ARTS EDUCATION LETTER OF INQUIRY
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Tax ID #:
Organization Name
Address
Phone:
Fax:
Email Address
Web Address:
Org Leader Contact:
Name
Email Address
Phone #
MISSION STATEMENT
KEY PRIORITIES OR PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF YOUR ORGANIZATION
Financial Information
Current Fiscal Year End Date:
Annual Operating Budget for Current Fiscal Year:
Fiscal Year End Date of Most Recently Completed Audit:
Total Revenue:
Total Expenses:
Net Assets:
Total Liabilities:
ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OR CONCERNS IN THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS?
PLEASE EXPLAIN ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND/OR ANYTHING OF CONCERN IN YOUR MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN PARTICULAR, PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION IF YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS
EXCESSIVE LIABILITIES, IF EXPENSES EXCEED REVENUES, AND/OR IF THERE ARE ANY LEGAL, FIDUCIARY, OR
ACCOUNTABILITY/CONTROL ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED IN THE AUDITOR'S NOTES. IF NONE, TYPE "NONE."
IS THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN, OR ANTICIPATE BEING A PARTY TO, ANY LITIGATION MATTERS?
EXPLANATION:
GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Title:
Amount of Request:
Total Project Budget:
Proposed Start Date for work funded by WPF:
Duration of Funding:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
WHAT ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE WILL BE TAUGHT THROUGH THE PROGRAM WHICH YOU ARE SEEKING FUNDING?
FOR WHICH TYPE OF WORK IS YOUR ORGANIZATION SEEKING FUNDING?
DID THE FOUNDATION PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING OF THIS PROJECT?
PROJECT TITLE
DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY YOU ARE SEEKING TO ADDRESS THROUGH THE WORK
PROPOSED IN THIS APPLICATION.
DESCRIBE THE GROUNDWORK THAT HAS BEEN LAID FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS WORK (E.G., PLANNING,
PILOT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, CURRENT PROGRAM DELIVERY, ETC.).
DESCRIBE THE PROPOSED WORK. THIS SECTION SHOULD DESCRIBE THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF WORK, EVEN IF ASPECTS
ARE BEING FUNDED THROUGH OTHER SOURCES.
PLEASE BRIEFLY EXPLAIN HOW THE PROPOSED WORK ALIGNS WITH THE FOUNDATION'S STRATEGIES (SEE PROGRAM
GUIDELINES FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTS EDUCATION STRATEGY).
IF YOU ARE DRAWING ON ANY PUBLISHED RESEARCH AND/OR EVALUATED PROGRAM MODELS OR STRATEGIES TO
INFORM THE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF YOUR INITIATIVE, PLEASE SYNTHESIZE AND SUMMARIZE THIS RESEARCH WITH
FULL CITATIONS AND/OR LINKS TO THE ARTICLE(S) ONLINE (YOU MAY INCLUDE YOUR CITATIONS AS AN
ATTACHMENT).
PLEASE DESCRIBE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE TARGET POPULATION OR SETTING IN THE RESEARCH PROVIDED ABOVE
IS SIMILAR TO THE POPULATION OR SETTING WITH WHICH YOU ARE PROPOSING TO WORK. IN YOUR RESPONSE,
PLEASE ADDRESS WHETHER/HOW THE CONTEXT OR CONDITIONS OF THE STUDIES YOU HAVE CITED ARE DIFFERENT
THAN YOUR PROPOSED WORK.
PROVIDE A BRIEF BUDGET NARRATIVE, SUMMARIZING HOW THE REQUESTED FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ADVANCE OR
ENABLE THIS WORK (E.G., STAFF TIME, CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS, DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS,
CONSULTANT FEES, ETC.). THIS SHOULD BE A SUMMARY ONLY; YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE
PROJECT BUDGET IN SPREADSHEET FORMAT. A TEMPLATE IS PROVIDED ON THE ATTACHMENTS TAB.
WHO WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM YOUR WORK? HOW WILL THEY BENEFIT? IN YOUR RESPONSE, PLEASE INCLUDE A
DESCRIPTION OF THE THREE TO FIVE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS THAT YOU BELIEVE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE FROM
PARTICIPATING IN YOUR PROGRAM.
