Before preparing your application, please read the following instructions carefully and provide all information requested.

• The application should include the following sections, with clearly marked headers, in this order: Cover page, Background, Proposal, Finances, Collaborations, Evaluation, Progress Report and Additional Information. Specific directions on each section follow later in these instructions.
• Excluding the cover page, the application should not exceed four one-sided pages in length, and should only include information specifically requested in the following directions. Please number the pages of your application and be sure to include information for each of the sections requested above.
• Use 1-inch margins and 12-point font.

Please Label each section of your proposal using the seven categories presented in the following instructions. Organize the sections of your proposal in the following order: Background, Proposal, Finances, Collaborations, Evaluation, Progress Report and Additional Information. Please number the pages of your application.

COVER PAGE

The cover page should consist only of the organization's name, Tax ID number, mailing address and contact information of the person submitting the grant application.

BACKGROUND

In no more than ten lines, please describe the mission, history, and overall goals of your organization. Briefly discuss current programs, including unduplicated number of clients served during the most recently completed fiscal year.

PROPOSAL

The Rays Baseball Foundation awards both general support and program-specific grants. If you are requesting general support, state how this grant would be used to advance the mission and programs of your organization. If your request is for a specific program, describe the program, the community need it will address and the target population it will serve. Please include the following breakdown of the population served: numbers served, race/ethnicity of those served, economic status and gender.

FINANCES

Based on the information presented in your most recently completed audit or IRS Form 990, list the amount of money your agency received from each of the entities listed below. Do not include in-kind donations.

• Government: Federal, State and County (include revenue from Medicare, Medicaid, and school districts)
• Corporate and/or Foundation Grants: Exclude fundraisers or sponsorships. (Sponsorships are defined as support provided for table or ticket purchases, golf tournaments, auctions, etc.)
• Fees/Earned Income (Includes interest, membership dues, private insurance, thrift shops, fees for service, etc.)

COLLABORATIONS

Share any significant collaborations, networking relationships and/or partnerships in which your organization is currently involved.

EVALUATION

For general support proposals, briefly explain what methods you use to evaluate the work of your agency. For program proposals, briefly explain how you have measured the effectiveness of the program in the past. Also discuss how you will continue to evaluate program effectiveness.

PROGRESS REPORT

If you are applying for a grant and have received funding from the Rays Baseball Foundation within the last year, please explain how monies from that grant have been spent to date.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• If there is any other relevant information you wish to provide in support of this request please do so in this section. This information may include recent major accomplishments, uniqueness of board and/or staff, significant training opportunities for board and/or staff, statistics or studies that demonstrate community need or program effectiveness, etc. Keep in mind that your application should not exceed four one-sided pages excluding the cover page.

Please include copies of the following documents with your completed application.

Applications submitted without these materials may be considered incomplete.

• Most recent IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt determination letter.
• A high-Res version of your organization's logo. By attaching your logo you are giving permission to the Tampa Bay Rays and the Rays Baseball Foundation to use your logo for promotional purposes.
• List of current board members.
• Annual operating budget.