Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008

Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust General Grant Program

Who can apply: Applicants must be qualifying Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) public charities described in Sections 170(c)(2), 509(a), 2055(a), and 2522(a), and must primarily serve residents of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois. The Trust does not fund individuals, endowments, capital campaigns, political activity, private foundations, fundraising-event tickets or tables, or sectarian/proselytizing programs of religious organizations. Prior recipients must be current with grant agreement and reporting requirements. Applicants generally may not submit proposals to both this Trust and the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust.

Deadline: Letters of Inquiry are accepted on an ongoing basis. The Trust generally reviews them in the month following receipt. Full Proposal review and trustee action typically takes six to nine months after receipt.

General Grants (Full Proposal via Letter of Inquiry)

Who can apply: Applicant must be a qualifying 501(c)(3) public charity. Projects/organizations must persuasively demonstrate a strong connection to one or more tenets of the Trust's Values Statement. The Trust notes: if organization annual budget is $2,000,000 or less and request is $10,000 or less, consider Small Grants process instead.

Small Grants Application

Who can apply: The organization must be a previous recipient of support from the Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust and be in compliance with reporting requirements; be exempt from income tax under IRC Section 501(c)(3) and described in Sections 170(c)(2), 509(a), 2055(a), and 2522(a); serve residents of Chicago and Cook County; have an annual budget of $2,000,000 or less; have at least one full-time employee; and have no pending proposal before the Trust. First-time applicants or applicants requesting more than $10,000 must use the Trust's regular mailed LOI procedures.