 eligibility requirements eligibility requirements the most important requirement for becoming a partner organization in the catapult community is showing that you make a significant impact for girls and women and have a strong track record for delivering on commitments catapult s eligibility requirements help us gather information about your charitable status mission operations and finances and staff and board members among other information once your application is approved its valid for two years if you re registered in the united states as a 501 c 3 charitable organization you ll need to submit an irs letter of determination articles of incorporation bylaws the form 990 form 990ez 990n from the previous year audited or pending review financial statements from the previous year an annual operating budget a projected budget for current fiscal year with actual income and expenditures for the current year and a detailed list of specific line items a list of primary funding sources your largest funders and the amounts they donated bank account information a list of board members staff nonpaid members with budgetary authority annual reports brochures program descriptions and media reports a letter of reference from someone familiar with your organization and its work not staff members board members or anyone who implements programs for the organization or an award letter from a grantmaking organization to you a signed copy of catapult s nondiscrimination policy a signed copy of catapult s antiterror policy if you re registered in any country other than the united states as a charitable organization and are not registered as a 501 c 3 you ll need to submit a certificate of incorporation as an nongovernmental organization ngo or nonprofit or equivalent organizational document s including any amendments a certification from any state or national government agency which may be regulating the organization related to either status as a nonprofit ngo charitable or social organization and or related to organizational activities any audited financial statements from the past two years if none then pending or unreviewed statements if none then projected budget for current fiscal year an annual operating budget a list of primary funding sources and five largest funders and contributions the name and address of fiscal sponsor if relevant agreement of fiscal sponsorship a list of all financial institutions where organization currently holds accounts bank account information a list of all staff members and board members not only those with fiduciary responsibilities annual reports for the last two years brochures program descriptions media reports articles of incorporation charter bylaws a letter of reference from someone familiar with the organization and its work not staff members board members or anyone who implements programs for the organization or an award letter from a grantmaking organization to you a signed copy of catapult s nondiscrimination policy a signed copy of catapult s antiterror policy a signed copy of catapult s due diligence affidavit  