submit a grant application

    Thank you for your consideration and interest in applying for a grant from the George and Frances Ball Foundation. Grant deadlines for 2021 include: January 18, April 5, July 19, and November 2. Submissions must be received by the Foundation by 5 pm EST. Applicants should anticipate a decision from the Foundation within 6-8 weeks following the appropriate deadline.

    Please contact Shannon Cline to schedule a meeting with the Foundation's Program Staff prior to submitting your application. When contacting Shannon, please be prepared to share information regarding your developed proposal idea and estimated amount of funds to be requested. This will help the Foundation staff identify appropriate next steps for meeting with your organization.

    See the Grant Guidelines page for further instructions about the required attachments. Note that applicants who have previously received a grant from the George and Frances Ball Foundation are not eligible to submit a new grant application until the final report has been submitted to the Foundation from the previous grant.
    Please upload the grant application with a cover letter, a budget worksheet and budget narrative, annual budget worksheet and optional accompanying narrative, a list of current board members, the latest annual report, and your organization's IRS not-for-profit determination letter. Please only include other attachments if they are relevant or necessary. For formatting and additional details, please see our Grant Guidelines page. Please submit as a single PDF.
    Max file size: 20MB