Grantseeker Information and Guidelines

Contents: General Guidelines | Grant Criteria | Submission Deadlines | Online Submission

Introduction

Mrs. Isabel McClintic Rea created The Rea Charitable Trust in 2009 for the purpose of supporting
charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational endeavors. She specifically requested that
priority be given to those entities supporting the arts. The Rea Charitable Trust is administered by
Comerica Bank & Trust as Trustee, who is proud to make distributions from the Trust that are in accordance with the legacy left by Mrs. Rea.

Guidelines

Applications will be accepted online only, and organizations may apply once every 12 months.
February 15: Organizations with names beginning with the letters A – L. Applications are only accepted between January 1 and February 15. Decisions will be communicated by June.

August 15: Organizations with names beginning with the letters M -Z. Applications are only accepted between July 1 and August 15. Decisions will be communicated by December.

Grant Criteria

Grants will be made to qualifying charitable organizations and no grants will be made to individuals. The
Trustee will notify the organization if additional information is required. Applicants will be notified of the Trustee’s decision in writing.

Submission Deadlines

The Trustees meet to review the grant applications on a semi-annual basis.

Online Submission

Submit your application HERE.