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SUMMARY:M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Strategic Project Grants\, 2026 Perio
 d 3 | Eligibility quiz and LOI window open
DESCRIPTION:A bigger project needs a durable organization.\nM.J. Murdock Ch
 aritable Trust Strategic Project Grants\, 2026 Period 3.\nMinimums\, not g
 uaranteed awards or a published award range. Staff/program expansion\, cap
 ital\, and equipment/technology have different financing and timing rules\
 ; no single match percentage applies to every project type.\nQualifying US
  public charities\, federally recognized Tribal entities and specified gov
 ernment institutions need three complete years of operations and finances\
 , plus a Northwest base or qualifying regional impact. Fiscal sponsors and
  several aging-service subsectors are excluded. The guidelines name Britis
 h Columbia faith-based organizations but also exclude non-US entities\; co
 nfirm how that conflict applies to this request.\nEligibility quiz unlocks
  the LOI. Minimum request $100\,000 and project budget $200\,000. Complete
  the sector and project-type checks\, including purchase/hiring timing and
  prior-grant rules\, before committing costs. Arts and culture nonprofits 
 with annual operating budgets of $200\,000 or less must complete a convers
 ation with the Trust’s arts staff before submitting an inquiry\; an inqu
 iry without that conversation is declined.\nEligibility quiz and LOI windo
 w open: 15 October 2026 · opening date\; no opening time published.\nOpen
 ing date\, not a submission deadline.\nThe Trust’s current guidelines na
 me faith-based organizations in British Columbia as eligible while also li
 sting non-US entities as ineligible. Confirm how that conflict applies to 
 a Strategic Project request before relying on the exception.\nOfficial inf
 ormation: https://murdocktrust.org/grant-application-process\nApplication:
  https://mjmurdockcharitabletrust.submittable.com\nSources checked 2026-10
 -14.\nDiscuss working together: nadia@arkusinnovationstudios.com\nhttps://
 www.arkusinnovationstudios.com
URL:https://murdocktrust.org/grant-application-process
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