Official Communications
It is the responsibility of each organization to register an email that is checked regularly. Grantees should update the Betterment Fund whenever responsible staff/volunteers’ email addresses or other contact information has changed, to help keep the Fund’s records up to date. Please note that some communication from the Fund will be sent from [email protected].
Supervising Trustee
Each grant is assigned to one of the Trustees to be the grant’s Supervising Trustee. As noted below, his or her name and email address will be noted in your grant documents. Please contact your Supervising Trustee any time you have a question about your grant.
Grant Documents
After a grant is approved by the Betterment Fund, you will receive an email directing you to log into your account on the Betterment Fund online portal. There you can view details of your grant (grant amount, single year or multi-year grant, payment schedule, and required follow ups). You must also read and sign your grant agreement and provide payment instructions to receive your grant award. The Grant Agreement lists your Supervising Trustee and any special conditions of the grant. Lastly please make note of the reporting due dates also listed under “Follow Ups.”
Publicity
In keeping with Mr. Bingham’s own practice, the Betterment Fund seeks no public recognition for grants except such publicity as may be helpful to the grantee organization in raising additional funds for the same project. A simple factual acknowledgement of the grant in the grantee organization’s publications is appropriate. In no case should the name of any individual Trustee be publicized in connection with the grant.
The Fund’s Trustees may occasionally share with outside organizations information about grant applications received and grants made. Accordingly, grant applicants and grantees should have no expectation of confidentiality regarding their submissions and reports to the Fund.