Letters of Inquiry

Kalliopeia welcomes Letters of Inquiry from organizations interested in applying for a grant. After careful review, we invite organizations that align closely with our mission and meet our grantmaking criteria to submit a full grant proposal. Kalliopeia reviews proposals by invitation only.

Letters of Inquiry may be sent at any time of the year. Please include the following information:

Organization & Contact Information:

• Organization's name, address, and website;
• Contact person's name, title, phone number, and email address;

Narrative (1500 words or less):

• Organization's mission and ongoing programs;
• Inspiration for the project for which you are seeking funding;
• Description of the project and the need it serves;
• Leadership and staffing;
• How the project aligns with Kalliopeia Foundation's mission;
• Amount of funding you are applying for, and how you would allocate it.

Attachments:

• Copy of page one of the IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt letter for the organization or the project's fiscal sponsor;
• Actual expenses and total budget for the most recent completed fiscal year;
• Actual expenses and projected budget for the current fiscal year to date;
• If applicable, a projected budget for the fiscal year for which you seek funding (ignore if you are applying for funding for the current fiscal year);
• List of the project's committed and pending funding requests for the current fiscal year, and, if applicable, the fiscal year for which you seek funding. Please include government, corporate, and foundation grants that you have applied for or will be applying for, including Kalliopeia Foundation.

In addition to the mailed copy of your single or double-sided letter of inquiry, please e-mail an electronic copy of the letter and the attachments in Word or Excel, or as a PDF. After careful review, if we feel your organization meets our criteria, we will send a letter requesting a full proposal (RFP).

We try to respond to all submissions within four weeks. If you have not received a response by that time, please contact us at info@kalliopeia.org.

A Few Words About Our Proposal Review Process

Kalliopeia Foundation accepts full proposals by invitation only. After reading your Letter of Inquiry, if we feel your organization meets our criteria, we will invite you to submit a full proposal.

Our staff and board review proposals every one to two months; however, please note that our calendars are sometimes full several months ahead, and it can take as long as six months to review a proposal. In reading a proposal, we consider how the organization's work fits with our grantmaking goal and programs, along with the grantmaking criteria listed in the grant information page.

We welcome any questions you may have about the process or timing of your proposal review. Please address questions to info@kalliopeia.org.