This format has been developed to encourage careful thought and succinct language to describe your program. This approach will greatly assist us in giving thoughtful consideration to your proposal.

Please send four copies of a one-page summary by December 1st for our March Board Meeting or June 1st for our September Board Meeting. We regret we cannot accept faxed summaries at this time. This one-page summary should include:

At The Top of The Page:

1. Name, address, phone number and Project or Executive Director of your organization.

2. Title of the specific project for which you are requesting funds.

3. Total cost of the project and the amount of money requested from The Frost Foundation.

Body of Summary:

4. Age of organization.

5. Description of the need or problem to be addressed.

6. Description of the project and its goals and or/objectives.

7. Procedures used for planning and implementing the program.

8. Estimated time for start-up and/or duration of the program.

9. Qualified personnel to staff the program.

10. Other proposed sources of funds.

11. Plans for cooperation with other organizations, if any.

12. Signature of your Chief Executive Officer.

If we can consider your proposal further, we will request two copies of a full proposal within approximately eight weeks after your submission deadline. This proposal would be due in our office approximately nine weeks following your original submission deadline.

1. An expansion of the items described in questions 4-12 under the Body of Summary section at the top of this page.

2. A Brief history of your organization and its purposes.

3. Description of significant triage planning that you have done in response to changing financial times.

4. Description of how you plan to evaluate your program.

5. Budget for the program and an audited copy of your most recent financial statement.

6. Resumes or descriptions of qualifications of personnel to be involved with the statement.

7. A copy of your IRS determination letter 501 (c)(3).

8. Any other materials you believe will more fully describe your project. (If videos are sent as a part of the supporting materials, they cannot be returned.)

Also please note that we are now requesting that all New Mexico organizations submitting provide us with a copy of the New Mexico Attorney General's confirmation letter setting forth that the organization is current with its annual reporting requirements, or is exempt from the registration and reporting requirement.

The Attorney General's telephone number is 505-222-9046.

Faxed submissions are not accepted.

Please send summaries and proposals to:

Mary Amelia Whited-Howell, President
The Frost Foundation, Ltd.
511 Armijo Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501