Presbyterian Committee on the Self Development of People
SUMMARY: The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) focuses its efforts on the empowerment of economically poor and disadvantaged people seeking to change the structures that perpetuate their condition. SDOP currently supports groups in the United States who are oppressed by poverty and social systems and want to take charge of their own lives. Supported projects must be presented, owned, and controlled by the groups of people who will directly benefit from them and must address long-term corrections of the conditions that keep people bound by poverty and oppression.
ELIGIBILITY: See the specifics of the project.
AWARD: Varies
DEADLINE: Ongoing
The Allstate Foundation
SUMMARY: The Allstate Foundation supports national and local programs that fit within three focus areas. Proposals must address needs within one of the three focus areas to be considered for funding: Safe and vital communities, Tolerance, inclusion and diversity, and Economic Empowerment.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits under IRS tax code 501c(3).
DEADLINE: No deadlines for submission.
2008 AmeriCorps Planning Grants
SUMMARY: AmeriCorps is a national service network that provides full- and less than full-time opportunities for participants, called members, to serve their communities and build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to meet local environmental, educational, public safety, homeland security, or other critical needs. AmeriCorps planning grants provide organizations a year to create administrative and programmatic systems; establish/solidify partnerships and service sites; build community support; develop evaluation plans; and plan for program sustainability. Please contact us directly with any questions.
CONTACT: Ohio Community Service Council
51 North High Street, #800
Columbus, Ohio 43215
william.hall@ocsc.state.oh.us
http://www.serveohio.org/
Angel Ministries-Angel Food Ministries
SUMMARY: Is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief to communities.
ELIGIBILITY: Angel Food works through churches and community organizations all over Ohio.
AWARD: One person gets $60.00 worth of food for only $25.00.
NOTE: There are no applications to fill out.
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
SUMMARY: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation creates neighborhood excellence in communities served by the bank in the United States, Canada, and the UK. While local community priorities drive how funding is determined, giving at the national and local levels typically falls into four main categories: Community Development, Education, Health and Human Services, and Arts and Culture. Each of the company’s markets, in partnership with local community leaders, sets specific priorities within these major categories
ELIGIBILITY: Faith-based and community organizations may apply, but eligibility varies by grant. View website for specific eligibility.
AWARD: Varies
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Best Buy Recycling Grant Program
SUMMARY: The Best Buy Recycling Grant Program provides support to help increase the consumer electronics recycling opportunities available in communities across the United States. Priority is given to electronics recycling events, but other types of occasions that include electronics recycling are considered.
ELIGIBILITY: All organizations and groups are welcome to apply, including nonprofit organizations, cities, counties, and public-private partnerships.
AWARD: Grants range from $500 to $1,500
DEADLINE: Ongoing
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation
SUMMARY: The Foundation’s aim is to invest in projects that further its free enterprise mission. Thus, the Foundation supports projects that nurture creativity, invention entrepreneurship and innovation in the following areas: education on the primary and secondary levels, entrepreneurial education on the collegiate and adult levels, entrepreneurial support for organizations that provides for the incubation, business planning and/or capitalization assistance critical to success.
ELIGIBILITY: The Burton D. Morgan Foundation principally makes grants that benefit Ohio’s northeast quadrant.
DEADLINE: Letters of inquiry are due March 1, May 1 and October 1.
CHS Foundation
SUMMARY: The CHS Foundation is committed to investing in the future of rural America, agriculture, and cooperative business through education and leadership development. The Foundation supports national efforts related to its mission as well as programs within the CHS trade territory for regional, multi-state, or statewide projects. The Foundation funding focuses on the following program areas: Cooperative Education, Rural Youth and Leadership Development, Farm and Agricultural Safety, Returning Value to Rural Communities, and University Partnerships.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Companion Animal Welfare Coalitions Supported
Maddie's Fund Community Grant Program
SUMMARY: The goal of Maddie's Fund is to help build a no-kill nation where all healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats find loving new homes. Through the Fund’s Community Grant Program, support is provided to collaborations of rescue organizations working together with animal control shelters, traditional shelters, and private veterinarians to end the killing of healthy and treatable dogs and cats in ten years. Once the healthy animals in a community are guaranteed a home, the Fund directs its resources to programs that rehabilitate sick, injured, and poorly behaved animals, knowing that there will be a loving home waiting for them.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
SUMMARY: The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s primary interest is in funding projects that directly impact permanency through adoption of waiting children in the United States and Canada. Emphasis will be given to programs and projects on a national or regional basis that help move children out of foster care and into adoptive homes. The Foundation is especially interested in addressing the permanency needs of children who are older, medically and/or emotionally challenged, from an ethnic minority, and /or of a sibling group who seek to be adopted together.
