HOW TO APPLY

We strongly recommend that you use the Common Application Form or follow the guidelines presented below for your submissions.

WHAT TO SEND

I. PROPOSAL SUMMARY

The project proposal itself should be outlined in detail as follows:

• Amount of grant request

• What action is proposed

• How action is to be carried out

• What results are expected

• How results will satisfy community needs

• Time frame for the project

• Budget for the project

• Qualifications of person who will be responsible for the project

• Anticipated cooperation with other community organizations

• Proposed method of accountability should funding be granted

II. NARRATIVE

NYNEX Corporate Philanthropy and Foundation also requires information on the applicant organization's other sources of support. We look for a well-planned funding strategy that demonstrates a need for the contributions without dependence on any single source of assistance. (Please do not use more than five pages.)

A. BACKGROUND

Describe the work of your agency, addressing each of the following topics:

• A brief description of its history and mission

• The need or problem that your organization works to address

• Current programs and accomplishments. Please emphasize the achievements of the past year.

• The population that your agency serves, including geographic location, socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical ability and language

• Number of paid full-time staff; number of paid part-time staff; number of volunteers

• Your organization's relationships - both formal and informal - with other organizations working to meet the same needs or providing similar services. Please explain how you differ from these other agencies.

B. FUNDING REQUEST

Please describe the program or specific project for which you seek funding. Include:

• A statement of its primary purpose and the need or problem that you are seeking to address

• The population that you plan to serve and how this population will benefit from the project

• Strategies that you will employ to implement your project

• The names and qualifications of the individuals who will direct the project

• Anticipated length of the project and the period this grant will cover

• How the project contributes to your organization's overall mission

• Please list the foundations, corporations and other sources that you are soliciting for funding and, to the best of your knowledge, the status of your proposal with each.

C. EVALUATION

Please explain how you will measure the effectiveness of your activities. Describe your criteria for a successful program and the results you expect to have achieved by the end of the funding period.

III. ATTACHMENTS

Please label all attachments.

We seek evidence that the organization is accountable for its actions, with regular self-evaluation and public reporting and that it fosters the development of skilled leadership.

To that end, the following documents should also be submitted with the proposal:

• A copy of current federal IRS tax-exemption certificate 501(c)(3)

• A copy of tax form 990

• A copy of the annual budget and audited statements from the previous two years

• Organizational information, including board of directors and officers of the not-for-profit

• Evidence of competent leadership, active participation by the governing board and effective use of volunteers

• List of current contributors and amounts

Note: This form is a hybrid of forms used by the: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1805, New York, NY 10018-6505 (212-714-0699), and Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts, Inc., 294 Washington Street, Suite 840, Boston, MA 02106 (617-426-2606). According to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Division of Public Charities, nonprofits with revenues equal to, or more than, $250,000 must conduct an annual independent audit. Those with revenues between $100,000 and $249,999 may conduct an accounts review in lieu of an independent audit. Any nonprofit with revenues of $99,999 or less is not required to conduct an independent audit or an accounts review. For more information, call the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office at 617-727-2200.

General requests should be mailed to:

NYNEX Corporate
Philanthropy and Foundation
1095 Avenue of the Americas
Room 3003
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: 1-800-360-7955
Fax: 1-212-398-0951
Internet: http://www.nynex.com
E-mail: notes.sdubose@a50vm1.trg.nynex.com

All grants sent to us via the Internet will get first review priority and receive a response within 48 hours of receipt.

Mailed or faxed applications using the Common Application Form will receive a six-week response time.

Grant requests not on the Common Application Form can expect a twelve-week response.

New York State

Richard M. Amadon
Staff Director
Northeast - New York
158 State Street - Rm. 1000-C
Albany, NY 12207

Jeannine Higgins
Director - Com. Relations
Western - New York
65 Franklin St. - Rm. 1100
Buffalo, NY 14202

John L. Purcell
Staff Director-Com. Rel. & Eco. Dev.
Central - New York
6360 Thompson Road, Fl. 1
Syracuse, NY 13202

Richard Biondi/Gail Suozzi
Staff Director-Com. Rel. & Eco. Dev.
Midstate - New York
500 Summit Lake Drive - 4th Fl.
Valhalla, NY 10595

Oliver Jemmott
Staff Director-Com. Rel. & Eco. Dev.
Long Island - New York
741 Zeckendorf Blvd. - Rm. 400
Garden City, NY 11530

Staff Director
Brooklyn/Staten Island - New York
95-101 Willoughby St. - Rm. 2300
Brooklyn, NY 11201

June Jee
Staff Manager-Com. Rel. & Eco. Dev.
Mid & Lower Manhattan - New York
1095 Ave. of the Americas. - Rm. 2608
New York, NY 10036

Hope Harley
Staff Manager-Com. Rel. & Eco. Dev.
Bronx & Upper Manhattan - New York
5030 Broadway - 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10034

Bill Martin
Staff Director-Com. Rel. & Eco. Dev.
Queens - New York
88-11 165 St. - Rm. 701A
Jamaica, NY 11432

Peter T. Bowman
Community Relations Manager
North/Northeast Massachusetts
451 Main Street
Wakefield, MA 01880

Richard B. Colon
Community Relations Manager
Massachusetts Bay/Boston
185 Franklin Street - Room 1730
Boston, MA 02110

Bonnie Coughlin
Community Relations Manager
Massachusetts Bay/South SE
385 Miles Standish Blvd.
Taunton, MA 02780

Kenneth F. Horne
Community Relations Manager
Massachusetts Bay/South SE
7 Towne Square
Plymouth, MA 02360

Joan Jamieson
Community Relations Manager
Vermont
800 Hinesburg Road
So. Burlington, VT 05401

Tracy Kennedy
Public Relations Manager
Rhode Island
234 Washington St.
Providence, RI 02903

Peter Kovach
Community Relations Manager
Southern Maine
1 Davis Farm Road
Portland, ME 04103

Stephanie Lee
Assoc. Director-Public Affairs
Massachusetts
451 Main Street
Wakefield, MA 01880

Karen Mead
Community Relations Manager
New Hampshire
900 Elm Street - Floor 19
Manchester, NH 03101

Michael Pequignot
Community Relations Manager
West/Central Massachusetts
365 State Street
Springfield, MA 01105

Joseph Zukowski
Community Relations Manager
West/Central Massachusetts
251 Locke Drive - S3A
Marlboro, MA 01752

• The Foundation Center's New York Library
  79 Fifth Ave., 8th Floor,
  New York, NY 10003.

• Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts Resource Center for Philanthropy
  294 Washington Street, Suite 840,
  Boston, MA 02108.