Application Process

Two-Step Process

  1. Letters of Intent

Please email your LOI to The Liz Blake Giving Fund. LOIs must not exceed 2-pages and include a brief description of the following:

  • Mission and vision of your organization

  • The problem you are trying to solve

  • Your solution + how your solution is two-generation in nature

LOIs are reviewed on a rolling basis to determine eligibility. Based on your LOI, you may be contacted for a further conversation or site visit. Approved organizations will then be invited to apply for a grant.

Grants are funded on a rolling basis throughout the year. Typical grant size is between $25,000 and $75,000

2. Submit a Grant Proposal

If an organization is invited to apply to the Liz Blake Giving Fund, you will be invited to submit a grant proposal, which must include:

  • Operating Budget and a Program Budget, if applicable

    • Funds can be applied to general operations if the proposal has a two-generation orientation

    • Grant requests should not exceed 10% of an organization's operating budget in one year

  • Most recent financial statements

  • Population served in Metro Atlanta (zipcodes/neighborhoods)

  • Partners (encouraged)

  • Timeline

    • Nonprofits may apply for multi-year grants

  • Anticipated outcomes

  • Two-generational alignment