The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation will be accepting letters of inquiry for the 2008 grant cycle. Applications will be accepted between March 1, 2008 through April 16, 2008.

GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURE

OUR PURPOSE

The purpose of the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, Inc., is to provide funding for programs and projects designed to improve, preserve or restore the health and health care of the people in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with priority given to projects in the Coral Gables community.

 OUR FUNDING PRIORITIES

  • Projects that promote health education, prevention and early detection of diseases.
  • Health related projects that assist children and the economically disadvantaged.
  • Projects that target medical rehabilitation.

Qualified, tax-exempt organizations which propose to conduct projects or programs related to the health needs of the citizens of Miami-Dade County, and are seeking funding support from the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation should first submit a letter of inquiry. Letters of inquiry for the 2008 grant cycle will be accepted from March 1, 2008 to April 16, 2008.

Step 1: A brief and concise letter (no more than 2 pages in length) should clearly provide the following information:

  • A description of the applicant organization and its activities;
  • The amount of the grant request;
  • A brief statement of the need or problem to be addressed by the organization/project;
  • The target population to be served by the project/program;
  • A description of the project or program for which a grant is requested;
     
    In addition, please attach the following:

  • A draft project budget if available;
  • A copy of the organization’s tax determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service.

Step 2: The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation will make an initial review. If the request is felt to be of interest, an organization will then be asked to submit a complete grant proposal for consideration by the Board of Directors.  For the grant proposal guidelines, click here.  For the grant application, click here.

Grants are not awarded for

  • National projects which would result in funding leaving Miami-Dade County;
  • Projects that require multi-year funding; 
  • For-profit organizations;
  • Support of political candidates or campaigns;
  • Projects that promote a religious faith; 
  • Direct support of individuals; or, 
  • Other grant-making foundations.

Once an organization has been asked to submit a complete proposal, it should not be inferred that a grant will be approved. Unfortunately, the Foundation receives many more grant requests than it has funds to disburse in any one fiscal year. If a request is declined, it should not necessarily be inferred that the Board of Directors is making a negative judgment relative to the merits of the applicant organization or institution.
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