The proposed program is well designed to meet a specific need and will produce well-defined, measurable, cost effective, positive change for the population being served. Sufficient financial support is available from other sources to ensure implementation of the program and the program's continuity after the grant period. If funds for operations are requested, the need for operating support is either short-term or other sources of funding will be available to meet operational needs and ensure continuity of the organization in the future.
Hawn Foundation, Inc. makes grants to educational, scientific, cultural, Christian and other charitable organizations with a primary emphasis on charitable organizations serving the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area. Grants are made only to nonprofit organizations which are recognized as charitable organizations by the Internal Revenue Code. Each applicant is required to provide a copy of their IRS determination letter stating that the applicant organization is a tax exempt organization as described in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
The grant process consists of two steps: submission of a letter of inquiry and, upon request, submission of a complete grant proposal. For further information, please review our application process .
In our evaluation of letters of inquiry and grant applications, the Foundation considers many factors including the following:
The Hawn Foundation does not provide funds for the following: grants to individuals, loans, scholarships directly to students, programs whose purpose is to influence legislation or to support candidates for political office. The Hawn Foundation grant cycle results in the distribution of monies once each year. Grant funds are generally distributed in late August. Organizations considering applying for a grant should review our grant application timeline to make sure that letters of inquiry are submitted early enough to insure that the program timeline and our grant cycle coincide.
GRANT APPLICATION TIMELINE
In an effort to make our grant process efficient and effective for each applicant, we have instituted and two-step application process. As a first step, applicants are asked to submit a brief letter of inquiry. Based upon our review of this letter, applicants may be invited to submit a full grant proposal. For letter of inquiry requirements, please click here .
For invited applicants, the second step of the grant application process is the submission of a complete grant proposal. There is no formal grant proposal form. However, each grant proposal must contain all of the information specified in our grant proposal checklist .
Letters of inquiry are accepted from September 1 through March 15 each fiscal year. All letters of inquiry must be postmarked on or before March 15. Grant proposals from invited applicants must be postmarked on or before June 1. The Board begins meeting in early summer to consider applications for grants. Decisions related to grant applications are finalized in early August prior to our fiscal year-end date of August 31.
Key dates to consider are:
Last date to submit a letter of inquiry (postmark date) March 15
Applicants invited to submit a grant proposal notified by May 1
Last date to submit a grant proposal (postmark date) June 1
Grant decisions mailed no later than August 31
