Before you apply, be sure to review our Funding Guidelines

How to Apply

Submitting a Proposal

Grant applications will be accepted December 1st through October 1st. There will be no decisions made in the month of December.

Application Requirements

The Reuter Foundation encourages organizations to send Proposals by email to PROPOSAL@REUTERFDN.ORG.
Be sure to include in the subject line: Proposal-(organization name)

  • Printed on your organization’s letterhead- Contact Information: The name, project title, telephone number, and email address for both the direct contact for this request and the head of the organization.
  • One-page description briefly stating of your organization's mission, history and how the Reuter Foundation can partner with you to help enhance your organization’s programs/goals.
  • Describe staff (# full-time/# part-time/# volunteers and include bio of Executive Director).
  • Board list with affiliations.
  • Desired Grant request amount and an explanation of how Reuter's dollars will be allocated. If the Grant Amount is not included, you may get denied as a result.
  • Project Summary - Provide a brief overview of the proposed project/program. What are the desired outcomes? How do you measure impact? Share outcomes that illustrate your impact.
  • Budget Summary - Summary of expenses that would be supported by the requested funds. (If the organization is part of a bigger network, we want to see the budget for the local organization we are funding, not the national organization.)
  • Target Population-Population(s) you primarily intend to serve using the requested funds.
  • Total Project/Program budget with revenue sources and all expenditures detailed according to the calendar year(s) and/or portion of calendar year.
  • Total Organizational budget that has been approved for the current fiscal year with YTD actuals.
  • A Balance sheet from the LAST TWO YEARS.
  • A Profit and Loss Statement (Income Statement) for the LAST TWO YEARS.
  • A most recent 990 tax form.
  • IRS Section 501(c)(3) Determination Letter and designation as a public charity.
After we receive the proposal, the Board of Members may vote to have a Zoom meeting with the organization's staff to discuss the program further. This gives them a better understanding about the program and if they have any questions, they can be answered at this time.

Grant Decision

Organizations who are awarded a grant from the Foundation will receive an email of congratulations which also begins the agreement phase of the process. Once the grant agreement is signed and returned to us, the grant will be issued by check within a two-week time period.

Grant Reporting

Grant reports are important as a way for us to stay connected to your work, community needs and best practices. All grantees are required to submit a progress report. This is stated in the grant award letter. Each report should contain a narrative summary of the goals that have been met and financial accounting of grant fund expenditures. The Board carefully reviews this information. Reports should be submitted on the dates indicated in your grant award letter and emailed to us at reports@reuterfdn.org.

Thank you in advance for the time that you commit to completing these reports. We look forward to hearing about your progress and the impact our grant did for your organization.

The Board Secretary communicates with the grant applicant regarding specific questions. She will also secure external opinions about the grant proposal before review by the Board Members, who make the final funding decisions.
The Board Secretary will make every effort to keep the applicant informed about the review process.