Foundation Giving

Location

Giving Focus Grant History Deadlines and Notes

1800wheelchair

Scholarship

http://www.1800wh

eelchair.com/schola

rship/

nationwide The scholarship is open to students of any

major or concentration. The winner's

name, essay and photo will be posted on

1800wheelchair.com. Although not a

requirement, preference will be given to

students with mobility disabilities.

Applicants have to write an essay; the Fall

2008 question is "How have you

offered/received a helping hand?"

1800Wheelchair.com offers an annual

scholarship award ($500) to an

undergraduate student.

All CILs should offer to

undergraduate individuals with

mobility disabilities

Abelard

Foundation/East

P.O. Box 148

Lincoln, MA 01773

http://fdncenter.org

/grantmaker/abelar

deast/

Susan Collins in

Lincoln, MA and Jim

Metzinger in New

York, NY.

Phone and Fax: 781-

259-8470

eastabel@aol.com

It is strongly

preferred and

recommended that

initial contact be by

mail. Please read

the information on

this website fully. If

you have specific

questions that are

not covered here,

they can be

addressed through

e-mail to

East of the

Mississippi

General/Operating Support,

Matching/Challenge Grants, Program

Development, Publications, Seed Money,

Technical Assistance

No funding for direct service, technical

assistance, training, media, legal assistance,

and public policy advocacy or research as

stand alone strategies.

Successful applications to Abelard East

satisfy criteria in three areas.

Strategy: Fundamental to the grantees of

Abelard East is the strategy of community

organizing as they work toward the goal of

a more democratic, just and equitable

society. While organizations may engage in

other complementary strategies, e.g.

advocacy, electoral participation, research,

etc., the strategies are employed as a

complement to the core focus on

organizing. Part of an organizing strategy is

the development of local leadership and

the empowerment of their constituents.

We also look for strategies that reflect the

connection between local work and

broader policy issues and the efforts to

address them at the state, regional or

national levels.

Issues: Abelard East is committed to

What types of grants do you make?

Most are general support.

$10,000 to Brazilian Immigrant Center,

Allston, MA

$10,000 to Centro Independiente de

Trabajadores Agricolas, Florida, NY

$10,000 to Coalition of Institutionalized

Aged and Disabled, New York, NY

$10,000 to Latin American Workers

Project, Brooklyn, NY

$10,000 to Little Village Environmental

Justice Organization, Chicago, IL

$10,000 to Massachusetts Campaign on

Contingent Work, Boston, MA

$10,000 to Miami Workers Center,

Miami, FL

$10,000 to Mississippi Workers Center

for Human Rights, Greenville, MS

$10,000 to Vermont Workers Center,

Montpelier, VT

We receive many proposals. Those that

are successful generally meet the

following criteria in addition to those

previously described.

The applicant:

a. documents a track record of success in

acquiring power and achieving social

change; campaign victories are

Application can be made at any

time. However, applications mailed

by March 15th will be reviewed for

the spring meeting and applications

mailed by September 15th will be

reviewed for the fall meeting.

Applicants should submit one copy

of a proposal (no more than 7-10

pages) that describes the following:

Application Content

a. Background on the organization

(why it was founded, who is

involved and provides leadership,

what it has achieved, its capacity to

create change, its decision making

structure);

b. Description of the work for which

the funds are sought;

c. An explanation of the need; and,

d. A description of the impact the

project will have: what will change.

e. An organizational budget

(expenses, including salaries of

each staff person, and income);

eastabel@aol.com.

Staff are not able to

respond to phone

inquiries until a

proposal has been

received.

supporting local progressive social change

activities that expand and protect civil

liberties and civil and human rights, and

promote and strengthen community

involvement in, and control over, the

decisions that affect their lives. We do not

focus on any issues in particular, e.g.

housing, health, the environment, or

education, etc. Our grantees are involved in

a broad range of issues which involve the

question of civil and human rights.

