Funding Criterion

The Foundation funds the following types of historic preservation projects:

Capital improvement projects that are consistent with and part of an overall master plan or Historic Structures Report.
Research projects such as Historic Structure Reports and color analysis.
Publications that document historic preservation projects, projects documenting significant events or activities related to Wisconsin's history, or projects furthering the cause of historic preservation in Wisconsin.

The Jeffris Family Foundation reviews proposals based on the following criteria:

The Foundation funds only nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that are classified as 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) public charities by the Internal Revenue Service or publicly owned projects. The Foundation will not fund privately owned projects or private foundation projects. Copies of 501(c)(3) and public charity tax determinations must be submitted to the Foundation as a condition of grant consideration.
Projects must be locally, regionally, or nationally significant.
Foundation support should serve as a catalyst.
Foundation support typically represents a significant portion of the project, often ranging from 25% to 33% of the total project cost requiring a significant amount of funds from broad-based community support.
The Foundation does not fund endowments, maintenance projects, acquisitions, debt reduction or operating budgets.
Organizations must demonstrate the ability to sustain their projects after they are funded.
The primary focus is on projects in smaller communities under 100,000 in population.
Projects relating to historic sites and structures must serve a public purpose.

For further information please contact us.

Preliminary Request for Grant

If you meet the following conditions, and would like to see if your project may qualify for a grant from the Jeffris Family Foundation, please fill out the form below and submit by mail, fax, or email.

Project is in the State of Wisconsin
Project has local, regional, or national significance
We are a nonprofit organization
Project is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (or eligible)

Organization:
Contactname:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Project:
Location:
Breifly expalin project:
Select from the following one that best describes your organization:	nonprofit organization with a permanent 501(c)(3) ruling from the IRS temporary 501(c)(3) ruling from the IRS not been determined as a nonprofit organization by the IRS
Our project will be used for a public purpose:	yes
We are currently working with an architectural firm:	yes
If Yes provide name address and phone of the firm:
We have already obtained a Historic Structures Report:	yes
If Yes please provide name, address, and phone number of firm and year HSR was completed:
Estimated cost of project (if known):
We feel we have enough support in our community to raise at least 2/3rds of the total cos t of the project:	yes
I f no how much of the total project do you think the community could raise?:

Thanks for your grant request submission

The Jeffris Family Foundation
Post Office Box 650
Janesville, WI 53547-0650