Our Grant Application Procedure
We are excited to announce upgrades to our online application portal, which we hope will further streamline our grantmaking process for you. To prepare, please review the following:
- During the upgrade, the online portal will be temporarily closed to new Letters of Inquiry beginning Friday, May 16, 2025. We will re-open by the end of June 2025.
- If you submitted a Letter of Inquiry prior to May 16, you will still be able to submit a Full Proposal online if invited to do so.
- After the upgrade, your application and report history will start over in the new application portal. If you wish to save previous applications and reports, please download them by August 1, 2025.
The Foundation remains committed to its mission to improve quality of life for all people in Los Angeles by advancing community well-being. The temporary closure of our online portal is intended to streamline our application and review processes. Our funding priorities and responsive grantmaking approach remain the same. Those applications already in the pipeline will proceed as usual. If you wish to speak to a program officer, or have any questions regarding this upcoming upgrade, you are welcome to reach out to us at grantsadmin@rmpf.org.
Thank you for your interest in The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation and for the work you do to improve the lives of Los Angeles County residents. We want to help you do your very best work.
The Parsons Foundation’s two-stage application begins with an online Letter of Inquiry (LOI) as a required first step in seeking funding. We have a continuous approval process, and LOIs may be submitted at any time throughout the year. Before submitting an LOI, please review the Foundation’s Funding Priorities, Searchable Grants Database, and FAQs.
To access our application portal, either to begin a new LOI or to return to an existing application, please click here.
Download Word or PDF versions of our applications for reference:
LOI application – required first step (.doc download) | (.pdf download)
Full Proposal application – invitation only (.doc download) | (.pdf download)
Should you have any questions about completing your LOI or Full Proposal, please refer to the FAQs on our website or call the Foundation at 213.362.7600 and ask for a program officer to assist you.
We will carefully review your LOI, and you can expect an email response in approximately six weeks. We recommend adding mail@grantapplication.com to your safe senders list to ensure receipt of all application-related correspondence; please note that the Foundation does not receive messages sent to mail@grantapplication.com but can be reached via email at grantsadmin@rmpf.org. The most competitive LOIs will be invited to submit a full proposal, and further instructions will be provided at that time. If your LOI is declined, your organization will be eligible to reapply in 12 months.