Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Foundation Introduces Online and Revised Grants System

December 7, 2010

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Deadline for Submission: Thursday, January 27, 2011 before 5:00 p.m.


WHO: The Tournament of Roses Foundation is a non-profit public benefit corporation established in 1983 to receive and manage charitable contributions on behalf of the Tournament of Roses Association, its supporters and the general public.
WHAT:

The Tournament of Roses Foundation is now accepting applications from 501(c)(3) non-profit agencies/organizations based in and serving one or more of the following communities: Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, La Cañada, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre and South Pasadena.

Grants will be considered in the following categories: performing and visual arts; sports and recreation; and volunteer motivation and leadership development.

WHERE:

The Foundation has gone “green” and moved to a completely online grants system. To submit an application, visit the Foundation's "Online Data Manager" at: www.ctkodm.com/ptrf/. Enter "apply" for both the "Username" and "Password." The website will direct you to a welcome page with instructions on how to begin the application process.

Applicants can find grant cycle procedures, a list of special stipulations and the requirements and a detailed list of frequently asked questions on the Foundation’s website at http://www.tournamentofroses.com/foundation/apply
 

WHEN: Applications accepted now through January 27, 2011 before 5:00 p.m. Upon review of the initial applications received, the Foundation will select the 2011 grant finalists (notification around the week of February 28, 2011). Finalists will then have two weeks to submit all the required background materials to the Foundation (by about March 14, 2011). The Foundation’s Board of Directors will make final grant selections at the annual spring meeting. Applicants will be notified of their funding status, in writing, in April, 2011.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
To date, the Foundation has invested over 2 million dollars in over 130 worthy Pasadena area organizations. In 2010, grant awards totaled $100,375 and ranged from $1,957 to $8,400 per organization. The average grant award was $5,018.