The Wolcott Family Foundation

How to apply, from its 2023 IRS return

How to ask

1. Completed grant application cover letter. 2. A cover letter. 3. Program budget showing revenues and expenses. 4. Copy of IRS 501(c)(3) exemption letter. 5. Two references of groups or people in the applicants field. 6. List of board members and their relevant activities. 7. Key staff biographies. 8. Progress reports for repeat applicants. 9. Two or three pages of narrative is recommended with a detailed description of the project. Comments should cover the following: Is it a new project or…

Deadlines

Generally, the first Friday of September.

Limits on who can apply

Organizations must be non-profits per IRC section 501(c)(3). Grants are for one year and are generally in the range of $1,000-$7,500. Subsequent grants May be approved if a progress report is filed for the prior year. Priority is given to organizations that: - Empower individuals and communities to organize for social change. - Seek to strengthen civil liberties and civil rights. - Build community development that seek to break the cycle of poverty, create economic opportunity and build…

Grants paid in 2023

$95,000, 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.