Hillman Family Foundations

Which state are you working in?

Oregon

What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

Current or former grantee

If you were funded, tell us the outcome

Funded for amount requested

What year was this experience?

2018

How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

Bad

Again, technical assistance is often required and seemingly only available over the phone.

How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?

Good

The Hillman Family Foundation model is interesting, with so many foundations spread across the country, with one portal to apply to any or all of them (depending on geographic area, priorities, etc.). Technical issues aside, they seem to be very generous with their funding and meet the guidelines that each of their foundations describe.

If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?

Improve the web portal and technical assistance available. The person at the other end of the phone has been borderline abusive multiple times, but we have had no other choice but to call the foundation if we wanted to submit the proposal.

Is there anything else that'd be useful for others to know to understand this funder?

Allow plenty of time before the deadline to access and submit your proposal. The process, at least for the foundation we regularly work with, is long...around 9 months between submission and award.

Tell us one thing that this funder does really well

This funder funds! We have received several fully-funded grants from our community's local Hillman Family Foundation, and are grateful for it.

How many hours did the grant application process take?

6