How to Apply

Eligibility

Grants are made only to nonprofit, tax exempt organizations. To be eligible, an organization must have received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that it is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code. We do not give grants directly to individuals.

Application Form

Proposals should be made using Rockwell’s Grant Application Forms provided here. Please use the correct form for your type of request: Operating Funds or Program/Project Funds. These application forms can be downloaded and saved as Word documents in order to make completion easier. Please answer all questions in the order listed, use headings as provided and paginate when done.

Click here to download the Grant Application for Operating Funds

Click here to download the Grant Application for Program/Project Funds

Inquiry Letter

Applicants from outside the Houston area and new applicants are encouraged to submit an Inquiry Letter before submitting a grant application. Your inquiry will be reviewed by our Trustees, and if it seems feasible and aligns with one of our areas of interest, they will invite a full proposal. There is no prescribed format for Inquiry Letters. They should be focused on the need to be addressed and the feasibility of the project as well as include a summary of basic financial requirements for the project. Inquiry letters, like grant applications, should be addressed to:

Judy Ahlgrim, Grants Administrator
Rockwell Fund, Inc.
770 S. Post Oak Ln., Ste. 525
Houston, TX 77056

Please understand that an invitation to submit a complete grant application does not guarantee that the application will be approved.

Information on fields of interest, types of support, deadlines, restrictions and how we respond can be found on Our Program page.