Eligibility Requirements
The Directors will consider qualified applications received from organizations that are exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c)(3). If you are a 509 (a)(3) Supporting Organization, please be prepared to provide additional information. Grants are not made to support individuals.
Grant Cycle and Deadline Information
The Foundation’s Directors meet annually in the spring and fall. February 1 and August 1 are the deadlines for submitting grant proposals to be considered at the spring and fall meetings, respectively. Organizations should not expect to be funded in both cycles, and therefore are asked to submit proposals only once per calendar year.
Grant Range
The average grant size based on the history of the Foundation’s grantmaking is $5,000 to $25,000. There is no stated minimum or maximum grant amount per organization.
Application
For your convenience, the Lillian L. Colby Foundation is pleased to provide a link to its online Grant Application Form through this website. You may begin an online application by clicking on the link below and submitting by February 1 and August 1 respectively for the spring and fall meetings.
You will be asked to supply information about your organization, key leadership, details about your grant request, impact you expect the grant to have on your organization or community, time line for the request and how you will measure success.
Please note that the online application requires the following attachments:
- Current year’s operating budget
- List of Board Members
- Program/Project Budget
(Please be sure to include specifics about how this grant would be used. See samples here.) - List of Supporters/Donors
- Current Strategic Plan (optional)
Attachments can be in Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF format. Please do not include compressed ZIP files.
If you have not yet registered with our online system, you will be prompted to create an account first so you can return to a saved application at a later date if needed. Please follow the link below to start an application:
If you wish to review, edit or complete an online application that has not yet been submitted please follow the link below.
If you have any questions or problems submitting an online application, please e-mail Patti Lindblad.