Overview and Deadlines
All Proposals for annual grants and Letters of Intent for the three-year funding initiative must be submitted online and are due by 5 p.m. on August 15. Proposals may be submitted at any time during the month prior to this deadline.
The Annual Grant Request follows Philanthropy Massachusetts’ Common Proposal Format, available for review at https://www.philanthropyma.org/resources-tools/common-proposal-form
The Three-Year Grant Request asks applicants to upload an LOI using the foundation’s Letter of Inquiry form ONLY. The foundation will notify applicants by October regarding invitations to continue to the proposal stage in this process. Please be advised that the trustees anticipate launching just one new three-year grant each year.
Nonprofits whose requests fit the foundation’s Guidelines may submit an Annual Grant Request, a Three-Year Grant Request, or one request in each category. Please note that the foundation’s online application includes two different processes, with two unique access codes, for these two grantmaking programs. Once you submit a request for one grantmaking program, if you would like to submit a request for the second grantmaking program you will need to return to your Applicant Dashboard, click “Apply” again, and enter the access code for the other process.
Please Note: All applications must be submitted online.
The links below will take you to the GMA Foundations online system to complete new requests, submit grant reports to the foundation, or acknowledge receipt of funds.
The Access Code to apply for an Annual Grant is “sailors1” and the Access Code to submit an LOI for a Three-Year Grant is “sailors3”. Click here to apply for either: 