2026-2027 Grant Application

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2026-2027 year.

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Your application and attachments must be received by Monday, August 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Once you submit your application, you and the BD/ED will receive a confirmation email.

Review the DBL Grant Policy before submitting this application.

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I have reviewed the DBL Grant Policy(Required)

Yes

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION

Organization Name(Required)

Physical Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Is your Mailing Address Different?(Required)

Yes

Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

BD Chair/ED Name(Required)

First Last

BD Chair/ED Phone(Required)

BD Chair/ED Email(Required)

Grant Contact Person Name(Required)

First Last

Grant Contact Person Phone(Required)

Grant Contact Person Email(Required)

Attachment A: List of Governing Board members (including home addresses)(Required)

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Max. file size: 256 MB.

Attachment A: List of Governing Board members (including home addresses)

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Max. file size: 256 MB, Max. files: 3.

SECTION 2: GRANT SUMMARY

Grant Title(Required)

Amount of Funding Requested(Required)

Grant Description and Intended Goals and Outcomes(Required)

250 Words Maximum

SECTION 3: TAX EXEMPTION

Type of Organization(Required)

Community Service/Social Service

Cultural

Educational

Local History

Type of Exemption(Required)

501(c)(3)

Other (Specify)

Other Tax Exmption(Required)

Federal Tax ID Number(Required)

Date of IRS Determination Letter(Required)

Month

Day

Year

Attachment B: Evidence of tax exempt status(Required)

Example: 501(c)(3) determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service

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Max. file size: 256 MB.

Attachment E: Form 990 or other tax form for the most recent fiscal year(Required)

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Max. file size: 256 MB.

SECTION 4: ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

Organization’s Mission(Required)

150 Words Maximum

Organization’s Goals(Required)

150 Words Maximum

Organization’s current annual budget(Required)

Organization’s number of full-time employees(Required)

Organization’s number of part-time employees(Required)

Whom does the organization serve?(Required)

What geographical area(s) does the organization serve in Denton County north of Lake Lewisville?(Required)

How do clients qualify to receive the organization’s services?(Required)

How many clients in the DBL geographic area did the organization serve during the last 12 months?(Required)

Was the organization unable to serve any potential clients during the past year?(Required)

Yes

Please Explain(Required)

Do other local organizations provide the same or similar services?(Required)

Yes

Please list those organizations below and provide a brief explanation about how your organization or its services are differentiated.(Required)

In what ways do the organization’s services improve the community?(Required)

150 Words Maximum

SECTION 5: GRANT INFORMATION

Describe how this grant will further the organization’s mission and goals and its expected results.(Required)

200 Words Maximum

Describe how the organization will measure whether and to what extent this grant achieves its expected results?(Required)

100 Words Maximum

SECTION 6: GRANT BUDGET

Breakdown of Grant Costs (Note: For Attachment F provide a detailed summary of all requested items along with two written bids)

Cost Description 1(Required)

Anticipated Costs 1(Required)

Cost Description 2

Anticipated Costs 2

Cost Description 3

Anticipated Costs 3

Cost Description 4

Anticipated Costs 4

Anticipated Total DBL Grant Cost (NOTE: the total of the highlighted items on invoices must match the Anticipated Total DBL Grant Cost.)

Anticipated DBL Total

Identification and Status of Other Funding Requests for this Grant (If Applicable)

Total Amount of Other Funding

If only partial funding is obtained, will the project go forward?(Required)

Yes

Anticipated Total Grant Funding

Anticipated Total Grant Funding

Attachment F: Detailed summary of all requested items along with a minimum of two itemized bids or other cost documentation for each item requested in Section 6, with the preferred bid or vendor highlighted*(Required)

If you need to submit a request to be exempt from submitting multiple bids, you will have the opportunity later in the form.

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Max. file size: 256 MB.

