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Your submitted requests will reviewed by the Cloudsplitter Foundation Grants Committee during our February, June or October meetings. Funding requests must be received by 5pm on the 1st of the month preceding our meeting month.

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Please use the form below to submit your grant request. If you need assistance filling out this form, please contact Chenelle directly at 518-992-4900. Once your request has been submitted, our grants director will acknowledge receipt. If you do not hear from us within a few days, please contact us to be sure your request has been received.

The Cloudsplitter Foundation Grants Committee will be meeting next in February, 2025. Applications must be received no later than 5pm on January 1st, 2025 for consideration at that meeting. Requests received after 5pm on January 1st will be considered in a subsequent funding round.

Applicant Information

Organization Name(Required)

Please enter your EIN number (or that of your financial sponsor)(Required)

Requestor Name(Required)

First Last

Brief Description of Organization and Mission(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Website

Officer Title(Required)

Officer Phone(Required)

Officer Email(Required)

Contact if different (title, phone, email)

Is your organization a 501c3?(Required)

Yes

Number of Staff(Required)

Number of Board Members(Required)

Number of Volunteers(Required)

Non-grant funding sources

Non-grant funding as % of budget

Fiscal sponsor name and address, if any

Grant Request Information

Type of grant requested(Required)

Program/Project

Unrestricted Support

Rapid Support

Project Budget(Required)

Organization Budget(Required)

Total Needed(Required)

Amount requested(Required)

Unrestricted Support Grants are for $5,000 and under

Amount requested(Required)

Rapid Support Grants are for $5,000 and under

Amount requested(Required)

Projects over $50K require a detailed review by a trustee or ED. While this review may happen after submission, an applicant will benefit from early discussion. Contact the Grants Director for direction.

The Mission of Cloudsplitter Foundation is to improve the environment, economies, and lives of the people of the Adirondacks through innovative and leveraged philanthropic programs.

Please help us understand how this project or program addresses the mission of Cloudsplitter:(Required)

Cloudsplitter is not always intimately aware of every Adirondack Community. Please help us to understand the transformative impact within your specific community (e.g., economically, socially, environmentally) and why this project or program is valued and by whom.(Required)

What board members, staff, advisors and consultants bring key leadership and skills to your project?(Required)

Cloudsplitter believes transformative projects should also have significant leverage.

Please help us to understand how our grant would also help this project or program increase dollars raised, partners committed, volunteers on-board or other forms of leverage.(Required)

Please list other funding sources and opportunities that you are currently seeking. Where are they in process and what is the probability of success?(Required)

Please describe how you will be measuring success for the project, please be as specific as possible as to how you plan to implement your success plan. What is the impact of your project one year from now, five years from now and 10 years from now?(Required)

What are the potential risks to this project that we should be aware of? It is important for us (and for you) to pause and think about any realistic threats to the project.(Required)

Does your project serve an underserved population? Please describe who this group is and how these groups may benefit from your project.(Required)

What geography and population (as specifically and realistically as possible) does your program/project serve?(Required)

Please attach a copy of your organizational annual budget(Required)

Max. file size: 20 MB.

Please attach a copy of the Project/Program budget for which the grant funds would be used.(Required)

Max. file size: 20 MB.

Project timeline

Grant Name(Required)

Grant Purpose(Required)

Your “one-liner”

Application Narrative(Required)

Please summarize your need, how grant dollars would be used, who would benefit (with as much demographic info as you can provide), and anything that would help a funder understand what you hope to accomplish and how.

Other relevant grants received or applied for(Required)

Grant requested from, Date, Amount, Type (Matching, State, Federal, Individual), Award (Y/N/Pending)

In kind or other matching funds

Explain please

May we share this application with other potential funders(Required)

Yes

Organization directors and officers with title(Required)

List below or provide a link to organizations website with directors and officers listed.

Financial statements-please upload current operating statements (sources and uses of funds)(Required)

ONE-PAGE ANNUAL BUDGET

Max. file size: 20 MB.

BALANCE SHEET

Max. file size: 20 MB.

PROJECT BUDGET

Max. file size: 20 MB.

Additional supplemental materials, if any

Max. file size: 20 MB.

Signature and date(Required)

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