• Evidence of strong and visionary leadership
• Development of new initiatives that are replicable (good models) and sustainable (long term impact)
• Creation of new ways to address existing critical issues
• Interest in building connections and creative partnerships
• Desire to improve and enrich lives of individuals (rather than capital improvements)
• Original, unusual, dynamic and focused proposals

Proposals should include:

• Background information on organizational history, structure, general finances, board and staff
• Detailed description of proposed project with goals and objectives, target audience/participants, organizational structure, timelines, sites, impact and sustainability, and evaluation plans
• Financial information, which should include:
  • most recent audited financial report on organization;
  • budget vs. actual income and expenses for current year to date;
  • projected organization budget for next year;
  • program budget for funding request with indication of total program cost and allocation of Kornfeld grant request;
  • copy of 501(c)(3) determination letter;
  • first page of most recent IRS Form 990.

  Proposal Deadlines

  The Foundation reviews proposals in three sessions as follows:

  Proposal Deadline	Board Review	Grant Year
  March 15	May meeting	Fiscal Year (July 1 - June 30)
  July 15	October meeting *	School Year (September 1 - August 31)
  November 15	February meeting *	Calendar Year (January 1 - December 31)
  * Note: Grants approved at these meetings will be for slightly retroactive grant years.

  Proposals may be submitted to:
  

  Ms. Bobye G. List
  Executive Director
  The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation
  41 Schermerhorn Street, Suite 208
  Brooklyn, New York 11201
  

  Phone:	(718) 624-7969
  Fax:	(718) 834-1204
  E-mail:	office@kornfeldfdn.org

  April 2009