grant-making
Awarding financial support
Grant-making is the process of distributing funds to organizations or individuals, typically by foundations, government agencies, or corporations.
It involves reviewing applications, selecting recipients, and administering grants for charitable, educational, or research purposes: The foundation's grant-making focuses on environmental conservation.
Often hyphenated as an adjective: a grant-making organization.
Distribution of shares
- budgetPlan for spending
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- matchingIdentical in appearance
unrestricted · restricted · overhead · payout · capital · corpus · assets · investment
Formal request document
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- criteriaStandards for judgment
guidelines · deadline · submission · decision · award · disbursement · reporting · compliance
Underlying support structure
- trustConfidence in another
- donorOne who contributes freely
- granteeReceiver of awarded funds
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
charity · NGO · beneficiary · intermediary · funder · philanthropist · board · trustees
Mutual goodwill among companions
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- prizeReward for winning
- awardHonor given for merit
- pass-throughTransferred without retention
Most important things
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- missionPurpose-driven task
- goalsIntended end results
equity · participatory · responsive · proactive · initiative · program · portfolio · sector
allocation
Distribution of shares
- budgetPlan for spending
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- distributionAllocation across recipients
matching · unrestricted · restricted · overhead · payout · capital · corpus · assets · investment
application
Formal request document
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
criteria · guidelines · deadline · submission · decision · award · disbursement · reporting · compliance · oversight
foundation
Underlying support structure
nonprofit · charity · NGO · beneficiary · intermediary · funder · philanthropist · board · trustees · council
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- prizeReward for winning
- awardHonor given for merit
pass-through · institutional · individual · corporate · government
priorities
Most important things
goals · equity · participatory · responsive · proactive · initiative · program · portfolio · sector · capacity
grant-makinglending
Temporary provision of resources
debt financing · moneylending · microfinancing · mortgage lending · investment