Your animal rescue is going to love the grant ideas you have found. It’s time to fill out the applications, and keep organized for upcoming years. 
The First Steps to Finding Rescue Grants has a great system to get you organized to save strays for years to come.
If you are following that system, you know it is time to tackle the 990 information for columns E, F, and G.
The 990 is a tax form that tax exempt organizations use. 
So just what is a 990 and what can it do for you?
It holds all sorts of great information for pet rescues applying for grants. This is where you can get individual names and phone numbers to call if you have questions about the grant … or if you want to contact them for other types of support. This phone number is located right on the first page.
The list of people that you could call is in part V-A
Keeping this information in a spreadsheet can get you organized for other applications down the road.
But what is column E titled Grant Award Amount all about? If you think you find that information on the grant application link, you would 1/2 right. But on the grant application link the grant amount is what they “could” award, or “how much they have” to award. The 900 lists what they “do” award.
Here is a picture of actual 900 information. This grant did not award anything over $3000. So a best practice is not to ask for anything more than that.
You stand a better chance of winning a grant award if you follow this system.
This valuable information is included either as an attachment or on schedule O. In looking at the full section you can also see if the animal grant is centered around giving money to just 1 type of group, or 1 geographic place. That might help you weed out applying for grants that you may never be awarded. So click on this link 900 information, and jump into a 900. 
Make sure you have both selected when you search. It will make your life a bit easier.
Create a spreadsheet to keep you organized for this year and for next year too!! If you need a refresher on finding grants, visit The First Steps to Finding Rescue Grants.
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