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Garmar Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
65742 State Highway 56
Dodge Center, Minnesota 55927-7750 United States

Phone: 
(507) 374-2000
Funding Limitations: 

The foundation does not award individual grants.

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$407,557
Areas of Interest Description: 

Faith based groups

Education

Youth

Adventists

Bangledesh Missionary Efforts

Health Care Efforts

Application Procedures: 

The foundation provides support for pre-selected organizations.

Selected Grants: 

Adventist Laymans Services and Industries (ASI), Maryland 2004: $615,000

Gospel Outreach, WA 2004:  $212,500

Missionary Partners, CA 2004:  $14,300

 

Laffey-McHugh Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
P.O. Box 2207
Wilmington, Delaware 19899 United States

Phone: 
(302) 658-9141
Primary Contact: 
Mr. Thomas A. Connolly, Treasurer
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

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.

Funding Limitations: 

Grants are not allocated, nor considered for individuals.

Total Annual Giving: 
$3,519,420
Areas of Interest Description: 

Lutheran

Animal Rights and Advocacy

 

Application Procedures: 

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. 

Selected Grants: 

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)

Address: 
P.O. Box 6388
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49516 United States

E-mail: 
info@wegefoundation.org
Primary Contact: 
Peter M. Wege, Chairman of the Board
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

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.

Funding Limitations: 

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

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$14,429,514
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
60
Average Grant Range : 
$10,000-$100,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

Health Care

Human Services

Art and Culture

Environment

 

Application Procedures: 

Must submit a preliminary application

Selected Grants: 

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)

Address: 
402 North Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, Alabama 70802 United States

Phone: 
(225) 387-6126
Fax : 
(225) 387-6153
E-mail: 
jdavies@braf.org.
Primary Contact: 
John G. Davies
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

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.

Funding Limitations: 

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."

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$32,078,262
Areas of Interest Description: 
Baptist ChurchesPresbyterian ChurchsAnimal Rights AdvocacyChristian Ministry
Application Procedures: 

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

Selected Grants: 

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

Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
707 Wilshire Boulevard #4960
Los Angeles, California 90017 United States

Phone: 
(213) 488-1122
Fax : 
(213) 488-1122
E-mail: 
doheny@dohenyfoundation.org
Primary Contact: 
Shirley Bernard, Senior Grants Administrato
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

The Foundation generally provides funding for organizations located in the greater Los Angeles area, but has a history of allocating funds in Washington D.C., Virginia, New York, Arizona, and South Africa.  The foundation generally does not provide funding outside of the United States. 

Funding Limitations: 

The foundation will not offer funding for publishing books, nor for the broadcasting of television and/or radio programs.  Any request for travel related funding, as well as for advertisement, individual scholarships, and/or political donations and endowments will not be considered.

Total Annual Giving: 
$4,649,046
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
12
Average Grant Range : 
$8,000-$10,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

Education

Medical

Religious

Health and Welfare

Aiding the needy

 

 

Application Procedures: 

All applicants are required to submit proposals that includes the Foundation's Grant Application (which must be signed by the organizations Executive Director), a brief description of the organization's history, a list of the organizations Board of Directors, a recent copy of the organization's 501©3 ruling from the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Selected Grants: 

$50,000 to Dolores MIssion School, $25,000 to Nativity Catholic School, $8,000 to Sisters of the Holy Family

The Cannon Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
P. O. Box 548
Concord, North Carolina 28026-0548 United States

Phone: 
704-786-8216
E-mail: 
info@cannonfoundation.org
Primary Contact: 
Frank Davis, Executive Director
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Primary funds organizations that are based in North Carolina, but has a history of allocating funds to organizations based in Florida, Missouri, New York, Virginia, California, Georgia and South Carolina.

Funding Limitations: 

Applicants must classified under Sections 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; they must also be classified as a public charity. However, churches and governmental agencies are exempted from this rule.

The Foundation generally will provide funding for capital improvements, project support or special programs.  However, the Foundation is not necessarily interested in funding operational support.

The Foundation heavily funds Cabarrus County [located in North Carolina], but will also consider funding in the great North Carolina area.  Though preference is giving to the North Carolina area, they will consider other areas of the United States. 

