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Story of the WeekJP Morgan Chase Creates $325M Initiative for Charter Schools Deadline: Rolling. JP Morgan Chase, the charitable arm of the banking/financial conglomerate, launches a $50 million cash grants program for community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to focus on funding charter schools. In turn, these institutions will use these grants as permanent equ... read more 05/26/2010 11:19 AM |
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| (ARTS) Walt & Lilly Disney Foundation Deadline: Rolling. The Walt & Lilly Disney Foundation, a private foundation separate from the larger Disney Company Foundation, supports programs ranging from education to child-and-youth in the arts. The foundation last reported assets of $230 m... read more 05/26/2010 12:49 PM |
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| (INNOVATION) Drucker Awards Increases Prize Money Deadline: July 1. Nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for the Peter Drucker Innovation Award, given each year to three nonprofit organizations in recognition of an innovative, existing program that has made a difference in the lives of the people it serves. The award, given annually since... read more 05/25/2010 10:55 AM |
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| (CHILD NUTRITION) Robert Wood Johnson Letter of Intent Deadline: July 1, 2011 Active Living Research, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program, funds research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. The... read more 05/28/2010 2:29 PM |
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| (YOUTH) Gap Foundation Deadline: Rolling. For nearly three decades the Gap Foundation—the charitable arm of clothier Gap Inc.—actively has supported communities around the world through grants, in-kind donations, community outreach and employee volunteer programs. &... read more 05/27/2010 2:50 PM |
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| (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) Common Counsel Foundation Deadline: Varies. The Common Counsel Foundation administers a number of funding programs for a range of philanthropic efforts. It's best to check the website and see what foundations are offering open competitions. Abelard Foundation West offers general support grants in the range of $6,000 - $12... read more 05/24/2010 12:44 PM |
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| (OPERATING EXPENSES) Argosy Foundation Deadline: Rolling. The Argosy Foundation is a private family foundation founded in 1997 by John Abele, co-founder of Boston Scientific. Abele family members serve as the Board of Trustees, and the foundation is located in Milwaukee. Argosy supplies resources to aid in general operating expenses, d... read more 05/26/2010 2:14 PM |
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| (TECHNOLOGY) Harvard's Innovations Awards Deadline: Rolling. Each year, the Harvard U. Innovations in American Government Awards Program offers $100,000 grants to creative and effective government initiatives. It is administered by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance & Innovation... read more 05/28/2010 1:50 PM |
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| (EDUCATION) Frueauff Foundation Deadline: Sept. 15 (for full proposals). Beginning with its first grant to Columbia U. in 1951, the Frueauff Foundation has supported higher education as well as a range of programs which help disadvantaged youth and minorities. &n... read more 05/27/2010 12:49 PM |
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| (EDUCATION) Jaquelin Hume Foundation Deadline: Sept. 15. Founded in 1962 by the scion of a California vegetable-processing company—Jaquelin Hume—the foundation existed primarily as a venue for the donor's personal giving until his death in 1991. Hume is perhaps most associated with the... read more 05/28/2010 1:50 PM |
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| (ENVIRONMENT) Altman Foundation Deadlines: None; applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be reviewed as they are received. In most cases, the foundation will respond within one to three months. The Jenifer Altman Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to the vis... read more 05/24/2010 1:44 PM |
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| (HOUSING) Green Communities Charrette Grants Deadline: Rolling. Green Communities now is offering charrette grants of up to $5,000 each for green affordable housing developers who want to convene intense working sessions with a development team and public officials. A charrette (often spelled charette and also calle... read more 05/27/2010 3:50 PM |
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| (HUMANITIES) Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Deadline: Sept. 15. The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is a nonprofit corporation established in 1964. When Keats, a children's book author, died in 1983, his will directed that royalties from his books go to the foundation to be used for the support of programs judged to be helpful to humanity. The f... read more 05/27/2010 10:19 AM |
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| (REGIONAL FUNDING) Jewel-Osco (IL, IN) Deadline: Rolling Jewel-Osco provides capacity-building grants of up to $2,500 for qualified food pantry programs and community soup kitchens through its new Hunger Relief Grant Program. An agency must be located in a Jewel-Osco customer service area in one of the following counties in Illinois: C... read more 05/24/2010 2:14 PM |
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| (MINORITIES) Arcus National Fund Deadline: Rolling. The Arcus Nat'l Fund supports efforts with a national scope and impact to improve the quality of life of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender (GLBT) community. Areas of special interest include social equity, public awarene... read more 05/25/2010 12:44 PM |
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| (MINORITIES) Compton Foundation Deadline: Sept. 7. Since it was converted from a family trust into a nonprofit foundation in 1973, the Compton Foundation has expanded its support to include programs for welfare, social justice, the arts and efforts to address minority issues. &nbs... read more 05/26/2010 12:49 PM |
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| (DISABILITIES) Armstrong Foundation Deadline: Sept. 15 via online application package. See the Web site for details. The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation grants funds for programs in the areas of arts, advocacy and education to nonprofit organizations which are led by or support adult... read more 05/25/2010 12:49 PM |
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| (POVERTY) SEVEN Fund Deadline: Oct. 15 The SEVEN Fund is seeking proposals for its Enterprise-based Solutions to Poverty program. The competition will award two research grants of up to $100,000 each to support innovative original research in enterprise solutions to poverty. The program has four goals to: Expand s... read more 05/28/2010 2:29 PM |
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| (UNDERSERVED) Annenberg Homeless Grants Deadline: NA. The Annenberg Foundation focuses on major program areas which include education and youth, arts and culture, community and civic services (including homeless prevention programs), and health. However, it has stopped taking unsolicited invitations. Even so, the Annenberg Foundation h... read more 05/25/2010 2:14 PM |
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