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The Fairbanks Foundation’s grantmaking process begins when an organization submits an inquiry that provides information about an organization, program, or project. Inquiries are reviewed by Foundation staff. If we determine potential alignment, we may conduct due diligence, including but not limited to a site visit, follow-up meetings, and program or financial assessment.

If we decide to invite a proposal, our team will work with you to provide guidance about the proposal submission process. Proposals are reviewed by our board of directors, who makes the final decisions.

Proposals are reviewed at quarterly board meetings. Meeting dates vary from year to year.

Learn more about our full grant process here.

No, the Fairbanks Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Instead, we welcome inquiries that align with our funding strategies and that include information about your organization, program, or project.

Please note we are not accepting inquiries in our Health or Vitality of Indianapolis focus areas at this time. For more information, please review our Grant Process page.

Yes. Please consider that while we allow inquiries at any time, if your proposal or inquiry was previously declined, we ask that you carefully consider the reasons for prior declinations.

We also recommend reviewing our work to ensure your inquiry aligns with the focus areas and strategies for which we are currently accepting inquiries. At this time, we are only accepting inquiries in our Образование focus area.

No, organizations cannot apply for this funding.

Charitable Grants are one-time $25,000 grants for Indianapolis nonprofit organizations. These grants are based on a funding theme that reflects the pressing needs of the city. Grantees are selected annually by the Fairbanks Foundation board of directors based on that year’s determined theme.

This form helps the Fairbanks Foundation ensure that an organization’s tax-exempt status has not changed since the grant was originally awarded.

In August 2006, former President George W. Bush signed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 into law. Among other changes, the Act imposed tighter legal restrictions on grants awarded by private foundations, including the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, to a type of charitable organization referred to as a Supporting Organization. To avoid potential penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service for failing to adhere to the provisions contained within the Pension Protection Act, our legal counsel advised the Foundation to implement an annual tax-exempt status certification process for all multi-year grant recipients. The Foundation’s certification process does not apply to municipal corporations or to one-year grant recipients. For more information about the Pension Protection Act, please visit the Council on Foundations’ website.