TIMING & GRANT SIZE
Grants are awarded quarterly in the spring, summer, fall and winter. Applications are due on April 1 (spring), July 1 (summer), October 1 (fall) and December 30 (winter). If any of these dates falls on a weekend or federal holiday, applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on the preceding business day. Grant decisions are made weeks after the applications are due, after the Trustees have reviewed and evaluated all applications for a particular grant cycle. All applicants will be notified by either postal mail or email whether or not the Trustees have approved the requested grant. Please read through the application process for specific instructions on submitting a grant proposal.
Grant amounts vary widely. They have ranged from as small as $1,500 to as large as $1,000,000 . Grant amounts vary by organization and need.
ELIGIBILITY
The Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation is operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, educational, and religious purposes. All eligible grant applicants must be an organization described in paragraph (1) or (2) of Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (i.e., a publicly supported charity or a governmental unit).