Funding Process

The 2008 PONCHO funding cycle is now underway. Organizations that wish to apply for PONCHO funding may download the application materials by clicking on the link below. Interviews with organizations selected for consideration will be held during the first quarter of 2008, and grant awards for 2008 will be announced on Friday, June 20, 2008.

The deadline for receiving completed applications is Monday, December 3, 2007, 5:00 pm.

Please contact Gordon Hamilton, Executive Director, 206.623.6233 ext. 201, or Steve Vitalich, Director of Finance and Operations, 206.623.6233 ext. 206 if you have any questions about the application or funding process.

Download Application Form

You may download PONCHO's application and instructions for the 2008 funding cycle by clicking on the link below:

PONCHO 2008 Allocations Application Form.doc

Note: This is a Microsoft Word form. It can be filled out on your computer using Word, and the information you fill out is saved along with the form. If you experience any problems with the document, please contact Steve Vitalich, Director of Finance and Operations, steve@poncho.org, 206.623.6233 ext. 206.

Tips on Writing Good Grants

We ran across a very helpful article, titled "Writing Knockout Proposals," in the November 2006 issue of the GuideStar Newsletter. You may link to the article by clicking here. We hope you find it useful as well!

Download Final Report Form

Click on the link below to download the final report form to be completed by beneficiaries for PONCHO-funded projects:

PONCHO Allocation Final Report.pdf

Other Ways to Receive PONCHO Funding

Organizations that meet the criteria to apply for a PONCHO grant can also receive and/or increase allocation funds by participating in the Procurement Partner Program.

Organizations participate by procuring items for any of the three PONCHO Auctions – Wine, Art or Gala. These items are marked as Procurement Partner items in the catalog and are announced by the auctioneer during the Live Auction. The organization receives 50% of the final sale price of the items they procured. This is a great way for organizations to promote themselves to a larger audience, get a higher return for a specialty item such as fine wine or art, and increase total dollars received from PONCHO.

For more information about participating in the Procurement Partner Program and for other related questions, please contact Whitney Burdsall, Assistant Development Director, at 206-623-6233 ext. 204 or whitney@poncho.org.