Application Checklist
The following must accompany any full proposal submitted to the Foundation:
General
- A cover letter signed by a senior executive or the board chair of your organization;
- A copy of your 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Service tax exemption letter stating that your organization is not a private foundation; and
- A list of your governors, trustees, or directors, with their professional affiliations.
Financial
Financial review is an integral part of our due diligence process. Not providing the documents listed below will delay the review of your application.
- Your most recent audited financial statement and management letter;
- If your last completed audit is more than a year old, please also send unaudited financial statements for the fiscal year most recently completed, including a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet with the prior year included as a comparison;
- For the current fiscal year:
- A year-to-date profit and loss statement that compares budgeted and actual income and expenses; and
- A current balance sheet.
- A budget for the proposed project and for your organization as a whole for the year in which the requested funds would be used; and
- Sources of income corresponding to the project and organization budgets:
- Pending and secured public, corporate, and foundation supporters to date for the current fiscal year, with amounts; and
- A list of public, corporate, and foundation supporters for the most recently completed fiscal year, with amounts.
Final Report, if applicable
- A final narrative report on your previous Altman grant in the format that will be provided by the Foundation three months before the end of your grant period; and
- A budget showing how grant funds were expended.
All full proposals should be submitted to:
Karen L. Rosa
Vice President and Executive Director
Altman Foundation
521 Fifth Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, New York 10175
The Foundation will not accept applications submitted by email or fax at this time.