Environmental Endowment for New Jersey, Inc.

2027 Cover Page

Copy and paste all information below and email completed proposals to: info@eenj.org

Grantee Information

Organization Name: 

Contact/Title:

Address:

City, State, Zip Code:

Work #

Cell #

Email:

IRS Tax ID (EIN):

Charitable Registration

501(c)(3) documentation (preferred but not required):   ___Yes     ___No    ___Pending    ___Using fiscal agent

If using fiscal agent, include a copy of their 501(c)(3) documentation.

Did you receive an EENJ grant in the last grant year?       ___Yes     ___No

Project Information (see Guidelines for description of each category)

Grant Category:  ___Traditional Grant               ___Small Grant              ___3-Year Grant

If applying in more than one category, applicant must submit separate proposal for each and must be materially and significantly different. No organization will receive more than one grant each year.

Project Title:

Amount Requested:

Geographic area(s) project benefits (indicate all that apply):

   ___Delaware River Basin/Watershed

   ___Northeast Metropolitan area of NJ

   ___Passaic Valley Sewerage District

   ___Schuylkill Valley

Briefly identify how the project will improve or protect water quality in the eligible geographic area.

List specific municipalities project benefits:

Brief description of project: (50 words or less):

Emailed proposals to include: Combine ALL DOCUMENTS INTO ONE FILE.

CHECKLIST (check all documents included in your proposal)

 ___Cover Page

___ Narrative (limited to 4 single-sided typed pages using 12 point font).

___For previously funded organizations - I hereby certify that our grant application is not similar or identical to our previous proposals. The Endowment prioritizes applications for new projects with innovative outputs and outcomes.  Successful applicants may apply for related projects but must clearly identify how the newly proposed project differs and how it builds on or is informed by prior success or challenge.

 ___Required Grant Purpose: Grant proposal shall be limited to environmental advocacy and action projects focused on improving and protecting water quality through explicit policy change goals at the local, state, and/or federal level that include community engagement and or litigation.  The Endowment has deep respect for projects that focus on tree plantings and rain gardens but does not fund that work.

 ___Project Budget

 ___Organization's Operating Budget

 ___IRS 501(c)(3) documentation (if applicable).  If using fiscal agent, provide the 501(c)(3) documentation for that organization.

 ___List of Board Members

 For current grant recipients include a short paragraph (no more than 250 words) describing the status of your current project.

Note:  As proposals are emailed, they are expected to be submitted on time.  Late proposals of a few hours may be considered but will be docked points.  Similarly, any proposal that are incomplete will also be docked points.