Junior League of St. Louis

HOW TO APPLY FOR A GRANT

Each year the Junior League of St. Louis (JLSL) supports local nonprofit organizations with grant funding. The Research, Development and Evaluation (RD&E) Committee of the JLSL reviews and evaluates grant requests and makes a recommendation to the JLSL Board of Directors. The JLSL awards grants to qualified nonprofit agencies in the metro St. Louis community. Nonprofit organizations that meet the JLSL's grant guidelines are invited to submit the attached application. The RD&E committee will review the applications and award grants not to exceed $2,000.

To qualify for a grant:

Applicants must have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, be in the process of obtaining a 501(c)(3) status, or be under the umbrella of an agency with 501(c)(3) status.
Your agency's purpose/mission should be consistent with the Junior League of St. Louis's focus of strengthening our families with the areas of concentration in protecting and empowering our children and in women's health and well being.
The grant must be used for the benefit of the metro St. Louis community.
Your agency must have a local board of directors.
Your agency must have a non-discrimination policy.
If any JLSL member is involved with your agency, both the agency and the member must contact the chair of the RD&E Committee. A JLSL member who has a potential conflict of interest will remove herself from discussion and voting related to the JLSL grant.
After having received a JLSL grant, you may not re-apply for funding for one year.
Requests will not be considered for fundraising drives, building fund/capital campaigns, mileage reimbursement, travel expenses, scholarships, an individual's research project, political campaigns, staff salaries or sectarian religious projects.
Current JLSL community projects are ineligible to apply for a grant.

Applicants should submit the following:

The attached application, not to exceed three typed pages.
A specific line budget as to how the requested funds will be used.
List of Board of Directors.
A copy of your IRS letter confirming 501(c) (3) non-profit status.
Additional literature related to your organization or the project as necessary.

Timeline:

Applications accepted November 15, 2007 - January 31, 2008
February - March 2008 JLSL review grant applications
April 2008 notify grant recipients
May 2008 grant awards presented at the JLSL May Annual Meeting

Download Grant Application: (MS Word) (Adobe PDF)