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Prospective organizations should treat access as relationship-driven: study recent grantees and thematic priorities, seek introductions through mutual partners or prior recipients, and position requests as general operating support aligned with the foundation’s mission. Unsolicited applications are unlikely to be successful given the foundation’s preselection policy, so cultivating visibility and networked referrals is the practical route.

Source: Zeffy Agent — Mar 2026, IRS Filing — 2024