Letter or Inquiry

TRF does not accept unsolicited grant requests, you must be invited by the TRF board of directors. The Letter of Inquiry process is a way for your organization to introduce yourself to TRF for consideration of future support. It is intended to be a subset of the Grant Request process without requiring the level of work.

Letter of Inquiry Process

  • Letter of Inquiry requests can be submitted at any time.
  • TRF will acknowledge the receipt of your request within 10 days.
  • Requests will be reviewed at the next TRF quarterly board meeting.
  • After review, TRF will notify you:
    • Invitation to submit a full grant request.
    • Inquiry declined.

Letter of Inquiry Submissions

  • Please collect all the relevant information (details below) in a single file for submission as an attachment to your request email.
  • Complete Opportunity Fund section for consideration of funds.
  • Acceptable file formats are PDF, Word or Excel. Any other formats will result in your request be returned.
  • Requests should be submitted via email to info at risingfoundation.org

Helpful Hints

  • Less is more – be specific, be succinct
  • Read our Getting Started page – it’s important
  • Ensure your submitted files are in the correct format

Organization and Contact Details

  • Organization name, address and website
  • Contact person name, title, phone number, email address
  • Narrative of organizations purpose and ongoing programs (250 words or less)
  • Non-profit status

Fiscal Sponsorship (if applicable)

Complete if you will be fiscally sponsored for your project.

  • Sponsor organization name
  • Relationship and terms of sponsorship (100 words, include explanation of any fees)
  • Provide 501(c)3 Non-profit status

Opportunity Funds (optional)

  • What BIPOC or LGBTQI+ issue is being addressed
  • Connection with the Impacted Community (250 words)
  • How will Impacted Community participate (250 words)

Project Information

  • Project Name
  • TRF Focus Area (choose one & explain)
  • Expression of TRF Core Values (choose at most 3, explain in 250 words or less)
  • Project description (cover how it fits with organizations purpose, 1000 words or less)
  • Expected project outcomes (1000 words or less)
    Project duration
  • Estimated cost

Partner(s)

Include the name(s) of organizations who will be working with you on this project.

  • Partner Name
  • Partner Role (100 words or less)
  • Partner 501(c)3 Status

Supporting Documents (Word, Excel, PDF)

Include other documents as separate attachments from submission.

  • Copy of IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt letter for organization (or for the projects fiscal sponsor if the organization is not tax-exempt)
  • Other documents or links that support the evaluation of your request