Reiter Family Foundation Grant

The Reiter Family Foundation supports organizations doing meaningful work to shape and sustain Colorado communities. Its grantmaking is organized around three focus areas: Housing and Food Access, Education, and Environment and Conservation. The foundation reviews applications in three corresponding cycles during the year. The application materials state that grants typically range from $2,000 to $20,000, while also noting that additional funding may be available. The foundation prefers to support specific projects but is also open to contributing toward an organization's general funds. Applicants are asked to explain the purpose of the requested funds, including a brief description of the proposed project or program, its anticipated outcomes, and its alignment with the mission of the Reiter Family Foundation. The application also requests a project timeline describing the proposal's design and strategy and a specific spending overview explaining how grant funds would be used. Applicants must identify proposal partners and explain their roles and relationships, or indicate N/A when there are no partners. They must also describe how the project or initiative will be sustained after the grant award has been exhausted. Each funding cycle contains three additional questions specific to that cycle's focus and addressing themes including uniqueness, impact, connection, and innovation. The application is directed toward nonprofit organizations. Applicants must identify whether their organization is characterized as a 501(c)(3) and, if not, provide its official nonprofit classification. Organizational information requested includes the organization name, primary contact name and title, email, telephone number, website, mailing address, mission statement or primary objective, organization type, organizational history, recent accomplishments, and IRS EIN. Applicants must also provide their current fiscal-year operating budget. The supplied materials do not state that fiscal sponsorship is permitted, do not identify additional eligible entity types, and do not provide specific restrictions concerning faith-based organizations, political activity, debt reduction, or other potentially ineligible uses. Applications are submitted using the Reiter Family Foundation's online application form. The application materials state that grants are accepted on a rolling basis, while also identifying three annual cycle deadlines: February 1 for Housing and Food Access, May 1 for Education, and September 1 for Environment and Conservation. The foundation's grant webpage similarly states that applications are reviewed three times per year using those focus-area deadlines. Applicants are advised to complete the application in one session because answers may not be saved if the applicant is logged out. A preview of the application questions is available before submission. Evaluation information requested from applicants includes desired measurable outcomes and the anticipated timeline for those outcomes. Applicants must also address opportunities for continued partnership with the Reiter Family Foundation beyond financial giving, reflecting the foundation's stated interest in ongoing and sustained relationships with supported organizations. The application asks whether the foundation may share general information about the partnership through its website, emails, and other communications with potential donors. The materials do not disclose a formal scoring rubric, weighted evaluation criteria, a defined performance period, or a specified number of awards. The foundation's website states that following submission applicants should allow up to four weeks for application review, funding decisions, and contact with all applicants. The application document separately states that someone from the foundation will reach out within one week to confirm receipt and provide information about the review timeline. The annual focus-area dates are February 1 for Housing and Food Access, May 1 for Education, and September 1 for Environment and Conservation. The supplied source does not state an application opening date or a pre-application requirement such as an LOI or concept paper. The Reiter Family Foundation is located in Denver, Colorado, and provides the general contact email reiterfamilyfoundation@gmail.com and telephone number (720) 308-4607.

Complete the application in one session because answers may not be saved after logout. Clearly explain alignment with the Reiter Family Foundation mission, provide specific anticipated and measurable outcomes, give a specific spending overview, describe project sustainability after grant funds are exhausted, and identify opportunities for an ongoing partnership beyond financial giving.