Booz Allen Cares FAQ

Booz Allen accepts grant applications through our online system at BoozAllenCares.com

BoozAllenCares.com permits users to view and print a copy of the application after registering as a user.

Grant application Process:

The following information and documentation is needed to complete the online grant application.

Contact Information:

• Contact name, address, telephone number, and email address
• Contact type: Administrator, Board Member, Development Staff, Executive Director, Grant Writer, Trustee

Organization Information:

• Name, address, and zip code.
• Employer Information Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number
• Web site
• Mission Statement
• Operating budget, annual revenue and expenses
• Organization's current 990 IRS tax form
• Major donors/contributors

Grant Request Summary:

• Event tile
• Event start and end dates
• Event description
• 3-5 Objectives
• Projected number of participants, volunteers, Booz Allen employees
• Event budget
• Fundraising goal (if applicable)
• Amount requested
• Description of how Booz Allen funds will be spent, how request was determined
• Immediate or long-term impact on the community
• Number of people served by the event

Impact Reports:

• Description of outcomes against event objectives
• Long-term impact on the community
• Success of the event
• Number of individuals affected or served
• Upload photos, posters, supporting promotional materials

For an application to be considered for funding all required fields must be completed and requested documents uploaded.

Booz Allen does not share examples of individual applications.

The point of contact listed on the application will receive confirmation of receipt and notification of a decision via e-mail.

Registered users may check an application’s status at any point. It will be marked as “awaiting review,” “under review,” and then “approved” or “not approved.” Please allow up to 60 days for a decision.

Booz Allen accepts grant applications between April 15 and the end of February.

Grant requests are reviewed and approved on an individual basis. Amounts awarded and the time periods of grants vary widely and depend upon the scope of the project.

Requests are reviewed. Funding considerations include community impact, level of support already received from Booz Allen, employee volunteer engagement and available resources.

The decision to provide funding for a particular activity or to a particular organization is at the sole and exclusive discretion of Booz Allen, which may be provided or denied for any reason whatsoever. In no event will Booz Allen be responsible to any applicant for the cost of preparing or submitting any application for a grant. Applicants and awardees may not use Booz Allen’s name, logo or other marks except as expressly authorized by Booz Allen in writing.

All applications must be submitted through BoozAllenCares.com.

Yes. Eligible nonprofits may submit future applications unless otherwise specified.

Registered users may access their profile online to complete an impact report. Simply login under the “Apply for a grant” link and follow the instructions. Impact reports help Booz Allen track progress and understand the full impact of firm support.

The completion of an impact report is required to be eligible for future funding. Impact reports help Booz Allen track progress and understand the full impact of firm support.

Yes. Eligible nonprofits may request volunteer support at BoozAllenCares.com. Approval or denial of your request will be sent via e-mail.

Booz Allen will consider volunteer opportunity requests from nonprofit organizations that are recognized by the IRS, or accredited elementary or secondary schools. Approval or denial of your request will be sent via e-mail.

A skills-based volunteer is an individual who voluntarily offers his/her specialized skills to strengthen the infrastructure of a nonprofit helping to sustain and build the organization’s capacity to successfully achieve their mission. (E.g. strategic planning, Website development, graphic design)

Yes. Eligible nonprofits who meet the guidelines for support and acknowledge the firm’s skills-based volunteer waiver, part of the request for volunteers form, may request volunteer support at boozallencares.com. Approval or denial of your request will be sent via email.

Yes, Eligible nonprofits submitting requests for skill-based volunteers will be required to acknowledge a skills-based volunteer waiver.

The firm’s skills-based volunteer waiver states that all services to a nonprofit, requesting support via boozallencares.com, are provided on an individual basis and not on behalf of or in conjunction with Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc..

Submission of a skills-based volunteer opportunity for consideration does not guarantee inclusion in firm employee resources or staff engagement. All skills-based volunteer opportunity submissions are reviewed in accordance with firm guidelines.

Nonprofits contacted by firm employees who are interested in providing their specialized skills to support an approved project, posted via BoozAllenCares.com, may not request examples of firm resources applicable to the organization’s needs, directly invite Booz Allen employees to participate in a skills-based volunteer opportunity without approval via boozallencares.com, acknowledge the firm through use of Booz Allen Hamilton’s name or logo or implicate the firm as liable for the actions of an individual or team of volunteers.

To engage firm volunteers in a skills-based volunteer project, an eligible nonprofit must submit a request via boozallencares.com. Approval or denial of the request will be sent via email.

Booz Allen’s role in facilitating the opportunity can be acknowledged, but not the work performed. With the individual’s consent, the nonprofit can recognize the volunteers for their contributions.

The grant application and request for volunteer form are distinct processes requiring completion of both forms.