Dekko Foundation Grant Review Process

Grant seeker activities listed in red.

1. Organization sends grant proposal to the Dekko Foundation.
2. Dekko Foundation grants manager calls to:
1. Acknowledge receipt of the proposal.
2. Gather more information if needed.
3. Schedule an appointment for a phone, or in-person, discussion.
3. Dekko Foundation’s program officer visits to discuss the grant request in more detail.
1. Will often want to discuss the budget for the proposed project and the objectives the organization wants to accomplish.
4. Program officer may ask the requesting organization to provide more/different information.
5. Program officer summarizes the grant request for the Foundation’s board and grant review committee.
6. Grant review committee reviews summary and makes recommendations to the board of directors.
7. Board of directors determines whether or not the Dekko Foundation will make the requested grant. This is communicated by mail. There are three possible answers to Dekko Foundation grant requests:
1. Approved as an outright grant.
2. Approved as a pledge after conditions are fulfilled.
3. Declined. (Either the Foundation did not see alignment between the proposed project and its mission, or there were financial reasons the grant could not be made.)
8. Organizations that receive funding must return a signed grant agreement to the Foundation.
9. After the grant agreement is signed and returned the Foundation does one of two things:
1. Pays out grants that have been approved with no conditions or contingencies.
2. Sets aside funds to pay its pledge when contingencies have been completed.
10.  At the close of the grant’s activities, usually 12 months after the grant was awarded, the Dekko Foundation requests a final grant report that summarizes the accomplishments that occurred as part of the grant.

The Dekko Foundation reviews final grant reports; reports accomplishments and lessons learned to co-workers and the Foundation’s board members.