Constituencies: The constituents of Abelard

East's grantees are poor and low-income

people seeking to affirm their civil or

human rights. These include, among others,

the disenfranchised, immigrants, workers,

people of color, the disabled, etc.

described.

b. establishes that the role of the group's

constituents in shaping and leading the

organization is fundamental and explicit,

both as members and leaders.

c. presents a strategy for the continuous

development of constituent leadership.

d. demonstrates a growing membership

base.

e. is explicit about the outcomes it seeks

to achieve in the next year, that is, what

it seeks to change, and what it seeks to

gain, especially from policymakers and

policy making institutions.

f. describes how it works with other

groups and constituencies.

has a strong fund raising plan,

particularly for the next 3-5 years; we

specifically look for involvement in

grassroots fundraising.

What is your annual grantmaking

budget?

Approximately $140,000 in 2004.

What percentage of proposals receive

funding?

Generally one out of six.

Do you publish any materials?

An annual grants list and occasionally a

Request for Proposals.

What types of organizations do you NOT

fund?

International organizations and

organizations located outside of the US;

direct social services; government

agencies and programs undertaken by

f. IRS determination 501(c)3 letter;

g. Brief bios of key staff and board

officers;

h. Board of directors list;

i. Data about the race, ethnicity and

gender of your Board and staff;

j. Current private supporters list

with grant amounts;

k. A recent financial statement (and

audit if available); and,

l. Relevant attachments (e.g.

newspaper articles).

Please refrain from using folders,

binders, and glossy packaging

materials.

Send the application, with a cover

letter signed by an authorized

person (usually the executive

director or director) to:

Susan Collins

The Abelard Foundation-East

P.O. Box 148

Lincoln, MA 01773

We encourage you to use regular,

first class mail, not overnight.

Review Process: Receipt of the

proposal will be acknowledged by

mail. The review process generally

takes three to four months. The

Board of Directors meets twice a

year, generally in June and

November. Once the Board has

made its decisions, applicants will

tax-supported institutions or government

initiative; programs which are solely

educational, training or technical

assistance in nature; capital expenditure,

endowments, construction or renovation

programs; emergency funding;

scholarship funds or other aid to

individuals; schools and educational

institutions; cultural institutions; medical

institutions; film, video, publications or

other media projects; grantmaking

institutions; large national or regional

networks; research or fellowships;

organizations with access to traditional

or mainstream funding.

Do you make multi-year grants?

No.

What size of grant should we ask for?

There is no need to ask for a specific

grant amount.

be notified either by mail or phone.

Should we contact Abelard East to

follow up on our application?

No. Receipt of your proposal will be

acknowledged by mail. If staff

require further information, they

will get in touch with you.

Ambrose Monell

Foundation

George Rowe, Jr.,

President

c/o Fulton, Rowe, &

Hart

1 Rockefeller Plaza,

Suite 301

New York, NY

10020-2002

212-586-0700

http://www.monellv

etlesen.org/

nationwide Disabilities, People with Disabilities: Many

grants are made in this area. Most are in

the New York area, but are not limited to

New York.

The mission of both the Monell and

Vetlesen foundations is “ voluntarily aiding

and contributing to religious, charitable,

scientific, literary, and educational uses and

purposes, in New York, elsewhere in the

United States and throughout the world.”

With the exception of their names and the

annual amount of funding, these two

foundations are virtually identical. They

share an executive director, web sites,

missions, application procedures, and for

the most part, interest area/priorities.

Building/renovation, Capital Campaigns,

Curriculum Development, Endowments,

Equipment, Operating Support, Program

Development, Publications, Scholarship

Funds, Technical Assistance

$50,000 to Foundation Fighting

Blindness, Hunt Valley, MD

$20,000 to International Center for the

Disabled, New York, NY

$25,000 to Jewish Guild for the Blind,

New York, NY

$25,000 to Lexington School for the Deaf,

Jackson Heights, NY

$150,000 to Manpower Demonstration

Research Corporation (MDRC), New York,

NY

$350,000 to Massachusetts General

Hospital, Boston, MA

$10,000 to National Center for Disability

Services, Albertson, NY

$100,000 to New York Eye & Ear

Infirmary, New York, NY

Applications are considered

throughout the year.

