Our Grantmaking Process
Operational Principles
These are the principles that we use to guide our grantmaking and our operations. They all stem from our desire to be good philanthropic citizens. We believe that good philanthropic citizenship requires reliability and accountability; that transparency enables reliability; that accountability engenders humility; and that respect and humility foster responsiveness.
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Application Process
Our application process is, of course, intended to provide an opportunity for organizations to request financial support from us. In doing this, we want for these organizations to be able to show us what their work is about, why it is important, how it is aligned with our own programmatic goals and objectives, and why we should be confident that it will be successful. We would like for organizations to be able to do this in an efficient, user-friendly way.
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Evaluation Process
In evaluating proposals we are making three types of judgments. We are making judgments about the character and importance of the proposed work, about the capability and capacity of the proposing organization, and about the appropriateness of the work and the organization as investments for us.
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