Yes. Applications can be saved and completed over multiple sessions. We also make the Application Questions available in advance so organizations can prepare responses offline if they wish before completing the Application Form.

We ask that organizations only submit one application per 12 month period. Exceptions are made when an organization is applying with another implementing partner.

Organizations may generally only receive one grant from the Foundation at a time. A large majority of our funding is mission-based funding, so we do not make multiple grants to the same organization. Exceptions are made when an organization is applying with another implementing partner.  Organizations that have an active grants from the Foundation are invited to submit a new proposal six months before the expiry of their current grant so that a decision about a renewal can be made without interruption of funding. Please note that renewal of funding beyond the granting contract is never guaranteed. In its grant-making, the Foundation seeks to balance long-term support for core partners, funding for emerging organizations, and project-based support for collaborative initiatives.

Organizations may submit a new proposal twelve months after receiving a decline from the Foundation. We recognize that organizations and initiatives evolve over time, and that circumstances and alignment with the Foundation’s priorities may change.

We encourage applicants to provide the information that feels most relevant and representative of the initiative being presented. Depending on the nature of the request, broader organizational context may also be helpful in understanding your work, approach, and overall context.

We are unfortunately not able to provide strategic guidance on how to structure requests in advance of an application. We encourage organizations to present their work, approach, and reflections in the way that feels most representative of their initiative.