Grant Guidelines

By charter, The Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Foundation grants are given for charitable, scientific, literary, religious, and education purposes only.

  1. All applications must be submitted on-line.
  2. To be eligible, an organization must be recognized as tax-exempt under Code 501(c)3 and 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Service.
  3. Grants are not given:
  • to individuals;
  • to organizations outside the boundaries of the U.S.A.;
  • to annual sustentation funds.
  1. Should the Board think it useful in evaluating an application, a site visit will be requested.
  2. If applications are received for programs from various geographic areas, preference shall be given to those from Dallas County, Texas.
  3. Although requests are accepted all year, applications for current consideration must be received by May 1 of each year. Awards are made during the first week of December.