GRANT APPLICATION Organization Information Organization name: Address: Date: EIN: Chief Executive s name & title: Contact name & title: Phone number: Fax number: Email address: Website: 1. Is your organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 (c) (3) or 501 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code? Yes No (If yes, attach copy of IRS determination letter) 2. Geographic area your organization serves: 3. Current corporate sponsors/donors (groups you sponsor/support and those who sponsor/support you): 1
4. Population/demographic your organization serves: 5. Summary of accomplishments and current programs (less than 200 words) 6. Approximate number of volunteers: 7. Number of paid staff: Full-time: Part-time: Marketing If your grant is approved, how do you plan on marketing your proposed project and partnership with the Cabela s Outdoor Fund? Please check the box and provide details and estimated reach/impressions with each marketing asset. Press release Website Social Printed marketing materials Other marketing/communication channels/strategies 2
Grant Proposal 1. Describe the mission of your organization and the specific purpose of this grant request (less than 100 words). 2. Beginning and ending date of project(s) (month and year): 3. Previous support from Cabela s Outdoor Fund (amount, month, year): 4. Previous support or partnerships from Cabela s, Inc. (please specify donations, marketing support, sponsorships, etc.). If you have previously partnered with a Cabela s retail store, please provide the store location, store contact and details and dates of your partnership/sponsorship. 5. Check which pillar this grant request falls into: Advocacy Education Conservation Helping Others 6. Check which core activities this grant request benefits: Hunting Fishing Camping Recreational Shooting 7. List which priority area your request aligns with (if any): 3
8. Amount of request: 9. If your request includes specific products from Cabela s, please include the product name, quantities, applicable sizes/details and item number(s) 10. Other financial or in-kind support secured for your project (entity and amount): 11. Funds needed by (month/year): 12. Target audience this project will serve (be specific: age, gender, demographic, etc.): 13. Estimated number of individuals directly benefiting from this project: 14. Geographic area the project will serve: 15. Is this request being submitted in partnership with a Cabela s store? Yes No (If yes, please answer the next two questions. If no, skip to the next section): A. Store location (city and state) B. Name/title of store contact you are working with 4
Grant Proposal Narrative Please submit a narrative, saved as a PDF explaining the items listed below. This section should not exceed two pages, no less than a 1 inch margin, single spaced in 12 point font. 1. Statement of need (summarize the problem your project is addressing) 2. Desired outcomes or expected results (summarize the desired outcome(s) and measurable results of this project for your target audience) 3. Project approach (describe the steps you will take to achieve the above results or outcomes) 4. Methods of measurement (describe how you will determine that your desired outcomes have been achieved) 5. Project budget (see budget template below) Supporting Materials Please attach the following documents to your completed grant application. Total file size cannot exceed 10MB. If your attached documents exceed 10MB, please send them in separate emails. Grant Proposal Narrative (as outlined above) Determination letter(s) from the Internal Revenue Service (if none, please indicate) Most recent Form 990, with Schedule A (if none, please indicate) List of current officers and directors Summary of organization governance (no more than 100 words) Most recent annual report Organization budget (see budget template below) Submit application and documents via email. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Once your application has been received, an acknowledgement letter confirming reception of the application will be emailed to the address on the application within 5 business days. If you do not receive this acknowledgement letter, please contact us: Cabela s Outdoor Fund Kellie Mowery Phone: 308-255-1133 E-Mail: OutdoorFund@cabelas.com 5
Project and Organization Budget Template It is required to include both a project and an organization budget in an excel spreadsheet. The example below shows four revenue and expense rows this is for example purposes only. Please add or delete rows relevant to your situation. Budget Template REVENUE REVENUE SOURCES AMOUNT % OF TOTAL Revenue Source #1 $ X% Revenue Source #2 $ X% Revenue Source #3 $ X% Revenue Source #4 $ X% TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE $ 100% EXPENSE EXPENSES AMOUNT % OF TOTAL Expense #1 $ X% Expense #2 $ X% Expense #3 $ X% Expense #4 $ X% TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE $ 100% 6