ELIGIBILITY: Tax-exempt organizations in United States and Canada.
AWARD: Varies
DEADLINE: Proposals are accepted throughout the year
The Dreyer's Foundation
SUMMARY: The foundation makes small grants and donates ice cream products and gift certificates/auction items to bona fide nonprofit organizations for events.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit organizations
AWARD: Up to $3,000
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Emergency Support for Social Change Projects
Funding Exchange: Emergency Fund for Seizing Strategic Opportunities
SUMMARY: The Funding Exchange is a national membership organization of publicly supported, community-based foundations that address the root causes of social problems. The Fund makes grants in response to political crises or opportunities, when a small amount of money can make a difference in educating or mobilizing for social change under time-sensitive circumstances.
AWARD: Through the Funding Exchange’s Emergency Fund for Seizing Strategic Opportunities, grants of up to $5,000 are provided to support specific social justice projects, events, or initiatives.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
FB Heron Foundation
SUMMARY: The F.B. Heron Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that help low-income people to create wealth and take control of their lives. Grants are provided to programs in urban and rural communities engaged in the following wealth-creation strategies: increasing access to capital, supporting enterprise development, advancing home ownership, reducing the barriers to full participation in the economy by providing quality childcare, and employing comprehensive community development approaches with a strong focus on wealth-creation strategies. Priority is given to direct-service, community-based organizations and enterprises. The Foundation concentrates the majority of grants in 12 specific geographic areas (Appalachia, California, Chicago, Kansas City, Michigan, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mississippi Delta, New Jersey, New York City, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington, DC). In addition, support is provided to national and regional organizations that address the Foundation’s mission.
DEADLINE: Letters of inquiry may be submitted anytime.
FedEx Community
SUMMARY: The mission of the FedEx Social Responsibility Program is to support the communities the company serves, including international locations, through financial contributions, in-kind shipping services, and volunteer services of employees. The company's core giving areas include: Emergency and Disaster Relief, Pedestrian and Child Safety, Education, and Health and Human Services. FedEx is especially interested in supporting organizations that request 5% or less of the total project budget, contingency grants, or seed monies with the thought that other sources will contribute matching amounts. The company also weighs the involvement of employees in groups that seek financial support.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
The First Energy Foundation
SUMMARY: The FirstEnergy Foundation funds organizations that help strengthen the social and economic fabric of communities in the following areas: (1) improving the vitality of communities and supporting key safety initiatives, (2) promoting local and regional economic development and revitalization efforts, (3) advancing an educated workforce by support professional development, literacy, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives, and (4) supporting FirstEnergy employee’s community leadership and volunteer interests.
ELIGIBILITY: Must be within a FirstEnergy operating company's service area or where the company has facilities. FirstEnergy does not fund individuals, fraternal, religious, labor, athletic, social or veterans organizations, national organizations, organizations already supported by federated campaigns, research, equipment purchases, loans or public or private schools.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
The George Gund Foundation
SUMMARY: The George Gund Foundation primarily funds programs serving urban areas in the following capacities: the arts, economic development, education, environment, human services, special projects and green building policy.
ELIGIBILITY: The Foundation normally does not consider grants for endowments, nor does it make grants to individuals. The Foundation only makes grants to organizations that are certified as nonprofit, tax-exempt by the IRS and to qualified government units and agencies.
DEADLINE: Proposal deadlines are March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15.
Lego Children's Fund
SUMMARY: The LEGO Children's Fund will provide grants quarterly for collaborative programs, either in part or in total, with a special interest in providing matching funds to leverage new dollars into the receiving organization. We will give priority consideration to programs that both meet our goals and are supported in volunteer time and effort by our employees. Areas of support: (a) early childhood education and development, (b) technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities, (c) sport or athletic programs that concentrate on underserved youth.
ELIGIBILITY: 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to apply. Preference is given to organizations in which Lego employees volunteer time and organizations in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. Grant applications from other areas are accepted.
