Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation

How to apply, from its 2024 IRS return

How to ask

The formal grant application can be found on the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation website at www.hhgadowfdn.org. The first step in the two-stage process consists of the submission of a letter of interest (LOI). The second step is by invitation only to organizations with requests that best align with the Foundation's mission and current grantmaking priorities. Applicants will be asked to include the following information in a proposal: A summary setting forth the nature and potential…

Deadlines

The Board meets during the year to make final decisions with grants typically disbursed in December.

Limits on who can apply

The Foundation does not make grants directly to individuals. The Foundation's trust agreement limits its grants to Michigan organizations. The Foundation cannot legally support: organizations that are not eligible to receive tax deductible contributions per the Internal Revenue Service; political organizations; sectarian religious organizations (except those that are located in the Midland community); or organizations that practice discrimination by race, sex, creed, age, or national origin.…

Grants paid in 2024

$12.9 million, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.