There is no set form of application.

A request should include (1) a

description of the applicant, (2) the

amount requested, (3) the purpose

of the funds, and (4) the time when

the funds will be needed. If the

applicant has current financial

statements, they should be

included. Most funding decisions

are made in December, and those

applicants awarded grants are

notified at that time.

American Council of nationwide Student must be legally blind and a U.S. Approximately twelve scholarships are Due March 1

the Blind

http://www.acb.org

/

citizen or resident alien. awarded per year ranging from $1,000 to

$5,000 each.

American

Foundation for the

Blind, Inc.

http://www.afb.org/

nationwide Type in the word "scholarship" in the

search engine to discover numerous

funding opportunities

Delta Gamma Foundation Florence

Margaret Harvey Memorial Scholarship:

$1,000 to a legally blind junior, senior, or

graduate student studying rehabilitation

and/or education.

Ferdinand Torres AFB Scholarship:

$1,000 to a full-time post-secondary

student who is legally blind and presents

evidence of economic need; the

applicant must reside in the United

States, but need not be a citizen.

Gladys C. Anderson Memorial

Scholarship: $1,000 to a woman who is

legally blind and studying classical or

religious music.

American Speech

Language Hearing

Foundation

http://www.asha.or

g/students/financial

-aid

www.ASHFoundatio

n.org

800-638-8255, ext.

4314, or write to

ASHF, 10801

Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD

20852.

nationwide Each year the American Speech-Language-

Hearing Foundation (ASHF) offers several

scholarship and grant competitions to

graduate students and new researchers in

the field of communication sciences and

disorders. Up to ten Graduate Student

Scholarships are available annually for

master's or doctoral level students studying

audiology or speech language pathology. Of

the ten scholarships, one gives priority to a

student with a disability, one gives priority

to an international student studying in the

US, and one gives priority to a US citizen

who is a member of an ethnic or racial

minority group.

The scholarships range between $2,000

and $4,000.

Two $2,000 Student Research Grants are

available annually to master's and

doctoral students. One is for a one-year

study in Early Childhood Language

Development, and the other is for a one-

year study in Clinical or Rehabilitative

Audiology.

Up to seven $5,000 New Investigator

Research Grants are available each year

to individuals who have received their

latest degree (master's or doctoral level)

in communication sciences and disorders

within the last five years and are starting

their research careers. The one-year

proposal must be for research to be

initiated.

One $5,000 Speech Science Research

Grant is available in alternate years to an

individual who has completed a doctoral

degree within the last five years and who

proposes a one-year study in the area of

speech science.

From time-to-time, as funds allow, ASHF

may offer other funding opportunities.

Examples include $25,000-50,000

Treatment Outcomes Grants in 1996,

1997, and 1999; a $15,000 Clinical

Research Grant in 1999; and a $55,000

Outcomes Grant in Audiology in 2001.

Amerigroup

Foundation

http://www.amerigr

oupcorp.com

Amy Sheyer

Ph. 757-490-6900

Gives in a few

states, FL is

one

The managed health care provider,

founded in 1994, targets people eligible for

Medicaid and the Children's Health

Insurance Program (CHIP) in five states and

Washington, DC. Plans include AMERICAID

(a Medicaid product for families receiving

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

benefits), AMERIKIDS (for uninsured kids

ineligible for Medicaid), AMERIPLUS (for

low-income elderly or disabled persons

receiving Supplemental Security Income),

and AMERIFAM (for uninsured parents of

government-insured children). The

company contracts with more than 30,000

providers to serve more than 850,000

members.

Health Care: The foundation supports

programs and organizations that provide

health and social welfare support services

and promote healthy life styles, especially

for people with lower-incomes and people

with disabilities.

Health Care, Access: The foundation works

to foster public policies, research, and

programs that support effectively meeting

the health care needs of lower-income

families and people with disabilities

through managed care options.

