Sooo... I'm applying for a grant on behalf of the social services nonprofit for which I work.

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3. Easier for you, yes.

But for the number crunchers who need to know which groups might be getting more love or less love than others, they need to identify that.

For example, if Native Americans for any reason, taken as a whole, aren't receiving or applying for anywhere near their "share" of support, based on their known needs and numbers, then the "one checkbox" approach won't help identify that data point.

The boxes are there for reasons. Good reasons, IMO.

And I thank you for doing the application work on their behalf.

Remember, most programs that ask those questions aren't exclusive to those groups. The funder just wants to be able to account for how much those groups receive out of the whole.