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Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust (Grant)
Submitted by arreba on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 12:43.Laredo, Texas 78041 United States
The foundation primarily supports organizations in Laredo, Texas.
The foundation does not award grants to individuals.
An application form is not required.
$500,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Laredo; $75,108 to Christ Church Episcopal; $20,000 to United Way of Laredo; $10,000 to Sacred Heart Children's Home
Alan B. Slifka Foundation, Inc. (Grant)
Submitted by arreba on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 17:15.New York, New York 10022 United States
Primarily funds organizations based in New York, but has a history of funding organizations located in the following states: Pennsylvania, Connecticut, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Montana, Illinois, Vermont, Ohio, South Carolina, Florida, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Hampshire, Alabama, and Arkansas.
The Foundation has also funded organizations based in the countries of Israel and England.
Please contact the Foundation for more details.
Zionist
Seminary
Please contact the Foundation for more information.
Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York 2004: $2,000
Colel Chabad, New York 2004: $500
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, New York 2004: $1,000
Hartford Seminary, Connecticut 2005: $25,000
Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation (Grant)
Submitted by arreba on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 15:44.Modesto, California 95353-1570 United States
Emphasis on California, but not limited to area
Please contact Foundation for more information.
Health
Education
The Arts
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Sacred Heart School, California 2006: $16,000.00
Central Catholic High School, California 2006: $25,000.00
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Sacred Hear, California 2006: $5,000.00
Garmar Foundation (Grant)
Submitted by arreba on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 11:28.Dodge Center, Minnesota 55927-7750 United States
The foundation does not award individual grants.
Faith based groups
Education
Youth
Adventists
Bangledesh Missionary Efforts
Health Care Efforts
The foundation provides support for pre-selected organizations.
Adventist Laymans Services and Industries (ASI), Maryland 2004: $615,000
Gospel Outreach, WA 2004: $212,500
Missionary Partners, CA 2004: $14,300
The Ford Foundation (Grant)
Submitted by Miki on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 21:21.New York, New York 10017-4801 United States
The Ford Foundation awards grants nationally and globally (including Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Russia, Latin America, and the Caribbean).
The foundation does not provide support for programs that already receive substantial support from the government. The Ford Foundation does not award grants for routine operation costs, building construction or maintenance, educational scholarships (undergraduate), graduate fellowships, nor personal or local needs.
The foundation also does not award grants to organizations that emphasize religious sectarian programs or activities.
The Ford Foundation is interested in providing support for organiations devoted to strengthening democratic values, reducing poverty and social injustice, supporting human achievement and international cooperation. The foundation's grants focus on three categories: 1) community development and asset building; 2) knowledge, creativity, and freedom; 3) social justice and peace initiatives.
The foundation asks that all applicants should review the official website for guidelines. From there, applicants will then be asked to apply through a letter or an online submission through the foundation website.
An application form is not required.
Applications written in French, Spanish, and Russian can also be accepted.
$2,000,000 to Living Cities (New York, NY for 3 years); $1,100,000 to Urban Habitat Program; $400,000 to Ecclesia Ministries, Inc; $300,000 to Faith Partnerships, Inc.; $250,000 to Catholic Relief Services; $150,000 to Erase Racism, Inc.; $120,000 to Jubilee USA Network; $75,000 to Camden Churches Organized for People, Inc.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Grant)
Submitted by arreba on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 14:30.Chicago, Illinois 60603-5285 United States
Funds via the following areas and departments:
Program of Global Security and Sustainability
The Program of Human and Community Development
The General Program that is responsible for supporting public interest related items such as the media (i.e.--public radio, documentary programming, etc.) and work that explores the use of digital technologies that aid in reaching and engaging the public.
The MacArthur Fellows Program which awards five year, unrestricted fellowships to individuals that show strong merit and promise in academia
International issues (i.e.--human rights, international justice, peace and security, etc.)
Issues that primarily affect the United States such as community and economic development and housing
Interest media such as public radio, documentary based programming, and works that explore the use of digital technologies that reach and engage the public
Fellowship based funding for students that exhibit great promise and potential
The foundation asks that all letters of inquiries should NOT be sent by fax. Send it by mail to the office of Grants Management or by E-mail. Direct applications for MacArthur Fellows programs are also not accepted. Grants increasingly initiated by the board.
Application form not required.
Must submit a letter of inquiry that includes a cover sheet. According to the MacArthur foundation website, the cover sheet should have the following information:
- Information regarding who will carry out the work
- Name of your organization (and acronym if commonly used)
- Name of parent organization, if any
- Name of chief executive officer or person holding similar position
- Organization’s address (and courier address if different)
- Organization’s phone number, fax number, and e-mail address, if any
- Name and title of the principal contact person, if different from the above
- Address (and courier address if different), phone number, and fax number of principal contact
- E-mail address of principal contact
- Web address, if any.
$5,000,000 to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; $160,000 to the Child In Need Institute; $70,000 to the OneWorld International Foundation;
Laffey-McHugh Foundation (Grant)
Submitted by arreba on Thu, 05/01/2008 - 15:43.Wilmington, Delaware 19899 United States
Appears to primarily provide funding for organizations based Delaware, but has a history of allocating funds to organizations in the following states: Maryland, California, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, and Texas.
Grants are not allocated, nor considered for individuals.
Lutheran
Animal Rights and Advocacy
All applicants must submit a descriptive and specific two page letter.
All applicants should include background information about their organization, as well as the goals of their organization's project and the amount requested. In addition, the applicant should include a listing of the organization's other funding sources and proof of their IRS tax exemption status.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware 2006: $25,000
Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Delaware 2005: $10,000
Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, 2005: $10,000
Wege Foundation (Grant)
Submitted by arreba on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 16:00.Grand Rapids, Michigan 49516 United States
Appears to grant funding in the Michigan area, but has a history of granting funding in the following states: New York, Illinois, Washington D.C., and Georgia.
Generally fund organization's located in the Western Michigan area; preference given to projects in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Will generally consider capital projects that seek LEED certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s guidelines
Must complete and submit a preliminary grant form
The Foundation may conduct a site visit to the organization to determine if they meet their foundation's eligibility requirements
Health Care
Human Services
Art and Culture
Environment
Must submit a preliminary application
Saint James Mercy, MI 2005: $10,000
Saint Francis Xaviar Church and School, MI 2005: $25,000
Saint Marys Doran Fund, MI 2004: $65,000
Baton Rough Area Foundation (Grant)
Submitted by arreba on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 14:24.Baton Rouge, Alabama 70802 United States
Appears to allocate funds in the Lousiana area, but has a history of providing grants to organizations in the following states; Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas, New York, California, Wyoming, Iowa, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Georgia, Washington D.C., Massachusetts, Mississippi, Utah, North Carolina, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Connecticut, Florida, and Rhode Island.
Only non profits that have an IRS (c)(3) designation can apply for grants.
All applications are due by a designated deadline date; this deadline depends on the type of grant the organization is applying to.
According to the foundation's website, "if the deadline date falls on a holiday, requests are due on the business day prior to the holiday."
All grants must be submitted by 5 p.m. (or 4 p.m. on Fridays) on there respective deadline dates.
Please see website for more information
Hope Ministry of Pointe Coupee, LA 2006: $15,752
Trinity Episcopal Church, Louisiana 2006: $24,400
Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, Loisiana 2006: $22,000
Lilly Endowment Inc. (Grant)
Submitted by Miki on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 22:22.Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-0068 United States