Application Guidelines
  The Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust supports organizations active in the following four areas:
     · Peace, Arms Control and Foreign Policy
   · Population Issues and Reproductive Rights
   · Government Reform and Public Policy
   · Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
   
  Grants are usually awarded for general support of the organization. With a very few exceptions, the Trust funds organizations that have a national focus here in the United States. Grants are usually $5,000 - $10,000. The Trust's giving is almost entirely renewal grants to it's existing grantees. Because the Trust favors loyalty to its current grantees, it is unable to assist most applicants. Although requests are accepted from first-time grant-seekers, the number of new projects supported each year is extremely limited.
 
 

Grants are not given to local or regional grassroots efforts, service providers, individuals, conferences, media/arts projects or exchange programs.

Proposals may be sent to us with a description of the organization's mission, a list of staff and directors and an annual budget. You should receive a response in three to six months by mail.

   
  The Stewart R Mott Charitable Trust only makes grants to organizations holding either a 501 (c)(3) or 509 (a) tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service or proof of fiscal sponsorship by such an organization