Proposals are accepted on a year round basis.  Proposals should be clear, logical, supported with appropriate data and/or documentation, and should address an issue in Central New York related to children, women or environmental conservation.  Applicants must be not-for-profit organizations.

Send proposals to

Sandra Rothenberg

Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation

48 Eastland Ave

Rochester, NY 14618

or email them to info@rothenbergfamilyfoundation.org.

If you are mailing the proposals, please do not use certified mail or any other form of mail that has to be signed for. Do not follow up with calls.  We will contact you if we decide to award a grant to your organizations.

In general, grant requests should include:

A cover letter:

• Amount of proposed grant
• Purpose
• Anticipated budget

An itemized budget:

• Current and anticipated funds
• Sources of income
• Contributions received to date
• Any fundraising expenses
• Other expected expenses
• Latest audited financial statement
• Current IRS tax filing (Form 990)

Background information:

• Mission statement
• Geographic scope
• Size of volunteer involvement

Other information:

• Other corporations, government agencies, or foundations being approached for funding.
• Names and business affiliations of organization's officers and board of directors (including any advisory boards or committees specific to grant proposal) and frequency of board meetings. Please do not include addresses and phone numbers of Board members.
• Explain need for the funding and specifically how proposal results will be measured.
• Copy of not-for-profit 501(c)(3) determination from the IRS showing evidence of tax-exempt status.
• Evaluation of any previous years' funding from Joan Rothenberg Family Foundation, including how funding was used within your organization.