2018-2019 Grant Focuses and Deadlines
Spring grant cycle 2019 (grants made in May/Jun timeframe):
LOIs must be received by end of day Wednesday, January 9th, 2019.
LOIs will be accepted in the following areas only (Please note that the Foundation does not fund religiously affiliated nonprofits nor nonprofits that require a religious curriculum in order to receive services):
Fall grant cycle 2019 (grants made in Oct/Nov timeframe):
LOIs must be received by end of day Friday, June 7th, 2019
LOIs will be accepted in the following areas only (Please note that the Foundation does not fund religiously affiliated nonprofits nor nonprofits that require a religious curriculum in order to receive services):
LOIs must be received by end of day Wednesday, January 9th, 2019.
LOIs will be accepted in the following areas only (Please note that the Foundation does not fund religiously affiliated nonprofits nor nonprofits that require a religious curriculum in order to receive services):
- Arts & Culture: The foundation intends to award $10,000 grants to performing arts organizations in support of the following activities:
1) Outreach programs that distribute free tickets to music and theatre performances for K-12 grade age children and young adults with the purpose of expanding the diversity of the audience, increasing the younger generation's appreciation for the arts, and providing an experience to children and young adults who may not have had the opportunity to attend performances in the past.
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2) Classical music lessons (instrument only) for disadvantaged youth in K-12 grades. Examples include: free or reduced-cost music lessons, musical instrument loaner programs, and/or scholarships to participate in orchestras or symphonies.
- Education: Please note that grant recipients who received grant awards from us in this focus area each year for the last 3 consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018) are not eligible for a grant in 2019. You will be eligible to reapply in 2020.The Foundation wishes to encourage paid internships, providing an above minimum wage stipend, at nonprofits for college undergraduate and/or graduate students (grants distributed in 2019 may be utilized for 2020 internships as needed). The internship experience should include enrichment opportunities which may include skill building, visibility into how a nonprofit functions, peer networking, professional seminars, capstone project/report, etc. Average size grants in this area of focus are $5,000-$7,000 per internship. You are welcome to request funding for more than one internship in an application.
Fall grant cycle 2019 (grants made in Oct/Nov timeframe):
LOIs must be received by end of day Friday, June 7th, 2019
LOIs will be accepted in the following areas only (Please note that the Foundation does not fund religiously affiliated nonprofits nor nonprofits that require a religious curriculum in order to receive services):
- Environment: We are not accepting new LOIs in this focus area because we made two year commitments to nonprofits in Fall 2018. Please check our website December 2019 for our new focuses.
- Health & Human Services: Please note that grant recipients who received grant awards from us in this focus area each year for the last 3 consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018) are not eligible for a grant in 2019. You will be eligible to reapply in 2020. The Foundation supports direct services and programs that serve our elderly population to improve their ability to live independently, safely, and comfortably in their own home and community. Organizations that work directly with the elderly population will be given priority consideration. Example programs include: meals or grocery shopping assistance, food as medicine education and programs, transportation to appointments, home modifications, assistive technologies, housing assistance, etc.
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