Grant Limitations

• Organizations must be non-profit and classified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service. Individuals and private foundations are not eligible to receive funds.
• Zoot does not pay for the administrative costs of submitting a grant request.
• Most grants are for one year, but multi-year grant requests will be considered.
• Normally, only one grant is made to an organization in a given fiscal year.
• Grants may not be used for seed money.
• An organization's base of community support should be as broad as possible. Zoot should not be the only funding source for an organization.
• Zoot does not contribute to social, labor, political, veterans, fraternal, or religious organizations.
• We do not provide funding for buildings, land acquisition, endowments, or start-up endeavors.
• We do not fund films, books, magazines, or other specifically media-related projects.
• Zoot funds cannot be used solely to support an organization's staff or administrative payroll.
• Zoot does not support lobbying efforts or political action committees.