Contact With Foundation

All contact with the Foundation regarding grant requests should be addressed to the chairperson of the Grant Committee and made through the Foundation office at:

21455 Birch St.
Hayward, CA 94541

Unless initiated by a Foundation director, personal communication regarding grant proposals with an individual director by representatives of applicant organizations is not encouraged.

All submissions, including the Letter of Intent, full proposal, and reports are to be submitted in PDF format to grants@edenareafoundation.org (see Submission Requirements).

The Foundation’s Grant Committee will review Letters of Intent to ensure consistency with the guidelines. The Committee will select projects for which a full proposal will be requested.

  • The Foundation’s primary areas of interest are:
    • Children and Youth
    • People in Need
    • Community Relations

As part of the review process, a site visit may be scheduled.

The applicant organization will be notified in writing if a full proposal is requested by the Foundation. If notified that a full proposal is not requested, the applicant organization may submit a Letter of Intent for a project in any future funding year.
A request for a full proposal should not be construed as an indication that the grant request will be approved

The description of the proposed project should include the following information:

  • Problem or need being addressed by the project (including target population to be served)
  • Project goal, mission or objective
  • Project activities and timeline
  • Desired outcomes and plans for measuring the success of the project
  • Structure and administration of this project including brief biographical information and annual salaries of project personnel
  • Relationship of this project to past, present, or planned projects of the applicant organization

This description must not exceed five pages.

Grants are generally made on an annual basis for specific projects and on a three year cycle for grants supporting the general operations of an eligible organization, although consideration will be given to multi-year projects.

The following financial information must be included with the proposal:

• Project Budget

  • If the project is independent of other agency programs, all income and expenses for the project
  • Current and past sources of funding
  • Needs for ongoing funding and plans to develop sources of funding

• Financial Reports

  • Financial statement for the most recently completed fiscal year (Income Statement and Balance Sheet)
  • Year-to-date financial statements
  • Audited financial statement for most recent year available

• Agency Budget

  • Budget for the current fiscal year
  • Budget for the year for which funding is sought including an indication of the activities that Foundation funds will support

• Budget Narrative

  • Explain any significant changes in revenues or expenses from one year to the next
  • Describe in-kind and other non-cash contributions
  • Describe the organization’s funding base including percentages from government sources, foundations, contributions, earned income, etc.

• Charitable status

  • Internal Revenue Service determination of 501(c)(3) status
  • Statement signed by an officer of the organization that its tax exempt status has not been revoked

An applicant organization that does not have non-profit status must have a non-profit sponsoring organization that serves as its fiscal agent. In this case, the proof of charitable status must be for the sponsoring organization. In addition, the sponsoring organization must provide a letter describing its fiscal relationship to the applicant organization.