Grant Proposal Guidelines

Eligibility

Grants are made to agencies that serve the Greater Boston area (within Interstate 128) and generally range in amounts of up to $10,000. The requesting agency must be tax exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Areas of funding interest include general medical care, mental health, pediatric care, women’s health, outreach, home healthcare and hospice. The Foundation trustees will ordinarily consider only one grant application each year from an agency.

Applicants may request grants for direct medical and mental healthcare, medical equipment, case management services, startup, ongoing or special programs, and occasional support will be given for renovations. No grants are made for general operating, new construction, endowment, cash reserve or loans and no grants are given to individuals.

Priority is given to supporting community-based healthcare agencies that assist in meeting the healthcare needs of low income working persons, their families and the elderly. The Foundation is also interested in supporting effective collaboration among agencies that would maximize smaller grant programs.

Application Procedure

All grant submissions should be made

The Boston Evening Clinic Foundation requires the Philanthropy Massachusetts Common Proposal Form, available online at www.philanthropyma.org.

Required Attachments

• Evidence of 501 (c) (3) IRS determination
• List of current board members with affiliations
• Financial information:
  • Board approved budget for program to be funded
  • Most recent independent certified audit or financial statement
  • Financial statement for current fiscal year
  • List of other grantors solicited for funding of this proposal
  • Amounts of funding, goods or services pledged or received for this proposal

Restrictions

No grants will be awarded until all required documentation has been submitted.

No grant proposal from an organization previously funded by the BECF will be reviewed until a full report of the previous grant’s expenditures has been submitted. The Foundation accepts the Philanthropy Massachusetts Common Report Form.

Review Procedure

The deadlines for submitting grant proposals for consideration are the 15th of January, April, July, and October. The board then reviews the proposal at the following quarter’s meeting. Grant-making meetings are held quarterly in January, April, July, and October. A proposal received by the April 15th deadline would be reviewed at the July meeting.

Agencies will be notified of grant decisions within three weeks of the quarterly meeting. Prior to the proposal review, the foundation may request a site visit to the agency.