AWARD: Most awards are between $500 and $5,000.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Macy’s Foundation
SUMMARY: The Macy’s Foundation focuses giving primarily in the areas of education, arts/culture, women’s issues, HIV/AIDS and programs to assist youth and minorities.
ELIGIBILITY: Macy’s only accepts applications for communities in which it does business. Further, it does not fund the following: individuals, private foundations, fraternal organizations, political groups, special events, international charities, religious organizations for religious purposes, salaries for non-profit staffing or fiscal agents and other umbrella organizations.
NOTE: Macy’s only accepts applications from those invited by a contributions contact of the company. To determine your contributions contact, please contact the division that operates a store in your geographic area.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Mazon - A Jewish Response to Hunger
SUMMARY: Founded in 1985, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is a national, nonprofit agency that allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds. MAZON funds soup kitchens, food pantries, food banks, multi-service centers, advocacy organizations and a host of other anti-hunger agencies throughout the United States and beyond.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see site for details.
DEADLINE: Currently not accepting proposals.
http://www.mazon.org/what-we-fund/funding-guidelines/
McKenzie Foundation Community Development Grants
SUMMARY: The purpose of the McKenzie Foundation is to encourage and support nonprofit programs, primarily in the areas of education, health, human services and cultural and environmental concerns. Faced with the task of translating these broad-reaching goals into a more focused set of grant guidelines, the board has selected four initiatives that will shape its grant making for the next few years: early childhood development, education, the environment and arts and culture.
ELIGIBILITY: The foundation makes grants only to tax exempt organizations with 501(c)(3) classification. It does not support for-profit organizations or candidates for political office.
AWARD: Varies
DEADLINE: Ongoing
National Institute of Health
Contextual Approaches to Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy
SUMMARY: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to strengthen and revitalize scientific research on the prevention of unintended pregnancies in the United States. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites R01 research grant applications that will inform interventions addressing the cultural and structural factors that produce high rates of unintended pregnancy across the reproductive age span, especially in low-income populations in the United States. These interventions can operate at a wide range of levels, from clinical interventions to interventions that influence cultural, economic, social, structural, and/or policy factors contributing to unintended pregnancy.
ELIGIBILITY: Public or private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3), small businesses, state, county, city, or special district, independent school districts, and others.
AWARD: up to $250,000 per year.
DEADLINE: Rolling
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Sponsors training workshops for victim service professionals each year. Workshops are designed to build practical technical skills and enhance knowledge of victim service issues. The Fall/Winter schedule offers several new workshops as well as favorites from years past. You may download the OVC Training Calendar Registration Form.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Angler Education Outreach
SUMMARY: Each year ODNR budgets significant funds to be awarded as Aquatic Education Subsidy Grants including “Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs” and Angler Education Outreach grants.
ELIGIBILITY: Schools, park & recreation departments, YMCA/YWCA groups, and other youth groups that wish to develop aquatic or angler education programs may apply.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Division of Forestry
Volunteer Fire Assistance
SUMMARY: ODNR provides 50/50 matching grants for equipping, training, and establishing rural and volunteer fire departments.
ELIGIBILITY : Applicants should be for rural and volunteer fire departments serving populations less than 10,000.
AWARD: Maximum award amount is $3,000.
DEADLINE: Applications are due around June 1 of each year.
CONTACT: Rick Maier: (740) 774-1506
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Step Outside
SUMMARY: These grants are designed to provide funding for activities that are otherwise unaffordable for the sponsoring agency or organization; they are not meant to fund existing programs or to provide on-going funding for newly established programs or activities. Programs should be family or youth-oriented and promote outdoor skills.
ELIGIBILITY: The following types of organizations are eligible to apply: city, county, and community park and recreation agencies; local and state conservation clubs; youth-oriented groups such as scouts, 4-H, YMCA/YWCA, Big Brothers/Sisters, etc. Individuals are not eligible.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Presbyterian Hunger Program
SUMMARY: The Presbyterian Hunger Program provides grants to programs addressing hunger and its causes in the United States and around the world. Priority is given to organizations that attempt to change the root causes of hunger. Grants are provided in the following five categories: Direct Relief grants support programs that provide food relief to poor people. Development Assistance grants focus on developing a multi-faceted approach to development and the empowerment of poor people. Influencing Public Policy grants encourage activities that advocate for political and/or economic policy changes which provide food for the poor. Lifestyle Integrity grants target programs that assist the church to move toward sustainable lifestyles sensitive to the reality of the earth's limited resources. Education and Interpretation grants promote activities to educate the church and the public at large about the root causes of hunger.