SECTION 7: ORGANIZATION'S FUNDRAISING

Who in the organization is responsible for fundraising?(Required)

First Last

What are the organization’s major fundraising activities?(Required)

In the past fiscal year, how much funding did the organization raise from fundraising events and activities?(Required)

SECTION 8: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Are the organization’s financial statements audited?(Required)

Yes

Who audits the financial statements?(Required)

Are the financial statements examined by an audit committee or a board review committee?(Required)

Yes

Attachment C: Current year financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and operating budget(Required)

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Max. file size: 256 MB.

Attachment D: Audited financial statements for the past two years, with auditor’s opinion letter or statement from the audit or board committee(Required)

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Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have the organization’s financial statements for the past three years been audited?(Required)

Yes

Have the auditors qualified any opinion on those financial statements, found a material misstatement or material internal control weakness?(Required)

Yes

Please explain how these issues have been addressed.(Required)

Has the organization received grants from other organizations during the past 12 months?(Required)

Yes

Please list the three largest grants received during the past 12 months:

Source 1

Source 1 Amount

Source 2

Source 2 Amount

Source 3

Source 3 Amount

Has the organization been required to return or refund any grant monies during the past 12 months?(Required)

Yes

Please explain.(Required)

SECTION 9: PREVIOUS DBL GRANTS

Has the organization received Grant(s) from DBL in the past?(Required)

Yes

Grant Year 2023-2024

Grant Year 2023-2024 Amount

Grant Year 2022-2023

Grant Year 2022-2023 Amount

Grant Year 2021-2022

Grant Year 2021-2022 Amount

Has the organization ever been required to return DBL grant monies in excess of $100?(Required)

Yes

Please explain.(Required)

EXEMPTION REQUEST

Do you need to submit a request for exemption?(Required)

Example: Only have 1 bid to submit.

Yes

What are you requesting exemption from?(Required)

Please explain in detail your rationale for requesting the exemption.(Required)

COMMENTS

Include additional comments here.

ATTESTATION & SIGNATURE

By signing below, the undersigned hereby attests to the following:

• The undersigned is the duly-elected or appointed incumbent of the position listed below;
• The undersigned is duly authorized to submit this application to Denton Benefit League on behalf of the organization identified below;
• The undersigned has read and understands the grant policies of Denton Benefit League and the organization agrees to abide by such grant policies;
• The statements in this application and the attachments listed above are true, accurate and complete in all material respects;
• Denton Benefit League may rely on the accuracy of statements made in this application and the attachments listed above; and
• No representative of Denton Benefit League has made any representation or promise to the undersigned or the organization identified below concerning whether Denton Benefit League will or will not act favorably with respect to this application.

Name of Organization making this Application(Required)

Name of Person Signing this Application(Required)

Position of Person Signing this Application(Required)

Would you like to(Required)

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Person Signing this Application(Required)

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Signature of Person Submitting Application(Required)

Your Name
Your Name
Your Name

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Would you, DB Chair/ED like to(Required)

Sign this form

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DB Chair/ED Signing this Application(Required)

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Signature of BD Chair or ED(Required)

Your Name
Your Name
Your Name

Please note that applications will be evaluated based on:
(1) Eligibility requirements;
(2) The organization’s financial health;
(3) Demonstration of need;
(4) Clarity of description/explanation of the project requested funds will support;
(5) Alignment of the funding request to the organization’s missions and goals; and
(6) Clarity of the organization’s plan to evaluate whether funding achieves expected results.

Submitting this form will send a confirmation email to the Grant Contact and the BD Chair/ED

2026-2027 Grant Application

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION

SECTION 2: GRANT SUMMARY

SECTION 3: TAX EXEMPTION

SECTION 4: ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

SECTION 5: GRANT INFORMATION

SECTION 6: GRANT BUDGET

SECTION 7: ORGANIZATION'S FUNDRAISING

SECTION 8: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

SECTION 9: PREVIOUS DBL GRANTS

EXEMPTION REQUEST

COMMENTS

ATTESTATION & SIGNATURE

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