Resources for Applicants & Grant Partners
Roundhouse Foundation’s Grant Opportunities
In 2021, there are multiple opportunities to apply for funding with Roundhouse Foundation:
- Small Grants Under $2500
- Open Call for Proposals – Spring and Fall Cycles
- Special Opportunities designated by Foundation Trustees
Learn more about each of our current Grant Programs.
Learn more about what drives our grantmaking:
Learn more about what we seek in proposals, partners, opportunities:
Our Grants Portal
Roundhouse Foundation no longer accepts paper grant applications. Watch a 4-minute tutorial video on how to use our new grants portal. Choose ‘Grant Applicant Tutorial.’
Budgets and Financial Resources
All of our grant applications, budgets, and other attachments are submitted through our online application system. Once organizations create an organizational profile and begin a particular application, they will provide budget information to Roundhouse either directly into the application (fill-in boxes) or via submission of attachments. For each application, we will request the relevant project budget and your organization’s annual budget be submitted as attachments.
The following pages may be helpful when preparing your budget and financial documents.
- 5-Step Guide to Budget Development – Fiscal Strength for Nonprofits (PDF)
- 10 Step Annual Budget Checklist – Propel Nonprofits (Guide)
- Budgeting for Nonprofits – National Council of Nonprofits (More Resources)
- Proposal Budgeting Basics – Foundation Center (Free Webinar Tutorial)
Reporting
Reports provide an opportunity for organizations to reflect on grant projects and share insights and lessons learned. Annual reports help Roundhouse analyze our funding strategies, assess our overall impact and inform our future planning. We encourage grantees to be open and honest in sharing their challenges, frustrations and feedback as well as their successes. The lessons you learn in facing obstacles are as valuable to us as your successful outcomes.
Submitting Reports
Grantees must complete a final report in order to be eligible for future grants. Grantees are assigned digital grant reports through our online Grants Portal. Roundhouse Foundation no longer accepts paper reports.
Follow these steps to submit a report:
- Log into Roundhouse’s Grants Portal. If you can’t recall your organization’s login information, click the “forgot your password” link on the login page, enter your email and instructions to create a new password will be sent to you.
- Once logged in, you will find report deadlines, along with other action items that need attention, listed on your Dashboard. To complete these action items, click the blue “Edit” button next to the report you’d like to complete.
Reports generally take two to four weeks for review and processing. We may contact grantees during that time if we have questions. If you don’t hear from us, assume the report is approved.
Requesting an Extension / Change to Project Budget
Things change and unforeseen issues arise! If this is the case and you need extra time to submit a grant report or the project requires additional time for completion, please notify Roundhouse staff and we will work together to determine the best next steps.
