Foundations generally invest their assets and distribute the interest in the form of grants. Even better, stick with grassroots fundraising and skip the grant proposals altogether. Okay, that's the frustrating part. Now let's talk about why grants are attractive, useful, and worth the trouble. Grant proposals are guilt-free.
Most charitable foundations exist to give away money.
That's their goal. They publish guidelines on how to apply, so there's no guesswork. Lots of options. Forty of them provided funding at one time or another. Of course, grants research was an ongoing process, and it took five years to fill that file cabinet.