Restrictions

• The proposal must clearly demonstrate linkages to the organization's strategic plan.

• The focus must be on one of the Ball Brothers Foundation's interest areas.

• The proposal must demonstrate the likelihood of gaining further support from other sources once the original grant ends.

• The proposal must include a definitive process for measuring or assessing results.

• The proposal has potential for immediate leveraging of other funds to support the project or initiative.

• Organizations/institutions must have tax exempt status as defined by IRS Codes.

The Foundation will not support:

• Direct assistance to individuals or scholarships 
• Applications coming from outside of Indiana
• Booster organizations
• On-going salary requests of staff personnel to support an organization
• Services that the community-at-large should normally underwrite (i.e. roads, bus transportation, etc.)
• Capital building projects 
• Research projects (except for philanthropic studies)
• Unsolicited proposals for $15,000 or more; these must begin with a preliminary proposal (see Preliminary Letter of Inquiry format under grant materials)