The Ecosystem grant application questions are provided as a reference and are what you can expect to
see in the online application. Access the online application.
The information provided in this section is for a single applicant organization. If you are applying with a
fiscal sponsorship agreement, the fiscal sponsor is the applicant organization, and the group they are
supporting should be listed as the Fiscally Sponsored Organization in the next section.
Refer to our fiscal sponsorship overview for additional information. If you are unable to access our
website, contact us at 651-379-2249 or Staff@BushFoundation.org and we will email you a copy of our
fiscal sponsorship overview.
Applicant Organization
- Organization Name
- Legal Name (if different from above)
- Employer Identification Number (if non, leave blank)
- Mailing Address
- Website (if applicable)
Application Primary Contact
- Name
- Title
- Email address
- Phone Number
- Mailing Address (if different from above)
Is your organization certified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity?
- Yes
- No
Is your organization a public agency/unit of government or Indian tribal government under Section
7871 of the Internal Revenue Code?
- Yes
- No
What were your most recent fiscal year total expenses?
The most recent fiscal year total expenses should reflect the applicant organization. For example, if the
applicant organization is a university, select the total expenses of the university (not a department or
program within the university). Also, if you are applying using a fiscal sponsorship arrangement, you
should select the total expenses of the fiscal sponsor (not the fiscally sponsored organization).
- Up to $49,999
- $50,000 - $99,999
- $100,000 - $249,999
- $250,000 - $499,999
- $500,000 - $999,999
- $1M - $4,999,999
- $5M +
Which of the following describes where the majority of your work takes place? (select all that apply)
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Native Nation: Bois Forte Band
- Native Nation: Cheyenne River Sioux
- Native Nation: Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
- Native Nation: Flandreau Santee Sioux
- Native Nation: Fond du Lac Band
- Native Nation: Grand Portage Band
- Native Nation: Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
- Native Nation: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
- Native Nation: Lower Sioux
- Native Nation: MHA Nation
- Native Nation: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
- Native Nation: Oglala Sioux Tribe
- Native Nation: Other
- Native Nation: Prairie Island
- Native Nation: Red Lake Nation
- Native Nation: Rosebud Sioux Tribe
- Native Nation: Shakopee Mdewakanton
- Native Nation: Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
- Native Nation: Spirit Lake Nation
- Native Nation: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
- Native Nation: Turtle Mountain Band
- Native Nation: Upper Sioux Community
- Native Nation: Urban
- Native Nation: White Earth Nation
- Native Nation: Yankton Sioux Tribe
Are you applying on behalf of your organization or a specific program or department within the
organization? This may be the case for larger organizations like universities.
Please provide a brief overview of your organization. If you are applying as a fiscal sponsor, briefly
describe both your organization and the organization you are sponsoring.
Maximum of 3,000 characters (approximately 500 words).
Fiscally Sponsored Organization (if applicable)
If you are not applying with a fiscal sponsorship agreement, do not complete this section.
If you are applying with a fiscal sponsorship agreement, this section applies to you. The information
should be about the organization that is being sponsored, not the organization sponsoring the work.
In addition, a signed fiscal sponsorship agreement is required for all applicants using a fiscal sponsor
arrangement. Please include your signed fiscal sponsorship agreement when you submit this
application.
Refer to our fiscal sponsorship overview for additional information. If you are unable to access our
website, contact us at 651-379-2249 or Staff@BushFoundation.org and we will email you a copy of our
fiscal sponsorship overview.
Fiscally Sponsored Organization
- Organization or Group Name
- Mailing Address
- Website
- Primary Contact Name
- Primary Contact Title
- Primary Contact Email Address
- Primary Contact Phone Number
Please share what issue(s) your organization works on:
1. Which of the following issues best describes your organization’s work? If your organization works in
more than one area, please choose the one that best fits with your work.
- Support individuals/organizations to work on a variety of issues
- Support Native nations to exercise sovereignty
- Support schools and educators move toward student-centered learning
- Support others to use art and culture to solve community problems
2. Describe how your organization addresses the goal of the issue you selected in question one.
Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words).
Please tell us about your organization’s impact:
3. Does your organization support other organizations and leaders in one of the following ways? Choose
the option(s) that best characterizes your work. It is not expected that you provide support in all the
methods listed below.
- Provide critical data and analysis
- Advance public awareness/policy solution
- Spread great ideas and build capacity
- Build and support networks of leaders
4. Based on what you selected in question three, answer one or more of the following questions, only as
applicable to your organization’s work. It is not expected that you provide support in all the methods
listed below and it is not necessary to provide an answer to every question. Answer the question(s)
that most closely aligns with your organization.
a. Describe how your organization provides critical data and analysis.
Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words).
b. Describe how your organization advances public awareness and policy solutions.
Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words).
c. Describe how your organization spreads great ideas and builds capacity.
Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words).
d. Describe how your organization builds and supports networks of leaders.
Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words).
5. Does your organization specialize in supporting leaders and other organizations to advance equity
through the option(s) you selected in question 3? We understand that this is not an expertise that all
Ecosystem grantees will have, but if you do, we would like to know how this is a part of your work and
how it impacts others.
- Yes
- No
6. If yes, please tell us how you specialize in supporting leaders and other organizations to advance
equity. Provide at least two specific examples.
Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words).
7. What is the unique and significant value you provide to other organizations or leaders? Describe the
impact. Provide at least two specific examples and share any relevant outcome data or other
evidence.
Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words).
Please describe how does your organization operates.
8. Across all our work, we are committed to advancing racial equity in our region. How is your organization advancing racial equity internally and externally?
Maximum of 1,800 characters (approximately 300 words).
9. Please provide contact information for three references. They should be people who can describe how your work makes their work more successful or impactful. If you're selected as a finalist, we may contact the references you provide or other organizations. The reference information should include: contact name and title, organization name, mailing address, email and phone number.
Maximum of 900 characters (approximately 150 words).