Grant Guidelines:
The Harbor Point Charitable Foundation makes grants only to corporate organizations that are exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals or for-profit organizations. In addition, the Foundation has a geographic limitation that requires grant funds be used for programs and services that affect residents of the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Harbor Point Charitable Foundation has established minimum criteria that must be met for organizations to be eligible for Foundation grants. Consideration is limited to: 1) organizations supporting adult health issues; 2) organizations that help educate, conduct research and provide assistance to those experiencing a health crisis; and 3) organizations working to increase quality of life for Bay Area children through education, health care and social enrichment programs.

Grant applications will be evaluated by the programs in which applicant organizations are engaged, the clients they serve, the procedures they use, the benefits and/or services they offer, the quality of their management, and general financing and fund-raising practices.

Grant Limitations:
The Harbor Point Charitable Foundation does not support annual campaigns or fundraising benefits, or provide funding for religious activities, program advertising, political parties, offices or candidates.  In addition, the Foundation does not support the following:

• Organizations without 501(c) 3, tax-exempt, public charity status
• Organizations or projects outside the San Francisco Bay Area
• Religious organizations (unless engaged in a significant project benefiting the entire community, or benefiting Bay Area youth)
• Individuals (although some awards to institutions may be distributed to individuals in the form of scholarships and research funding)

Funding Guidelines:
The Foundation will review each request that follows these funding guidelines. Requests should be submitted by October 1st of each year to be considered for the following calendar year. For example, proposals submitted by October 1, 2010 will be eligible for funds distributed in 2011.

The Harbor Point Charitable Foundation does not have a special grant application form. Qualified organizations should submit a request in letter format, including the following information. Please limit proposals and requests for funding to three (3) pages:

1. The amount of money being requested,
   with a detailed explanation of how the funds will be used
2. A description of your organization,
   including a statement of the organization's purpose and objectives
3. If the request is to support a specific project or initiative, please include:
1. the needs your project intends to address
2. the geographical area and population served
3. a complete statement of the experience of the persons charged with responsibility for the project

In addition to your request for funding, the following information must be included with your application: 

1. A copy of your 501(c) 3 tax-exempt letter from the Internal Revenue Service
2. A list of your organization's officers and directors, and their outside affiliations
3. An audited financial report for the previous operating year
4. An organizational budget for the current operational year (if your funding request is for a special project, the project budget should be included)
5. A sample donor list showing federal (if applicable), corporate and foundation donors with amounts given for the past 12 months
6. A sample newsletter or other recently published organizational collateral