Grants Overview

The most crucial element of an application will be ensuring your request addresses our Foundation’s focus in neurocognitive healthcare and treatments for brain-related ailments.

Once you have determined your initiative is a clear match for TMCity, applicants may submit a letter of inquiry (LOI) that is no longer than two pages and provides a brief description of your organization and the project for which you are seeking funding, amount of funding requested, the need that will be addressed, anticipated outcomes, and key people involved.

We accept LOI’s on a rolling basis. Completed LOI’s may be emailed to: info@tmcity.org

Application
Process

If the Foundation is interested in considering the request, applicants will be asked to submit a second, more detailed application. This application should include:

- Complete description of the project for which you are requesting funding.
- Statement of purpose, goals, and strategies to achieve them.
- Criteria that will be used to evaluate success.
- Profiles of the key people responsible for carrying out the relevant project.
- Detailed project budget, including amount requested from the Foundation and other funding sources/grants.
- Contact information including an email address.

The full application should be limited to five pages. Applicants will be asked to submit a detailed project budget, any audited financial statements, and 50l(c)(3) documentation. Receipt of grant applications will be confirmed by email. Applicants will be contacted if additional information is needed, or if the foundation wishes to schedule a site visit or follow-up meeting.

Because of the number of requests the Foundation receives and the time required to develop a complete grant proposal, we ask you not to send full proposals unless you have been requested to do so by the Foundation in response to a letter of inquiry.

GRANT CYCLES
We aim to respond to all LOI’s within four weeks of submission. We have two grant making cycles annually, with awards being made in June (full applications due April 30) and December (full applications due October 31).

GRANT TYPES
Grants are awarded for research, project, and general operating support. While our research funding in national in scope, please note that the majority of our funding for programs and services goes to organizations based in Southern California and the Greater Boston area.

GRANT PERIOD
Grants are made for one year in the first instance, and organizations can apply again for multi-year funding after being awarded an initial year-long grant. An initial two-year award may be considered in some cases.

The Foundation does not fund requests from/for individuals, capital campaigns/improvements, endowments, or fundraising events. We do not make grants to organizations outside of the United States and/or for projects that are internationally-based.

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