General Scientific Research Grants
Required Attachments

Attach ONE only of each of the following, as applicable, to your application packet.

1. Chief Executive Officer cover letter approving the proposal, summarizing the background leading to the proposal and explaining how the project relates to the institution’s priorities. Also, add a paragraph confirming that all required progress or final reports have been submitted on any past Murdock Trust supported projects. If not submitted, send a report separately or state when it will be sent. The CEO is also responsible for Item 2 below.
2. Required information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
   1. IRS document showing your 501(c)(3) tax exemption ruling for the current legal name
   2. IRS document showing your 509(a) non-private foundation ruling for the current legal name (often, not always, these two rulings appear in the same IRS document)
   3. Certification in a currently dated and signed letter from the Chief Executive Officer that the submitted IRS rulings (above) are still correct and that no modifications are planned or pending. Please refer to both rulings in your letter.
   4. If there is a recent name change, please supply IRS recognition of that change.
   5. If your organization is tax exempt under a group ruling for a central organization, attach the latest certificate of membership or evidence of current affiliation.
3. If tax exempt as a government entity, provide a letter using the format in the document entitled “Generic Letter for Government Entity Status.” This letter can be used in lieu of Item 2 above.
4. List of names, addresses, and affiliations of your Board of Directors and most recent annual report.
5. Names, titles, addresses, and telephone numbers of eight experts qualified to review this proposal. At least five of these should not be personally known to the principal investigator(s). In each case indicate the extent to which these people are personally known to the principal investigator(s).
6. One to three different 8-1/2” x 11” drawings of any facility and floor plan to be constructed or renovated in full or in part with the requested funds from the Trust.