Application Procedures 1. A completed Blowitz-Ridgeway grant application form must accompany all grant requests. Please make sure that the contact person is clearly stated in the application along with a phone number and email address for any inquiries. 2. As a result of the federal legislation, the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which was signed into law on August 17, 2006, private foundations now face possible significant tax issues if they make grants to certain “Type III” Supporting Organizations, public charities described in Section 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, pending further clarification from the IRS, the Blowitz-Ridgeway-Foundation must practice due diligence in this matter. For these reasons, we are now requiring that all grant applicants provide a copy of the Schedule A Form from their Form-990, with any new grant request. See FAQs page for more information. 3. Applicant organizations are required to provide latest full-year audited financial statements. However, organizations with revenues of less than $300,000 may submit their 990 or 990 E-Z federal tax form and unaudited financial statements. We do not accept the 990-N. 4. Grant applications will be reviewed for completeness by staff and will not be forwarded to the Grant Review Committee until complete. Applications are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed in the order they are received. After reviewing an application, the Committee may: decline, recommend for approval by the board, request additional information, schedule a site visit, or invite the applicant in for interview by the board. 5. Applicants, if declined, may not reapply for at least one year from the date of the application unless the nature or circumstances surrounding the request changes significantly. The subsequent application should describe these changes in full. 6. If applying for a program operating outside the state of Illinois, please contact the Foundation prior to submitting an application. You may download a grant application (Word document) here or contact the Foundation office. Short Form Application (Requests of $15,000 or less) Long Form Application (Requests over $15,000) To see a copy of our 2010 Annual Report click here To see a copy of our 2009 Annual Report click here Requests for application forms or further information should be addressed to: Serena L. Moy Administrator THE BLOWITZ-RIDGEWAY FOUNDATION 1701 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 201 Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 330-1020