The Beta Foundation believes all communities deserve access to safe, clean, and affordable water. We provide general operating support and project funds to organizations that contribute to this goal.

Five years ago, in an effort to expand the scope of our grantmaking, we began soliciting letters of inquiry from interested organizations. Now approximately 25% of our grants are awarded to projects brought to our attention by a letter of inquiry.

Eligibility

Once you have closely read the Foundation's program guidelines and have determined that the Foundation is accepting proposals in your area of work, the next step is to submit a letter of inquiry.

Deadlines
We admit letters of inquiry on a rolling basis.

Response
We will send you an acknowledgment immediately to confirm that we have received your letter of inquiry, and we will direct it to the appropriate staff members for review. The review process for eligible inquiries can take up to eight weeks, unless otherwise noted elsewhere.


All material submitted becomes the property of the Beta Foundation. The Foundation sometimes submits inquiries or proposals for confidential outside review.

Form

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Ratings

Connected to “What is the significance of the issue addressed by the project and how does it relate to a stated Beta Foundation program strategy?”

Program alignment

How well-aligned is the applicant's project to the Foundation's program goals and strategies?

Connected to “How will your organization's project address this issue?”

Strength of proposed project strategy

Does the applicant have a coherent theory of change?
Are project activities clearly mapped to proposed outcomes?

Overall ratings

Next steps

Shall the Foundation invite the applicant to submit a proposal for this project?

Confirmations

N/A

Statuses

Statuses
Open for review, Dismissed, Invite proposal submission
Statuses are visible to responders
No

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