- Last Updated 03/01/2010 -

Grant Application Guidelines

To apply for a grant from the Minnesota State Bar Foundation, please note the following:

The Foundation Board meets four times a year: September, December, March and June.  The deadline to submit a grant application is by 5:00 p.m. on the first working day of the month in which a meeting is held.

Read the mission statement carefully to determine if your project falls within its scope.

Typical grant amounts range from $500 to $3,000. To view a list of grants awarded during the previous bar year, click on the Annual Report button.

Use our grant application.  The Minnesota Common Grant Application Form is not accepted.

Grant applications should be no longer than four pages, not including the required attachments.

The following attachments are required with the grant application:

  • Overall budget for the organization showing income and expenses.
  • Budget specific to the project or program for which funds are being requested showing income and expenses.
  • Evaluation form for the last project or program that received funding from the Bar Foundation.
  • If the grant application proposes a cooperative venture or partnership with another organization, include a letter of support from the other organization.
  • The most recent Form 990, 990EZ or Form 990T.  If none is being submitted, include a written explanation as to why that is.
  • For first time grant applicants, the IRS statement of nonprofit status.

Grant applications, along with all of the required attachments, can be submitted by mail, e-mail or fax to:

Sue Bores
Minnesota State Bar Foundation
600 Nicollet Mall #380
Mpls, MN  55402
sbores@mnbar.org
Fax:  612-333-4927


Grant Application Form / Minnesota State Bar Foundation

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