Ferree Foundation
A Ware Family
Foundation
Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Deadlines
January 31, 2022
April 30, 2022
July 31, 2022
The Ferree Foundation considers grant requests for specific projects, endowments, and occasionally general operations. Grants are only made to organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The foundation does not make grants to individuals, nor does it make loans.
No more than one grant request per year should be submitted for any given project. The foundation has no formal application form.
Letters of Inquiry
The first step is to submit a Letter of Inquiry. The letter should include the following:
1. Be no more than one page in length
2. The grantseekers mission
3. A brief description of the proposed program/project
4. The dollar amount requested
Once the Letter of Inquiry is received and reviewed, the grantseeker will receive either a formal invite to apply or a denial within 30 days.
Grant Applications are reviewed and considered at board meetings that usually take place three times a year, in April, July and October. Only completed applications will be reviewed.
Applicants will be notified by mail of the status of their request within 6 weeks of the board meeting.
I've received a formal invite, what's the next step?
Submit an application that contains the following:
1. A cover letter
2. A narrative that cleary and fully explains-
* The organization's history and background
* Description of the proposed project; goals and objectives
* Evidence that supports the need for funding
* Description of how funds will be used
* Other funding sources, if any
3. A copy of the IRS exemption lettter
4. Projected budget for the program/project
5. A list of Board Directors
6. Most recent financial statement
Completed applications should be submitted by March 15th, June 15th or September 15th based upon submission of LOI Deadlines.