Average grant range: $1-10,000 for

general operating support

No dead.

Download the Application form

from :

http://www.amerigroupcorp.com/F

oundation/TAF_Grant_Application.

pdf

fill it out and send it by FAX (757-

222-2360) or send it to:

AMERIGROUP Foundation

4425 Corporation Lane

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Aon Foundation

http://www.aon.co

m

Nichole Marshall,

Director Community

Have given in

FL in the past,

not a major

geographic

focus though

Second largest insurance brokerage firm in

the U.S.

Some giving to disabilities

Average grant $10,000

$10,000 to Access Living of Metropolitan

Chicago, Chicago, IL

$1,500 to Brain Injury Association of

Kansas and Greater Kansas City, MO

$10,000 to Clearbrook Center for the

No deadlines

The Chicago Area Grant Application

Form is accepted.

See office location information on

the website:

http://www.aon.com/us/about/offi

celocations.jsp

Affairs

312.381.1000

nicole_marshall@ao

n.com

Handicapped, Rolling Meadows, IL

$10,000 to El Valor Corporation, Chicago,

IL

$10,000 to Equip for Equality, Chicago, IL

$1,000 to Greater Kansas City

Community Foundation, Kansas City, MO

$25,000 to Highland Park Hospital

Foundation, IL

$100,000 to Homan Square Community

Center, Chicago, IL

$25,000 to Huggy Bears, New York, NY

$50,000 to Illinois Disability Association,

Evanston, IL

$25,000 to Multiple Sclerosis Society of

National HQ, New York, NY

$10,000 to National Alliance For Autism

Research, Princeton, NJ

Application Address

P.O. Box 8264

Chicago, IL 60680-8264

Arrow Electronics

Arrow Electronics

Components - Fla.

13800 NW 14th

Street

Suite 160

Sunrise, FL 33323

Phone: (954) 429-

8200

Fax: (954) 428-3991

(Emphasis on

NY), other

20-29 states

incl. FL

• Civic & Community:

• Diseases/Disabilities General:

• Environment:

• Health:

Arrow sells semiconductors, computer

peripherals, passive components, and

interconnect products from over 600

suppliers to more than 150,000 computer

manufacturers and commercial customers

worldwide. The company distributes

products made by such manufacturers as

3Com, Computer Associates, Intel, Hitachi,

Motorola, and Texas Instruments. Arrow

also provides value-added services such as

component design, inventory management,

and contract manufacturing.

Health & Human Services

Denver Options: In 2008, Arrow

contributed to Denver Options, a

nonprofit organization that provides

children and adults with intellectual and

developmental disabilities a choice of

services to support their living, working

and learning in the community, and to

help them achieve optimum

independence and productivity.

Family & Children’s Association

(FCA)Family and Children’s Association

protects children, helps individuals and

families on Long Island, and strengthens

communities by offering assistance to

those who are experiencing social,

emotional or economic difficulties.

Arrow’s support of FCA goes toward its

educational programs aimed at

eliminating the pre-K–12 “achievement

gap.”

Food Bank of Northern Nevada In 2008,

Arrow made a contribution to the Food

The online application can be found

at: www.arrow.com/community.

September is the deadline for

grants for the following year, check

back in summer 2009 for 2010

funding.

Bank of Northern Nevada, a food bank

dedicated to ending hunger in Northern

Nevada through direct services,

advocacy, outreach and education.

Association for

Education and

Rehabilitation of

the Blind and

Visually Impaired

William & Dorothy

Ferrell Scholarship

http://www.aerbvi.

org/modules.php?n

ame=Content&pa=s

howpage&pid=77

nationwide The Ferrell Scholarship, of $500, is awarded

to two selected applicants who are legally

blind and are studying for a career in the

field of services to persons who are blind or

visually impaired. Applicants for the Ferrell

Scholarship must be legally blind.

