APPLICATION

1. Personnel/contact
   1. Name, address, and web site of applicant organization
   2. Name, address, phone, and email of Executive Director and/or primary contact person
   3. Name and affiliation of your project supervisor if known at the time of your proposal
   4. Identify the specific architect, landscape architect, or other design professionals, artists, fabricators, or restoration specialists responsible for, or involved in your project. Include resumes or bios if available.
2. Name of project for which support is requested, along with a one sentence summary of the project
3. Amount requested
4. Project description, including specifics of proposed project
5. Description of entire project if requested amount is part of larger project
6. Significance of proposal project to the community and the city of Boston
7. Schedule
   1. Anticipated completion date of project overall, and/or specific project element for which funds are being requested
   2. If you are awarded a grant, indicate how soon after an award you will begin to incur costs for your project.
8. Plan for maintenance and maintenance funding (submit a copy of the maintenance plan if available)
9. Budget
   1. Include a line item breakdown showing expense details of requested amount (and full project expenses if part of a larger project) and what specifically the George B. Henderson Foundation will be funding.
   2. Include a funding plan and amount raised to date.
10. Indicate all other funders who are reviewing your proposal at the time of submission to the Henderson Foundation and the amount they are considering. Indicate how the contribution of the Henderson Foundation will be credited for the project, in media and other acknowledgements, both during the work phase and following project completion. Please include information about permanent recognition if applicable.
11. Indicate any public approvals your project has received. For public art projects on land owned by the City of Boston, you must demonstrate that an application has been submitted to the Boston Art Commission. Indicate whether you have site control for the project and if not, when control is expected.
12. Indicate any previous grants your organization or project has received from the Henderson Foundation.

2. Proposal Exhibits (9 copies)

1. Exhibits must include photographs (no slides, Polaroids, or photocopies), plans, and other visual materials directly relevant to your project, sufficient to give reviewers an understanding of the current conditions at the site and what will be accomplished and changed through the proposed project.
2. Provide photographs of existing conditions at the project site, including its surroundings to show the site and explain the neighborhood context, including how the neighborhood will be affected by the project.
3. Provide plans, elevations, and renderings, or if these are not yet available, concept sketches showing what the project will look like. Include information on materials to be used.
4. Provide at least one but not more than three letters of support from community leaders, organizations, or affected individuals. Letters should address the specific benefits of the proposed project, not a general statement about the applicant organization.
5. All documentation must be labeled with organization name and date.

3. Proposal Attachments (1 copy)

1. The most recent audited financial statement for the applicant organization, including that of any parent organization if the applicant is a subsidiary or support group of a larger nonprofit
2. The most recent organizational budget with year-to-date financials
3. IRS letter of determination
4. List of Board of Directors, including affiliations and city of residence