ph. (414) 274-2447 • 710 N. Plankinton Avenue • Milwaukee, WI 53203
Grant Seekers
Organizations interested in applying for funding should submit a letter of intent through the Foundation's online grants management system. The Foundation reviews letters of intent on a rolling basis to determine whether to invite a full grant application. Given limited resources of time and money, the Foundation typically invites grant applications that best respond to its priorities. Funding decisions usually are made on a quarterly basis.
The Foundation does not consider requests for:
- • Individual assistance
- • For-profit organizations
- • Political parties or candidates
- • Endowments, annual fund appeals, fundraising events
- • Conferences, workshops
- • Individual scholarships, fellowships, research, loans or travel
- • Sectarian religious concerns
- • Athletic events
- • Film or media projects, publications
Steps to Apply:
- Review What We Fund
- Create a username, password, and an organization profile on Apricot, the Foundation's online grants
management system. Click here. - • Organizations can only have one profile. Please review the Apricot user guide for instructions on how
to create an organization profile. - • Apricot User Guide (PDF)
- Submit a letter of intent
- • Login to the organization profile on Apricot. Click here.
- • Complete and submit an online letter of intent.
- • After submitting, an email acknowledgement will be sent to confirm that it was received by the Foundation.
Organizations will be notified about the Foundation's decision whether to invite a full grant application, usually
within three weeks. - • Preview letter of intent questions and requirements (PDF)
- Submit a grant application
- • If invited to apply, you will receive an email notification to begin a grant application in Apricot.
- • Login to the organization profile on Apricot. Click here.
- • Complete and submit an online grant application
- • After submitting, an email acknowledgement will be sent to confirm that it was received by the Foundation.
Foundation staff will review grant applications, and contact organizations to arrange phone calls, meetings,
or site visits to clarify the request or gather additional information. - Board review
- • The board of directors makes funding decisions on a quarterly basis
- Notification and reporting
- • Applicants are notified of a funding decision within a week of the board's decision. If awarded funding,
organizations must adhere to the terms of a grant agreement, completed prior to the release of funds. - • Grant recipients are required to report on progress toward expected results, usually every six months, with
the release of payments contingent on staff approval of narrative and financial reports.
