Providing Grants That Solve
the Problems We Care About Most
2025 Grant Applications Open September 2, 2024
In order for your nonprofit program to be considered for a grant, you must meet the following criteria:
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Qualify as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization according to the Internal Revenue Service Code.
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Serve primarily in Washington, North Idaho, Oregon and surrounding communities.
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The program mission must align with a minimum of one of our Five Pillars of Caring; max one grant request per pillar.
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Maintain current financial records, providing a copy of the operational budget and a statement of financial position.
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Individual grant requests amount must be between $5,000-15,000.
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Need to provide a list of board members and their affiliations.
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Must have a working board of directors, and management, governance, and accountability structures in place.
Are You Eligible for a Grant?
Important Dates
The Morning Star Foundation will be accepting online grant applications November 1-30. All materials must be received no later than 11:59 pm on November 30th to be considered. Applications will be reviewed throughout the month of December and applicants will be notified of their funding request status on or before December 31.
Get Your Questions Answered
For more information, questions about program eligibility or about applying, please call 509.448.1412 or send an email inquiry to admin@morningstar-foundation.org.
How to Apply for a Morning Star Foundation Grant
Check your organization’s eligibility after November 1.
Step 1: Check Your Eligibility
Step 2: Start Your Application
If your organization is eligible, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to a pre-filled form to begin your application. You will be allowed to save your application and restart at any time using the link in the email.
Send an email to admin@morningstar-foundation.org with any questions you have about the grant application process before Sunday, November 8th at 5:00 pm. These will be answered during the info session.
Step 3: Submit Questions
Attend an info session at 12:00 pm on Monday, November 9th to have your questions answered. We will be covering specific how-to tutorials and explaining the application process in detail.
Step 4: Attend Info Session
Step 5: Submit Your Application
What You Can Expect from the Granting Committee
The Morning Star Foundation is tasked with the stewardship and sustainability of the Foundation’s assets to support administration of grant funding to the programs that carry out our mission. Our Grants Administration Committee meets all throughout the year to streamline the granting cycle process, review applications for eligibility, and award grants to the nonprofits that solve the problems we care about the most. The granting committee intermittently reviews the progress of each program and reports the impact they are having back to our donors.
A special meeting is held during the month of June to review the Foundation’s financial performance and determine the amount that will be available for granting throughout the next cycle. The funds available for granting varies from year to year and may be limited during times of economic downturn and organizational restructuring. For this reason, the Foundation does not provide grant funding to cover administrative costs and payroll related expenses.
Important Dates
Believe in Me accepts online grant applications from Sep. 1 - Oct. 1. All materials must be received no later than 11:59 pm PST on Oct. 1 to be considered. Applications will be reviewed throughout the month of November, and applicants will be notified of their funding request status on or before December 31st.
Get Your Questions Answered
For more information, questions about program eligibility, or about applying, please call 509.448.1412 or send an email inquiry to admin@believeinme.org.
How To Apply For a Believe in Me Nonprofit Grant
Check your organization’s grant funding eligibility.
Step 1: Check Your Eligibility
Step 2: Start Your Application
If your organization is eligible, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to a pre-filled form to begin your application. You will be allowed to save your application and restart it at any time using the link in the email.
Step 3: Submit Questions
Attend the info session at 12:00 pm PST on the first Wednesday in September to have your questions answered. We will cover specific how-to tutorials and explain the application process in detail. Click the button that works better for you to add the meeting to your calendar.
Join our Zoom Meeting on September 4, 2024 at noon:
Meeting ID: 845 5163 0582
Passcode: 852033
Step 4: Attend Info Session
Step 5: Submit Your Application
Missed the info session? Watch the recording to get all the details!
Visit the Grant Application Process page to get step-by-step instructions.
If you still have questions after watching the recording, you may schedule a time to meet with our CEO. We are here to help!
What You Can Expect from the Granting Committee
Believe in Me is tasked with the stewardship and sustainability of the Foundation’s assets to support the administration of grant funding to the programs that carry out our mission. Our Grants Administration Committee meets all throughout the year to streamline the granting cycle process, review applications for eligibility, and award grants to the nonprofits that solve the problems we care about the most. The granting committee intermittently reviews the progress of each program and reports the impact they are having back to our donors.
A special meeting is held during the month of June to review the Foundation’s financial performance and determine the amount that will be available for granting throughout the next cycle. The funds available for grants varies from year to year and may be limited during times of economic downturn and organizational restructuring. For this reason, the Foundation does not provide grant funding to cover administrative costs and payroll-related expenses.