DEADLINE: Applications for domestic grants are due May 31 and October 31, annually. International grant requests may be submitted at any time.
Rapid Assessment Post-Impact of Disaster
SUMMARY: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to provide a rapid funding mechanism for research on the post-impact of disasters, in order to permit access to a disaster area in the immediate aftermath of the event. -This funding opportunity will utilize the R03 mechanism, and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope that solicits applications under the Exploratory/Developmental Grant Mechanism (R21) (PAR-06-253). -Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NIMH Program Staff before submitting a RAPID application to determine whether the proposed work meets the guidelines of this program, whether requested RAPID funding is likely to be available, and whether the idea should be considered for initial submission as a fully developed application.
ELIGIBILITY: Qualified faith-based and community organizations may apply. 501(c)(3) status with the IRS is not required. See full announcement for additional eligibility.
AWARD: $50,000
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Reader's Digest Foundation: Make It Matter
SUMMARY: The Reader's Digest Foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities and promoting efforts that encourage individuals to make a positive difference in their communities. The Make It Matter program, the Foundation's newest initiative, honors individuals who are taking action and giving back to their communities in a significant way. Each month, through 2008, Reader's Digest magazine will profile an individual who has made a significant contribution to his or her community. Considering the subject of the selected story, the Foundation will select an appropriate nonprofit organization and grant $100,000 to that organization in honor of the person featured in the story.
DEADLINE: Nominations for the Make It Matter program may be submitted online through the website listed above at any time through December, 2008.
Singing for Change (SFC) Charitable Foundation
SUMMARY: Areas of interest: Children and Families; The Environment; Disenfranchised groups.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits under IRS tax code 501c(3) or other organizations that have a sponsoring agency with this status.
AWARD: Range from $500-$10,000
DEADLINE: Proposals are by invitation only. If you think your project fits the foundation’s guidelines submit a one-page letter of interest describing your organization and project.
HelpAmerica Foundation Stand Down Grants
SUMMARY: The HelpAmerica Foundation is a nonprofit organization that has a goal to improve the quality of life for those who have uncommonly great needs due to circumstances beyond their control. The foundation has funds for organizations that are conducting Stand Down programs in 2008. Stand Downs are one part of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ efforts to provide services to homeless veterans. Stand Downs are typically one to three day events providing services to homeless veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment.
ELIGIBILITY: Community-based organization with 501(c)(3).
AWARD: $1,000-3,000
DEADLINE: Quarterly
Western Union Foundation
SUMMARY: Grants support nonprofits and nongovernmental orgnizations that serve immigrant populatinos or alleviate poverty and provide economic-development programs in developoing countries. Program areas are: economic development, community development for immigrants, and human services.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations that have 501(3)(c)
DEADLINE: October 1, 2008 for letters of inquiry. Applications are due October 31, 2008
Maclellan Foundation
SUMMARY: The Maclellan Family Foundations is a group of grant-makers connected by family history and by a common commitment to fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus Christ through strategic giving. The foundation funds programs that support families, churches, strengthening families, community development and church networks on international, national, and local levels.
ELIGIBILITY: International, national, and local grant seekers
AWARD: Varies
DEADLINE: Ongoing
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
SUMMARY: The funder offers program grants for projects that are highly effective, innovative, and don't duplicate other services. It also provides unrestricted general operating support, capital and in-kind support.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits in the company's U.S. operating communities.
DEADLINE: On going
The Starr Foundation
SUMMARY: The foundation currently has assets of approximately $3.5 billion, making it one of the largest private foundations in the United States. It makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture, and the environment.
ELIGIBILITY: Qualified faith-based and community organizations with 501(c)(3) status may apply.
AWARD: Up to $2,000
DEADLINE: Ongoing
CONTACT INFORMATION: The Starr Foundation, 70 Pine Street, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10270.
U.S. Department of Justice
Helping Outreach Programs to Expand Grant Program
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will provide up to $5,000 in funding to grass-roots community- and faith-based victim service organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and services to crime victims through support of program development, networking, coalition building, and service delivery. Funds may be used to develop program literature, train advocates, produce a newsletter, support victim outreach efforts, and recruit volunteers.
