Begin the application process

How to apply for a Harry A. Merlo Foundation grant.

Applying for a Merlo Foundation grant is a simple, multistep process.

First, after determining your eligibility for a grant, familiarize yourself with our mission, giving sectors and history of giving. Then make contact with our Director of Giving & Community Partnerships, Denise Jones, for an initial conversation about potential partnership. You may then receive an invitation to apply.

Grant Application

Your grant application provides all of the information required for the foundation Board of Trustees to evaluate your application and decide whether to award the requested grant. Grant applications may be fully funded, partially funded, returned with a request for additional information, or not approved.

NOTE: In addition to the Grant Application form, there are several additional documents that need to be provided with your application. Please make sure and attach all of them to the email being sent to Denise Jones. It is preferable, though not required, to save each element of the application as a PDF and combine all files, including the application form, into one PDF before emailing.

Grant Application (Fillable PDF: access and complete the form, resave with another name and email back)
Email PDF here

NOTE: This form, when accessed by clicking on the link, will pop up in a new window. There are multiple ways to access, download and complete the form depending on your browser:

1. In the new window, download the form using the browser’s File menu or save the form with a new name using the web browser’s File menu. After saving the form with a new name, complete the form, resave it and email back to Denise Jones.

2. When the form initially appears, click the inkpot button (shown below circled in red) if it appears and the form should pop open in Adobe Acrobat. Save the form with a new name, complete it, resave it and email it back to Denise Jones.

Financial Statement Submission

Your grant application requires three years of financial information from your organization in order to be considered; please carefully review the grant application for required documents and attach to your submission.

Email financial statement here

If Award is Granted, Grant Report is Required

If your organization is awarded a grant, following final payment and/or upon completion of the grant, your organization is required to complete and submit a Final Grant Report.

Final Grant Report Form (Fillable PDF: access and complete the form, resave with another name and email back)
Email PDF here

Denise Jones, Director of Grants and Community Partnerships, will contact you directly for any clarification or additional information needed. 

Thank you for taking the time to complete this grant application!