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Grant Seekers Guidelines
Welcome to the Dawn Foods Foundation. Thank you for looking to us to collaborate with your efforts. Before you complete a grant application, please familiarize yourself with our Areas of Commitment and determine if your venture aligns with ours. If you find that your proposal matches one of these areas and you are requesting less than $500, we encourage you to mail a letter of request to the applicable Dawn location. If you are requesting over $500, please complete and mail in the grant application and other necessary paperwork to the applicable Dawn location. Grant requests are not accepted via email, fax or video.
What We Fund
We award grants from The Dawn Foods Foundation to organizations that:
- Are tax exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Tax Code
- Serve the people/community in which a Dawn facility is located
- Support one or more of our Areas of Commitment
- Complete the grant application and submit the requested documents to the applicable Dawn location (if necessary)
- Are in compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunities Act, and other federal, state and local laws and regulations.
What We Don’t Fund
In keeping with Foundation policies, budget limitations and federal laws the Dawn Foods Foundation does not fund the following:
- Individuals
- Partisan political organizations, committees, candidates or public office holders
- Labor Unions
- Fraternal, service and veteran organizations
- Religious organizations in support of their sacramental or theological functions
- Fees for participation in competitive programs
- Debt-reduction campaigns
- Sports Tournaments
- Talent/Beauty Contests
- Loans
- Organizations that practice discrimination based on race, creed/religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, height, weight, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability or veteran status.
Multiple grants are rarely made to the same organization in the same calendar year.
Preferred Criteria
The Foundation Board and review teams closely examine each proposal and conclude whether or not a request equates with our Areas of Commitment and/or funding ability. Proposals that contain the following are looked on with favor:
- Correlation with the Foundation’s Areas of Commitment
- Support of local community
- Number of people benefiting from the project
- Specific, measurable outcomes
- Leveraging resources from other sources
Process and Timeline
Grant requests are received throughout the year at active Dawn locations. You will be notified via phone or email that your proposal has been received. Review of the proposal is conducted by a team at the applicable Dawn location. Your request will either be declined, approved, or in need of additional information. You will be contacted via phone, email or US mail within two months of the receipt of your application with the outcome.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or need additional information, please contact Sarah Richmond at the Dawn Food Products Home Office in Jackson, Michigan at 800-248-1144.
If you believe your request is a good match for the Dawn Foods Foundation, please complete the application below and mail it to the appropriate Dawn location.
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