ELIGIBILITY: Established organizations and coalitions that do not receive federal Victims of Crime Act victim assistance grant funding and operate with $50,000 or less in annual funding. Eligible organizations and coalitions must be operating for at least 1 year.
AWARD: Up to $5,000
DEADLINE: Ongoing; contingent upon fund availability
Grants Encourage Citizen Engagement
Wallace Global Fund
SUMMARY: The mission of the Wallace Global Fund is to promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The Fund seeks to further its mission through fundamental public policy and systemic change. Proposals are reviewed in the following program areas: natural resources, women’s human rights, and media.
ELIGIBILITY: The Fund supports activities at the global and national level, and will also consider significant local or regional initiatives offering the potential to leverage broader national or global impact.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Local Organizations Supported Nationwide
Wal-Mart Community Grant Program
SUMMARY: The Wal-Mart Community Grant Program allows local nonprofit organizations, such as schools, youth programs, fire departments, and libraries, to hold fundraisers at their local Wal-Mart or SAM'S CLUB. Through the Matching Grant Program, the store/club can elect to match a portion of the funds raised up to $1,000. Events held off the premises are also eligible for funding when a company associate is actively involved. Additionally, once each Wal-Mart or SAM'S CLUB has met certain criteria in the Matching Grant Program each year, a second source of funding is awarded to the store/club to use in the community. These funds do not require a fundraiser to be held, instead the funds can be awarded directly to deserving organizations. To learn more about the program visit the website listed above or contact the Community Involvement Coordinator at the local Wal-Mart or SAM'S CLUB.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION GRANTS
SUMMARY: The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. We look for carefully defined points where our funds can make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that can improve lives. We focus on three program areas: Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Health Reform and Workers’ Rights.
Please read the program guidelines carefully before applying. www.publicwelfare.org
DEADLINE: Letters of inquiry due 8 weeks before the invited proposal deadline.
Current deadlines:
July 27, 2009
November 20, 2009
March 29, 2010
The TJX Foundation
SUMMARY: The TJX Foundation focuses its charitable giving on programs that provide basic-need services to disadvantaged women, children and families in communities in which we do business.(Businesses: TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, A.J. Wright). In 2008, The TJX Foundation, alone, supported close to 1,150 nonprofit organizations in the United States, not including many other organizations that the Company supports in Canada and Europe. You can learn more about our efforts by reading our Mission Statement and Giving Guidelines below. If your nonprofit organization would like to apply for funding from The TJX Foundation, please follow our online application process, which we have outlined in our "Getting Started" section.
AWARD: varies
DEADLINE: Quarterly. Current deadline is December 4, 2009 (additional dates will be posted on the Web site for 2010.)
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.tjx.com/corporate_community_foundation.asp
Verizon Foundation
SUMMARY: The Verizon Foundation awards grants to charitable and nonprofitagencies that focus on helping people across the country increase their literacy andeducational achievement, avoid being an abuser or a victim of domestic violence,and achieve and sustain their health. Organizations must focus on one or more of the following priorityareas: Literacy, Education, Domestic Violence Prevention,Health Care and Accessibility, Internet Safety
ELIGIBILITY: Elementary and secondaryschools (public and private) that are registered with the National Center forEducation Statistics , tax-exempt organizations in certain 501(c)(3) subsections as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.
DEADLINE: The Verizon Foundation reviews unsolicited proposals on acontinuous basis from January 1 through October 31.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://foundation.verizon.com/
Profiles in Caring -- The Ambassadors of Caring Award
SUMMARY: Profiles in Caring is an internationally syndicated television show as well as a nonprofit organization. The purpose of the organization is to profile nonprofit humanitarian groups doing good work around the world.The Ambassador of Caring Award is a series of ongoing grants from Profiles in Caring.
ELIGIBILITY:Nonprofit 501 (c)(3)
DEADLINE: Ongoing
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.profilesincaring.com/ambfaq.asp
Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Opportunity
SUMMARY: This grant is designed to bolster regions that are suffering economic distress after experiencing severe flooding, severe mid-west tornados, or other forms of natural disaster.
ELIGIBILITY: Non-profits with or without 501(c)(3) status, public or private institutions of higher learning
AWARD: See full announcement
DEADLINE: Applications are accepted on a continuing basis and processed as received.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.eda.gov/InvestmentsGrants/FFON.xml