WHAT DATA WILL YOU COLLECT TO IDENTIFY AND MEASURE STUDENT BENEFITS?
IF APPLICABLE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK. PLEASE INCLUDE
DESCRIPTIONS OF YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE, YOUR GOALS, MATERIALS TO BE PRODUCED, AND SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES.
ORGANIZATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
HOW DOES THIS WORK CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND GOALS?
WHO AT YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THIS WORK? PLEASE SPECIFY THE ROLE TO BE FILLED BY
EACH KEY STAFF MEMBER. WHAT ARE HIS/HER/THEIR QUALIFICATIONS? (THIS SHOULD BE A SUMMARY OF
QUALIFICATIONS. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO INCLUDE A MORE COMPLETE LIST OF TEAM MEMBERS AND
QUALIFICATIONS AS AN ATTACHMENT.)
WHAT CURRENT OR PAST PROJECTS AND OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE EXEMPLIFY YOUR ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY
TO CONDUCT THIS WORK? WHAT HAS THE IMPACT BEEN? PLEASE INCLUDE ANY DATA OR OTHER SUPPORTIVE
INFORMATION THAT ILLUSTRATE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, AND DESCRIBE HOW YOU HAVE EVALUATED SUCCESS. IF
YOU WISH TO ATTACH A RESEARCH DOCUMENT OR OTHER SUMMARY TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF YOUR PREVIOUS
SUCCESS, PLEASE DO SO IN THE ATTACHMENTS TAB.
PLEASE DESCRIBE THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE LAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS IN PARTNER SCHOOLS.
INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU ENGAGED STUDENTS, COLLABORATED WITH TEACHERS, AND CONNECTED
WITH THE PRINCIPAL'S VISION AND PLANS FOR THE SCHOOL. PLEASE ALSO DESCRIBE MAJOR CHALLENGES YOU
ENCOUNTERED AND HOW YOU MET THEM. FOR THE WORK BEING PROPOSED, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE CAPABILITIES
AND CHARACTERISTICS YOU SEEK IN A PARTNER SCHOOL AND HOW THEY WILL BE SELECTED. PLEASE ALSO DESCRIBE
WHAT THE PARTNER SCHOOLS WILL CONTRIBUTE (E.G., FINANCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, HUMAN RESOURCES)
TOWARD THE PROPOSED WORK.
ARE THERE GAPS IN RESOURCES AND SKILLS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED
WORK? IF SO, PLEASE EXPLAIN. HOW DO YOU PROPOSE TO FILL THESE GAPS?
FOR ORGANIZATIONS PLANNING TO ENGAGE ANY EXTERNAL PARTNERS OR CONSULTANTS:
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SELECTED YOUR PARTNER ORGANIZATION(S) OR CONSULTANT(S), PLEASE LIST WHO YOU WILL
BE WORKING WITH, THEIR CAPABILITIES AND CREDENTIALS, AND HOW THEY WERE SELECTED. (THIS SHOULD ONLY BE
A SUMMARY; YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL AS ATTACHMENTS TO THIS APPLICATION,
INCLUDING: 1) THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE CONSULTANTS WITH WHOM YOU HAVE CONTRACTED TO WORK AND 2)
THE SCHOOL INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT, PROVIDED ON THE ATTACHMENTS PAGE, WHICH ASKS FOR A LIST OF
YOUR CONFIRMED/PROPOSED PARTNER SCHOOLS.)
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SELECTED YOUR PARTNER(S) OR CONSULTANT(S), PLEASE DESCRIBE THE CAPABILITIES AND
CREDENTIALS YOU ARE SEEKING AND HOW YOUR PARTNER(S) OR CONSULTANT(S) WILL BE SELECTED. IF YOUR
ORGANIZATION IS USING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR OTHER SIMILAR DOCUMENT, PLEASE INCLUDE THIS AS AN
ATTACHMENT TO THE APPLICATION. PLEASE ALSO ATTACH THE SCHOOL INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT AND MARK
SCHOOLS AS "PENDING."
RISKS AND BARRIERS
WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO COMPLETION AND/OR THE RISKS THAT COULD THREATEN THE SUCCESS OF
THIS WORK?