1. The applications along with their supporting documentation must be mailed or hand delivered to the Itasca office by 12:00 P.M. of the deadline date.

2. The application PDF should not be altered using a different format (such as Word, Excel, etc.). If additional space is required, please type on a separate sheet and on that item write, “please see attached”.

3. Do not staple application or supporting documents together.

4. No double sided documents.

5. The application must be fully completed, signed and dated.

6. Requesting organizations must be exempt from payment of income tax and are required to submit a copy of their organization’s Form 501[c]3 from the IRS.

7. All supporting documentation must be included with the application at time of submission. This includes financial documentation listed in item #8 of the application.

8. References should not be someone that is within the requesting applicant’s organization.

9. A specific amount must be listed for item #11. If the expense can be itemized, it will help to explain the need.

10. The item(s) requested must meet the requirements of the Trust Board’s mission statement.

11. Organizations will not be contacted if they have turned in an incomplete application prior to the meeting date. Their initial application submission is what will be used for review.