Faqs
We expect to make 20-24 grants from $15,000 - $25,000 each.
In general, PCT only makes one grant per year to an organization. We prefer to make general operating grants in most cases, but you are welcome to use general operating support toward collaborative projects.
Yes (this is one of the rare exceptions to our one-grant-a-year rule).
It depends. In some circumstances, we will consider a proposal from an organization that has a fiscal sponsor. Please reach out to us about your specific circumstance to learn more.
We will consider proposals from community-based organizations with a strong environmental justice program or project that corresponds to one of PCT’s strategies.
ALAANA is an acronym for African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American, however, like Grantmakers in the Arts, we do not ask anyone to self-identify with or use any term other than ones they prefer in their proposals to us. We define ALAANA-led as organizations with a predominantly ALAANA board and executive leadership, staff leadership, and constituents.
We looked at many definitions of environmental justice and borrowed directly from Wikipedia and Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice in landing on our definition. We are also grateful to the Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative for informing our perspective. For Prince Charitable Trusts: environmental justice addresses the unfair exposure of poor and marginalized communities to harms associated with resource extraction, hazardous waste, and land and water use resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations and/or government laws, regulations, and policies.
https://detroitenvironmentaljustice.org/what-is-environmental-justice/ (Viewed April, 20, 2022)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_justice (Viewed April 20, 2022)
https://www.chicagofrontlines.org (Viewed April 20, 2022)
We prefer to make general operating grants in most cases. However, you may highlight whatever aspect of your work you think best align with our strategies and priorities in your proposal. If you receive general operating support, your organization may use it however you wish.
Grants from PCT should be acknowledged as funding from Prince Charitable Trusts. ACH payments will be issued from one of the three trusts that form the Prince Charitable Trusts—the Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust, the Frederick Henry Prince Trust 7/9/47, or the Abbie Norman Prince Trust—but acknowledgement should be to Prince Charitable Trusts.
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If you have used GOApply in your current role before, whether to apply to Prince Charitable Trusts or another funder, you will use the email address, and the password used previously to create your account to access the application and report portal for Prince Charitable Trusts.
Yes. Each GOApply user at an organization has their own username and password. If you are new to GOApply, then you must register as a new user. When registering as a new user, you will be asked to enter your organization’s EIN or manually enter organization information to establish your account. Then you will create your user password. Once your account is set up, you may use it to sign in immediately. There is no need to wait for a confirmation email.
