• Grant requests should be limited to $5,000 and under. The majority of grants awarded are in the $1,000 to $2,500 range.
• You will need to submit two (2) copies of your funding request. Please, do not bind or staple these copies – simply use a paper or binder clip.
• WTSP-TV approves fewer than 15 grants per year — our local community priorities lie in the area of programs helping disadvantaged youth, adults and families. For information about what we do not fund, please see the next page.
• Grants approved locally are sent to the corporate Gannett Foundation for final review.
• Timetable for full approval is approximately 15 weeks from the above-listed deadlines.
• Applications should be submitted to:
  WTSP-TV
  11450 Gandy Blvd.
  St. Petersburg, FL 33702
  Attn: Ellen Lasher/Gannett Foundation
• If you have questions, please call Ellen Lasher WTSP-TV — Community Relations Director at (727) 577-8422.

  Gannett Foundation

Gannett Foundation Grant Application Checklist

Your grant application packet must contain a completed Grant Application Form, as well as a complete proposal of no more than five pages—exclusive of attachments.

Your grant proposal must contain the following information:

1. A completed Grant Application form
2. IRS letter of determination for 501 © 3 tax exemption
3. One-page project budget, and an organizational budget
4. Needs statement -- to include this information:
   1. Objectives of the project to be funded
   2. Whether the project is new or ongoing
   3. Constituency to be served
   4. Community and volunteer involvement
5. Sustainability statement – to include this information:
   1. Your organization’s qualifications to carry out the project
   2. How the project will be evaluated
   3. Plans for continued funding of the project, if applicable
   4. List of other funding sources, committed and applied for
6. Pertinent recent publications may also be included

What We Do Not Fund

Like many donors, we receive many more requests than we can fund. As a result, contributions will not be considered for the following purposes:

• Individuals
• Organizations not determined by the IRS to be tax-exempt under 501 © 3
• National or regional organizations unless their programs address specific local community needs
• Programs or initiatives where the primary purpose is the promotion of religious doctrine or tenets
• Elementary or secondary schools – except to provide special initiatives or programs not provided by regular school budgets
• Political action or legislative advocacy groups
• Endowment funds
• Multiple-year pledge campaigns
• Medical or research organizations
• Organizations located in or benefiting nations other than the U.S. and its territories
• Fraternal groups, athletic teams, bands, veteran's organizations, volunteer firefighters or similar groups