Checklist: Preparing Your Proposal
Please read our FAQs and Application Requirements page before preparing your proposal.
CHECKLIST for 2025 Grants
To complete our online application form, you will need to assemble the following:
✓ A brief summary (150 words) of your proposal or proposed use of grant funds.
✓ A full proposal narrative that includes a description of your organization's need and how the proposed project or activity benefits the community.
✓ Project budget/financial report. We require two documents: a concise summary of your organization’s overall finances AND a budget for your proposed project. See FAQ for details.
✓ Past grant information. If your organization has received a grant from us previously (pre-2025), please explain how it was used.
✓ Tax-exempt ID. If the tax-exempt ID # you provided was not issued to your organization or if a non-profit organization is serving as a fiscal agent for your project, please include a letter of support from an officer of that organization/the holder of the tax-exempt ID.
✓ Single PDF file*. Your application materials (proposal, budget/financial statements, 501c3 certification if this is your first application, and any letter of support) should be combined into a single PDF file. Your PDF file must include your organization’s name. For example, “EnvironmentHousingGroup_WHF2025”.
✓ The first page of your proposal must include:
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Contact Name
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Email
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Organization
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Mailing Address (including zip)
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Web URL
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Tax Exempt ID
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Holder of Tax Exempt ID #
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If your organization has received funding from WHF in the past, tell us how the funds were used.
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Brief summary of your proposal including grant request amount. (150 word max)
* HELPFUL RESOURCE: You can merge multiple documents (Word files, Excel, PDFs, etc.) into a single PDF using free tools available on the Internet, such as www.ilovepdf.com.
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The Woods Hole Foundation is accepting proposals for this grant cycle beginning January, 6 2025.
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Completed applications must be received no later than midnight March 31, 2025.
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See below for links to FAQs, and APPLICATION Requirements.