What was the overall relationship with the funder?
How many hours did the grant application process take?
8 hours
Median
94%
6%
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
93%
7%
How successfully do you think the funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?
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Top descriptors for this funder
71Culturally sensitive64Responsive57Positive leader in the field52"Gets" nonprofits and issues51Friendly49Builds relationships39Openminded32Gives more than money31Insightful24Risk taker12Likes site visits1Bureaucratic
Advice from a Friend
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Oct 24, 2020
Reviewer 5362 -
Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
Get to know a grant officer and make sure that the foundation's mission matches yours.
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?
2020
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Good
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?
Good
Tell us one thing that this funder does really well
Streamlined application
How many hours did the grant application process take?
Less than 5
Oct 23, 2020
Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
Log into the portal ahead of time to see if there are word or character limits to each application question. The funder suggests completing your responses in a Word document before transferring to the portal, but you don't know about word or character limits until you are actually in the portal.
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Grant currently pending
If you were funded, tell us the outcome
What year was this experience?
2020
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Good
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?
Good
Tell us one thing that this funder does really well
Meets the needs of the communities it serves.
How many hours did the grant application process take?
10
Oct 22, 2020
Reviewer 8151 -
Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
The process was cer
Pros
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Risk taker, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, Likes site visits, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Current or former grantee
If you were funded, tell us the outcome
Other
What year was this experience?
2020
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Good
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?
Good
If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?
Nothing at this time.
Enter funding details
We receive a Director's Discretionary grant but we also apply and have received the 3 to 1 matching gift; that application takes about 1 hour. We truly appreciate your continuing your Match Program.
Tell us one thing that this funder does really well
They respond in a timely fashion and make clear their requirements. They really seem to be dedicated to their mission and their employees reflect that.
How many hours did the grant application process take?
Less than 5
Oct 12, 2020
Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
Focus on the vision of the grant and how it can be implemented in your school.
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Grant currently pending
If you were funded, tell us the outcome
What year was this experience?
2020
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Good
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?
Good
I appreciate the relevant nature if the RFP
If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?
We need more rapid response grants for these pressing and rapidly changes situations
How many hours did the grant application process take?
10
Oct 07, 2020
Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
Creating the budget first helped guide us in what we really wanted to get out of the grant. Once we started discussing what we wanted/needed, we then had to justify to each other. This gave us more purpose, and made the other aspects of the grant easier.
