Please carefully read the following general requirements in their entirety before submitting a grant proposal. If your organization does not meet all of these requirements it will not be considered for funding from the Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation.
Organizations must be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3), not a 509(a) private foundations
Organization must submit a letter from the IRS declaring this status.
Organizations must submit a recent completed IRS 990 Form.
Organizations must have IRS qualifying public support of over $100,000 from the preceding year.
An organization’s personnel costs must be less than 50% of their total expenses.
Organizations must have been in existence for at least one (1) year.
NAAF will not provide more than 25% of an organization’s general operating budget.
Grants are for one (1) year and are not automatically renewable for multiple years.
Organizations are limited to one (1) grant application per calendar year.
The Foundation only funds 501 (c) (3) organizations in either Atlanta or in Los Angeles County. Once your organization is invited to submit a brief letter of inquiry seeking a grant with aims consistent with those of the Foundation, please click herefor our Grant Application Section (password protected).
Application materials and guidelines will be mailed to you or can be accessed in our Grant Application Section.
Proposals are received year round by invitation only. Unsolicited Letters of Inquiry and Proposals will not be taken under consideration.