The Foundation will not fund individual grants.

The Foundation will not create grants for to endowment funds.

The Foundation will not allocate funding to pay off loans, nor will it allocate grants for fellowship, scholarship, or endowment purposes.

The Foundation will not make multiyear pledges; according to the Foundation's website "a minimum of one year is required between proposals from all applicants whether the request was approved or declined."

According to the Foundation's website, "frequent grants are not made to the same organization unless requests are substantially different from previous requests."

Start up funding for a project still in its infancy is not allocated by the Foundation.

Applicants must demonstrate that their organization can financially sustain themselves on a continual basis.

Total Annual Giving: 
$9,521,441
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
120
Average Grant Range : 
$25,000-$250,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

A strong emphasis is placed on funding healthcare, higher education, and community service based agencies.  However, the foundation will also consider funding areas related to the arts, to culture, as well as historic preservation, religion and the environment.

Application Procedures: 

All applicants must complete the Foundationl's application form.

All applicants must submit a proposal that includes information on the organization's history, as well as a description of the organization's program and type [as well as amount of] funds needed.

Selected Grants: 

Jay M. Robinson High School Bible Teaching Association, North Carolina 2006:  $5,000

Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church, North Carolina 2005:  $25,000

Kerry Street United Methodist Church, North Carolina 2004:  $10,000

 

The Cockrell Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
1000 Main #3250
Austin , Texas 77002 United States

Phone: 
(713) 209-7500
Primary Contact: 
Nancy Williams, Executive Vice President
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Appears to extend funding in the Texas area, but has a history of allocating funds in Virginia and Wyoming.

Funding Limitations: 

Does not appear to allocate funding to individuals

 

Total Annual Giving: 
$7,027,741
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
24
Average Grant Range : 
$2,500-$25,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

Appears to place heavy emphasis on education, health care, and youth.

Application Procedures: 

Please call organization directly for more information.

Selected Grants: 

Methodist Hospital Foundation, Texas 2006:  $500,000

Second Baptist Church, Texas 2005:  $30,000

Star of Hope Mission, Texas 2005:   $10,000

 

Hedco Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
PO BOX 339
Danville , California 94526 United States

Phone: 
(925) 242-0257
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Appears to allocate funding solely in California, but has some history of allocating funding to organizations in Nevada and Oregon.

Funding Limitations: 

Appears not to donate to individuals

Total Annual Giving: 
$2,464,178
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
30
Average Grant Range : 
$30,000-$100,000
Areas of Interest Description: 

Life related sciences

Hunger

Community Services

Application Procedures: 

Information not listed

Selected Grants: 

Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center, Nevada 2004:  $100,000

 

The Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA) (Grant)

Address: 
212 St. Joseph St.
Mobile, Alabama 36602 United States

Phone: 
(251) 438-5591
Fax : 
(251) 438-5592
Primary Contact: 
Mr. Thomas H. Davis, Jr., President
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Appears to allocate funding to organizations based in the Southern Region of Alabama.

Funding Limitations: 

Foundation will allocate funding to non-profit, South Alabama based organizations located in the following counties:  Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Washington, Choctaw, Escambia, and Monroe.  

Total Annual Giving: 
$4,322,645
Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 
240
Average Grant Range : 
$500-$10,000
Application Procedures: 

All organizations must complete the Foundation's application form.

All organizations must complete the Foundation's accompanying Cover Sheet.

All organizations must complete the Foundation's budget form.

All items are available on Foundation's website.

Please refer to the Foundation's website for more information.

Selected Grants: 

$1,000 to New Home Baptist Church, $93,000 to St. Paul's Episcopal School, $500 to Calvary Chapel

Kopp Family Foundation (Grant)

Address: 
7701 France Ave S
Edina, Minnesota 55435 United States

Phone: 
(952) 841-0438
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Appears to allocate funding for organizations based in the Minnesota area, but has a history of extending funds to the following states:  Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Washington DC, California, Kansas, Iowa, Maryland, New York, Florida, Washington, Arkansas, New Jersey, New Mexico, Virginia, Oregon, South Dakota, Arizona, Rhode Island, and Canada

Funding Limitations: 

Appears to not fund individuals

Total Annual Giving: