Organizations in the United States which have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as well as public agencies and municipalities. Furthermore will also consider grant requests from organizations based outside the United States if they have a US fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) status. We cannot make grants to individuals.
The ideal time to apply is when you can supply every item requested in the application. You must apply a minimum of at least three months before your publication will be printed.
We only accept grant applications submitted online using the grant management software program Foundant Technologies.
It takes us approximately three months after the grant application deadline to complete review. Grant decisions are announced in June and December.
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Provide a complete list of project expenses and income sources indicating which line item(s) are part of your request for grant support.Provide a complete list of project expenses and income sources indicating which line item(s) are part of your request for grant support.
Your distribution plan should include a promotion, marketing and sales timeline as well as who will be responsible for key tasks. We want to see a clear plan to put books in the hands of your readers.
Readers who may be acquainted with a subject but are not exclusively scholars or specialists. With rare exception, we have not assisted publication of conference proceedings, newsletters, textbooks, and workbooks.
The time the printer receives material to be printed. Your application must reach us at least three months earlier.
The date when interested readers may purchase your book.
This is the IRS determination letter which confirms an organization’s legal status as a 501(c)3 organization. It must be submitted with each application even if you have applied to us in the past.
It’s important that our review committee get as clear a sense as possible of what the finished product will be like. For example, the relationship of text, illustrations, and captions is of great interest.
Generally, Furthermore does not fund reprints, children’s books, conference proceedings, textbooks, or workbooks.
Grantees should send us a brief progress report approximately every six months. We ask that our credit line and logo are placed on the copyright page of the finished product as well as mention of Furthermore in the acknowledgments section. Proper wording and placement is extremely important to us. Lastly, we ask to have three copies of the final product sent to us for archival purposes.