3m Foundation-
Saint Paul, MN -
20 Survey Respondents
"3M Foundation favors supporting organizations across different giving streams. We have a board member who works at 3M, and engage more employees in gr"
"Near impossible to understand how to get a larger grant. Seem to match the guidelines in a significant way, but gift stays (at best) low and flat year"
"My biggest criticism of this funder is that their grantmaking is opaque. They have a list of grantees they work with and if your organization is outsi"
"My relationship with the program officer is nothing but exceptional. I cannot compare the relationship that BCBS MN Foundation program officers have w"
"Puget Sound leadership is a total disaster and the Seattle senior manager possesses bad judgement. At the 2019 STEM Summit she was bragging about Boei"
"We had a site visit from a board member and program officer. One hour tour and review of our application. Went really well, I think they were impresse"
"For their New Haven grantmaking - Make sure you meet the guidelines and focus populations. Try to have organization staff develop a relationship with"
"Catholic Community Foundation is a wonderful organization to work with. Our school was invited to participate in a marketing grant during the 2017-201"
"Be sure you understand the gaps in service provision that exists in the community for which your project plans to address. Have clear goals and objec"
"Rigid online format requirements can be difficult to comply with. With the small grants, the time required to gather, organize and input figures, bot"
"It is critical that grant applicants meet with foundation staff prior to a grant cycle to develop a relationship. This community foundation is remarka"
"Check out Headwaters website. They offer webinars and in person grant info sessions. Take advantage of those. You get a chance at better understanding"
"We have been funded by this organization for multiple years. They are great to work with and have an easy to use online process. I wish more funders h"
"I work with a grant-making organization that made a grant to JCNI that was to be used for a particular purpose, within a particular time frame, and th"
"Macarthur is a large foundation and our program officer had a large and diverse portfolio of grantees. When applying a grantee should weigh the likeli"
"Longview Foundation really knows the landscape of global education, and thus has a good sense of what proposals will work in action. Take a look at t"
"If you do not have a relationship with Murdock, it would be best to give yourself 6 months BEFORE the grant process to work on forming a relationship"
"The application process was clear, and we had a delightful visit with the program officer to share some more information about our project. He was tho"
"A collective groan went up when this foundation was mentioned in a Dec. 2018 gathering of several hundred Twin Cities grantseekers. And given their l"
"Reaching out to a program officer is advisable before pursuing funding. Read through their documentation and stated value sand objectives. Making sure"
"They are accessible, but their RFP process and application / reporting requirements are massive time-sucks. More importantly, they are in love with th"
"We have never applied this is our first time because we were told too by FESS. We find the application dates confuse us if we applied to the correct p"
"Work to engage the employees at the foundation, they are wonderful to work with and great partners! They prefer to focus on projects with significant"
"Call and talk to the program officers at the foundation before you move forward with a grant request. They are very transparent, straight shooters who"
Mary’s Pence-
Saint Paul, MN -
22 Survey Respondents
"They are very responsive to new funders. They will meet with you to help explain who they are and what their guidelines are and due dates. They have b"
"The Director of Grantmaking makes snap judgments about potential grantee organizations based on assumptions that are inaccurate, without nuance and ig"
"Open Road Alliance was exceptionally easy to work with. The process was well laid out, and each individual I was in contact with was very helpful. Th"
"The Tower Foundation is professional, transparent and caring in its process to apply and in its engagement with grantees. They ask great questions an"
"Pierce focused its giving on organizations that serve the homeless community. Foundation staff are responsive and give honest assessments of its givin"
"They are very responsive and willing to assist in giving guidance on the grant application if needed. The application is very straightforward and doe"
"We have found the program staff at the Rasmuson Foundation to be extremely approachable and helpful. We have been working with them for many years and"
"Our experience with RWJF was fantastic. We received funding for a three-year project, with the project officer always available for questions and ann"
"I would contact the staff members at the foundation to really understand their mission (which has changed) first and then start the application proces"
"This was when they were of the fiscal sponsor for the East Bay foundation on aging. I am very glad that you spray foundation has left SFF because whe"
"It is easy to get a meeting however, they are very specific about what they are funding. Their properties on their website did not match what they are"
"Very arduous application and data tracking metrics. Application consisted of over 20 requested documents, with multiple requirements for large data up"
"The application was not too difficult, however the lack of feedback received for why the application was not accepted was non-existent. Our organizati"
"As a corporation funding from its headquarters, it is important to have the local branch manager knowledgeable on your organization and aware of the g"
"The online application is a nightmare. Various prompts appear as you move through 17 pages; prompts are not always clear or specific to what you just"
"WEHF ensures that the burden of the grantmaking process is held primarily by their program staff. They let us submit a proposal that we wrote for a di"
"It would be so helpful if the Foundation could provide any insight into the priorities guiding the panels reviewing the Pool Grant LOIs. If an overwhe"
"The Foundation changed its funding priorities several years ago and is now very narrowly focused on what they will fund. Under their equity lens, they"
"You will not be able to receive funding without having a conversation with the grant officer in the Foundation beforehand. During our conversations th"
"We Raise is very open and friendly. They understand the power dynamics as a funder and seek to level the playing field as much as possible to understa"
