To be eligible for funding consideration, an applicant must generally meet the following criteria:

• A nonprofit agency with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or an appropriate government agency and is in good standing with the IRS;
• Demonstrates strong community ties where significant numbers of American Snuff Co. employees live and/or work with primary focus given to Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee and Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina and surrounding areas; and,
• Demonstrates fiscal and administrative stability.
• Delivers services addressing critical community needs.
• Operated and organized so that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, or disability, in terms of hiring practices, service provisions or board-member selection.
• For any faith-based organizations, must provide charitable services broadly to all community members regardless of denomination and without utilizing the funds, in whole or in part, to further religious doctrine or foster religious instruction, and have a separate, valid 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the IRS.

The Trust will not generally consider funding requests for the following:

• Deficit Funding;
• Endowments;
• Support for individuals;
• General operating expenses;
• Requests from religious institutions;
• Programs that promote religious doctrine or will use the funds, in whole or in part, to further religious doctrine or foster religious instruction;
• Requests from recreation, athletic, or sports teams, programs or leagues;
• Requests for political candidates and organizations;
• Requests for personal or travel expenses for individuals or organizations;
• Sponsorships of fundraising events, seminars or media; and,
• Media projects such as films, books, or podcasts, including distribution costs of these programs.

The American Snuff Co. Trust’s application form can be found in our Application Portal. You’ll need to create an account during your first visit.  Once you have created your account, you may save and update your application as well as submit subsequent applications via either a standard login or a CyberGrants FrontDoor certified login.

• Submit your grant application through our online portal and complete the eligibility quiz;
• You’ll need to submit the organization EIN (Tax ID#) along with a copy of the IRS Exemption Determination Letter. The nonprofit must be in good standing with the IRS. If you’re not sure, you can check IRS.gov or Guidestar;
• A statement of purpose and organizational objectives;
• A description of the problem, need or issue the proposal seeks to address;
• A complete description of the proposed project. This includes goals, objectives, geographic area and population served by the project, timeline, staffing, evaluation, budget, and sources of current and future funding;
• The Internal Revenue Service letter confirming the organization’s 501(c)(3) status; and,
• A list of the organization’s board of directors and officers.

Once you submit your application, you will receive automatic notifications as follows:

1. Email notifications indicating that your application has been accepted for review and has been moved into the review process.
2. Email notification upon completion of the review process, indicating whether your application was declined or accepted for funding and the amount of the approved funding.

As a responsible organization, American Snuff Co. Trust invests in programs and initiatives that are measurable and demonstrate real impact. One year following the payment of each grant, the Trust requires that the recipient organization submit a written report on what has been accomplished with the funds and the community impact.

The American Snuff Co. Trust individually reviews applications and awards grants on a quarterly basis according to the following schedule: