Guidelines and General Information
Areas of Activity of the Foundation
Clipper Ship Foundation, Inc. was founded in 1979 by the late David Weatherhead. It is a non-profit corporation organized under Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws to benefit the sick and the poor. The Foundation makes grants to federally tax-qualified, non-profit operating organizations serving residents of the Greater Boston community and the cities of Brockton and Lawrence to assist them in fulfilling their goals and broadening the scope of their activities. Priority is given to organizations that are devoted to helping the homeless and under-housed, people in need, children, elders, and people with disabilities as well as those addressing the needs of new immigrants and low-income communities and neighborhoods. Special consideration is also given to emergency disaster situations, worldwide.
In general, grants will not be made for the support of legal services, programs
whose central focus is advocacy, religion, hospitals, higher education, consulting,
research, scholarships, fellowships, student loans or travel; for the writing
or publishing of books or articles; for campaigns for endowment funds; for the
production of motion pictures, television, video tapes or film strips; or for
the expenses of conferences or conventions.
Geographic Focus
Grants will, in general, be made only to organizations offering human services to individuals living in Greater Boston (cities and towns lying on or within Route 128) or in the cities of Lawrence and Brockton.
Information for Applicants
Applications may be submitted at any time and all requests will be acknowledged. All applicants will be notified by letter of the final grant decision. Proposals from any one applicant will not be considered more frequently than at 12 month intervals. In general, grants will not be made to any one organization for more than three consecutive years. As a general rule, operating or program grants will not be made for periods longer than one year.
Grant Range
The Foundation's normal grant range is $5,000 to $25,000. Grant requests in excess of $25,000 are considered as exceptions and require a face-to-face meeting with one of the Foundation's directors prior to submission.
How to Apply
Proposals should follow the Common Proposal Format designed and
published by Associated Grant Makers, Inc., available online at www.agmconnect.org/cpf.
All applications must include:
- A Cover Summary and Proposal Narrative as prescribed by the AGM Common Proposal
Format. As a general rule, operating or program grants will not be made for
any period longer than one year.
- As Exhibits:
a. A copy of the IRS Determination Letter under Section 501(c)(3).
As a general rule grants will be considered only to organizations which are
incorporated as non-profit corporations and which have been determined by the
Internal Revenue Service to be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
b. Personal resumes of the principal administrator or administrators of the
subject project or program.
c. A budget, including the following:
• time period covered by the budget;
• revenue, categorized by anticipated sources: e.g., grants, contracts,
fees for services, fundraising event, annual solicitations, interest, endowment
income and in-kind support;
• expenses: providing a line item expense budget, with narrative footnotes
for those items which need further explanation.
Applicants are urged to consult the form of budget described in the Common
Proposal Format.
d. A list of the other sources of support already committed and pending
requests.
e. Current board membership with relevant background, affiliations and places
of residence.
f. Audited financial statements for the two most recently completed fiscal
years and/or the Applicant's IRS Form 990 returns for the two most recently
completed tax years. If the last fiscal year ended six months or more before
the meeting month in which the applicant would like to be considered, that
fiscal year's audit or Form 990 MUST be included or no action will be taken
on your application. If you cannot meet this requirement, please wait to apply
until the next quarterly round or such later time as you have that audit or
Form 990.
Consideration
Proposals are considered by the Grantmaking Committee and the Board four times a year, in January, April, June, and October. Complete proposals must be received by November 1, March 1, May 1 and August 1 to be considered at the following Committee meeting. In the event that a deadline falls on the weekend, proposals must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday. Applications that are received after these dates will be deferred until the next review cycle, even if postmarked on or before the deadline. These deadlines may change from year to year, so please check back regularly.
Reports
A grantee must submit a final report within two months of the termination
of the subject project or program, or of the period of operations in which the
grant is to be expended, or if applying for a new grant, the report should be
submitted with the new request for funds. The report should clearly delineate
the objectives and goals of the project or program, the specific manner in which
the proceeds were expended, and the progress achieved subsequent to the submission
of the request for the Clipper Ship grant. Clipper Ship welcomes the use of
the AGM Common Report Form.
Proposals, Guidelines and Annual Reports
Proposal submissions and/or Annual Reports should be directed to:
Ms. Kirstie David
Foundation Assistant
Clipper Ship Foundation
77 Summer Street, Eighth Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-426-7080 x302
Fax: 617-426-7087
E-mail: kdavid@grantsmanagement.com
Board of Directors of the Foundation
Nicholas S. F. Carter, President
John B. Newhall, Vice President
Kathleen O'Connor, Treasurer
Frederick Hirsch
Brian S. Kelley
Benjamin H. Lacy
Mayra Rodriguez-Howard
Christine Swistro
Kirstie David, Foundation Assistant and Clerk
Pamela Labonte Maksy, Assistant Treasurer
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