How to Apply

During January and February,
we invite you to submit a Letter of Inquiry…

If you are

A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that has already been granted tax exempt status by the IRS

Working to support

Education,
Healthcare,
or, Housing

And located in

Eastern NC,
Long Island, NY,
or, Central Maine

If your mission is aligned with ours and your organization works within and has an administrative presence within our geographic footprint, use the form below to submit a Letter of Inquiry during the months of January and February, for that year’s grant process.

We review all letters, as well as other projects, during March and April. All organizations will be notified of their status (invited to submit a grant application or declined) by the end of April. For those organizations invited to submit a grant application, the deadline for the grant is July 1. See full list of eligible counties.

Letter of Inquiry

Has your organization been granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS?(Required)

What type of work will the grant be used for?(Required)

If you are applying for funds for a specific project, please select the category that best describes your project. If you are applying for general support, please select the category that best describes the mission of your organization. If none of the choices accurately describe your purpose for requesting a grant, please select the "None of these" option from the dropdown menu.

What geographic region would the funds be used in?(Required)

We routinely make on-site visits to grant recipients. Please select the general region where the grant funds will be used. If none of the choices accurately describe your location, please select the "None of these" option from the dropdown menu.

Please select the county the funds would be used in.(Required)

(NORTH CAROLINA) Check all that apply.

Bertie

Camden

Chatham

Chowan

Currituck

Dare

Durham

Hertford

Hyde

Nash

Orange

Pasquotank

Perquimans

Tyrell

Wake

Washington

None of these

Please select the county the funds would be used in.(Required)

(NEW YORK) Check all that apply.

Nassau

Suffolk

None of these

Please select the county the funds would be used in.(Required)

(MAINE) Check all that apply.

Androscoggin

Franklin

Kennebec

Oxford

Somerset

None of these

Maine Acknowledgment(Required)

If your organization offices are located in a county not listed above: you must provide adequate evidence that your project will be based in one or more of the identified counties, or that your project will primarily benefit residents of at least one of those counties.

Do you understand and agree to this?

We're Sorry

It appears that your request does not meet our basic eligibility requirements. In order for our foundation to make the greatest impact possible on our local communities, we are only able to consider grant requests that meet all three of the following criteria:

1.) The applicant must be recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3).
2.) The purpose of the grant must be related to education, housing, or healthcare.
3.) The funds must be invested in one of the following geographic regions: Eastern North Carolina; Central Maine; or Long Island, New York. See full list of eligible counties.

If you have any questions about the grant criteria or our core mission, please use the contact page to send us a message.

About You

The information keyed in this section will be used as the primary contact for your request. If you are not the primary contact, please put their information here instead.

Contact Name(Required)

First Last

Contact Email Address(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Contact Phone Number(Required)

About Your Organization

Organization Name(Required)

Organization Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Organization Phone Number(Required)

Organization Website Address

Organization Email Address

Name of President or Executive Director(Required)

Year Established(Required)

501(c)(3) EIN(Required)

We are only able to consider grants for 501(c)(3) organizations.

Does the organization exist under the umbrella of a larger regional or national organization?(Required)

Please provide the name and address of the parent organization.(Required)

What is the mission of your organization?(Required)

Please provide a list of your Board of Directors.(Required)

About Your Request

What best describes the type of support you are seeking?(Required)

Please describe your project.(Required)

Please describe how funding may be used and what impact it may have on your organization.(Required)

LIMIT: 200 WORDS

If invited to apply, what amount of funding would you request?(Required)

An approximate estimation is acceptable.

What is your organization's total annual budget?(Required)

Has your organization submitted a Letter of Introduction to us in the last 3 years?(Required)

Has your organization ever received funding from us in the past?(Required)

During the last 15 years, have you received funding from us for 3 or more years?(Required)

Are you interested in applying for a multi-year grant for a term up to 3 years?(Required)

Please describe why your organization would be a good candidate to receive an investment in the form of a multi-year grant.(Required)

LIMIT: 200 WORDS

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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nonprofit administrator applies for a grant from the reisert foundation