

Signature:

Phone (day and night) numbers for the Chief Elected Official:

10. Date of Application: