Step 1: Find Out If You Are Eligible To understand our grantmaking strategy, follow the links below to our eligibility assessment page. The results will help you make an informed decision about whether or not to submit an inquiry. This step just takes a minute.
Step 2: Letter of Inquiry
After carefully reviewing our
funding guidelines, organizations interested in applying to MAZON for funding must submit a letter of inquiry, which can be sent electronically by completing our online Letter of Inquiry.*
The letter of inquiry must describe the agency and/or the project for which funding is sought. In recognition of MAZON’s commitment to supporting anti-hunger work that extends beyond the direct provision of food, we ask that you dedicate at least one paragraph of your letter to describing the organization’s current anti-hunger advocacy and education efforts.
* Organizations also have the option of submitting a 1-2 page letter of inquiry via regular mail. This letter should appear on your organization’s letterhead, and should be addressed to the Grants Department at MAZON’s
Los Angeles office.
MAZON's Letter of Inquiry submission window for 2008 is currently closed. Click
here for more information.
Please do not telephone regarding the status of your letter.
MAZON’s
online grant application can only be accessed by organizations we feel best match our funding criteria and grantmaking priorities. Additionally, prior to applying, interested organizations must submit a Letter of Inquiry that is then selected by MAZON for further consideration.
Organizations invited to apply for a MAZON grant will receive notification, along with a password to access online application materials. If you have been invited to apply, but have misplaced your password or organization ID number,
email us as soon as possible. (Please note: application passwords change from cycle to cycle.)
Organizations that have been invited to apply for a grant and that require a hardcopy of the application materials should
contact us with their request.
Application postmark deadlines are:
- January 15 for the Spring Grant Cycle
- July 15 for the Fall Grant Cycle
Organizations are eligible to apply for and/or receive only one grant every 12 months. Please note: MAZON is unable to accept unsolicited applications or those that do not follow our application format. The volume of proposals we receive far exceeds our ability to fund, and an invitation to apply is not an indication of future success. Requests from past grantees are evaluated in relation to other requests received. Renewed funding is not automatic.
