Frequently Asked Questions

How does one apply for funding?
We use an online grants portal that can be accessed through this link. First-time applicants must contact the Executive Director before submitting a funding request.

What type of grants do we make?
The Roblee Foundation funds program and operating requests with a preference for early, catalytic, upstream, and movement building approaches. For more information, please visit the page labeled “Funding Priorities.”

Where do we fund?
The Roblee Foundation currently funds in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO, St. Clair County, IL, and Miami-Dade, FL. Although grants may be made in other areas of special interest to the board, unsolicited proposals from outside the Foundation’s geographic focus areas will not be considered.

What size are our grants?
Grants range from $3,000-$30,000. The average grant size in 2024 was ~$20,000.

Our program is a great fit with the Foundation’s program focus areas but we are not in the Foundation’s geographic focus areas. Can we apply for funding?
Unsolicited proposals from outside the Foundation’s geographic focus areas will not be considered.

When will we hear whether our proposal will receive funding?
Grants for proposals submitted for the February deadline are typically awarded in late June or early July. Grants for proposals submitted for August deadline are typically awarded by December 31. The payee of the JF Roblee Foundation grants is Bank of America. The Roblee Foundation name will not appear on the check.

How do I download the application that I submitted online?
In the grants management portal, click on the “active grants” tab. Each grant that is either pending a decision or awarded an in the grant year will be listed. Within each active grant year block, there is blue highlighted text “view application.” Click on this highlighted text, then click on applicant packet to download the application that you have submitted.

Having trouble with or needing to update contact information previously entered in the grants management system? Please contact Laura Horwitz, the ED at laura.horwitz@robleefoundation.org.