$500

Association of Blind

Citizens

Assistive

Technology Fund

http://www.blindciti

zens.org/assistive_t

ech.htm

nationwide The Assistive Technology Fund (ATF) will

provide funds to cover 50% of the retail

price of adaptive devices or software. The

ABC board of directors believes that this

program will allow blind and visually

impaired individuals access to technology

products that will have a significant impact

on improving employment opportunities,

increase the level of independence and

enhance their overall quality of life.

50% of the retail price of adaptive

devices or software

Association of Blind

Citizens

Scholarship

http://www.blindciti

zens.org/abc_schola

rship.htm

nationwide The Association of Blind Citizens will offer

ten thousand dollars in college scholarships

to legally blind individuals seeking a college

degree. The scholarship may be applied to

tuition, living expenses or related expenses

resulting from blindness.

The Reggie Johnson Memorial

Scholarship will be valued at $2000 and

seven $1000 scholarships will also be

available.

Autodesk , Inc.

Corporate Giving

Program

c/o Community Rels.

Dept.

111 McInnis

Parkway

San Rafael, CA

94903

Emphasis on

CA and MA,

but give

worldwide

Half of their giving history is to health and

human services, disabilities is one of their

priorities.

In-kind hardwear grants are made only in

communities they have offices (not FL),

monetary awards given worldwide.

$1-3,000 No dead.

To request a financial grant, please

submit a written proposal, no

longer than two pages, that

includes the following information:

- Name, mailing address, website

address and phone number of the

organization;

- Name, address, title, and

telephone number of contact;

General Contact,

CommunityRelation

s@autodesk.com

http://usa.autodesk.

com/adsk/servlet/in

dex?siteID=123112

&id=1064603

- Specific dollar amount or range

requested;

- Description of how funds will be

used;

- Organization’s mission statement;

- Primary purpose and objective of

the organization;

- The type of organization and

population served;

- Approximate number of people

being served;

- A listing of donors from the

previous 12 months and their

donation range or amount;

- A copy of the organization's

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status form;

- Measurement standard for

success of the program or event;

- Current operating budget, annual

report, or equivalent accounting

document; and

- One or two newspaper articles or

brochures, or any pertinent back-up

documentation

Submit your request to:

Autodesk, Inc.

Community Relations

111 McInnis Parkway

San Rafael, CA 94903

Fax: 415-507-6138

E-mail:

CommunityRelations@autodesk.co

m

Please allow four to six weeks for a

response.

Bank of America

Associate Matching

Program

http://www.bankofa

merica.com/foundat

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Matching Gifts program encourages

associates to contribute to qualifying

nonprofit organizations of their choice. The

program offers a way to double — up to

Matches up to $5,000 n/a

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$5,000 per person each calendar year —

associates’ cash or securities contributions

to their favorite organizations and thus

improve their communities.

How does it work?

Dollar-for-dollar, the Bank of America

Charitable Foundation matches up to

$5,000 per person each calendar year.

There are certain guidelines:

• Organizations must be tax-exempt

under section 501(c)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code and not be

classified as a private foundation

• Gifts must be personal

contributions paid either in cash

or securities

• The amount of each gift must

equal at least $25 to be eligible

• The contribution must be actually

paid, not simply pledged

• Associates must complete an

application and have the recipient

organization verify the gift. This

information must be received by

March 31 after the year in which

the gift was given.

Bank of America

Charitable

Foundation

local Grants to educational organizations within

the disabled community seem to be most

prevelant.

Many grants for $5 and $10,000

$5,000 to Communities in Schools of

Richmond, Richmond, VA

$5,000 to Community Family Life Services

(CFLS), Washington, DC

$5,000 to Community Lodgings,

Alexandria, VA

$50,000 to Conservation International,

Washington, DC

$10,000 to Determined to Win, Boise, ID

$5,000 to Dyslexia Tutoring Program,

Baltimore, MD

$20,000 to First Nations Oweesta

Qualified organizations interested

in applying for a Bank of America

Foundation grant should complete

the eligibility quiz.

(http://www.bankofamerica.com/el

igibilityquiz/)

Before taking the eligibility quiz,

applicants should review the

Foundation's website for funding

criteria.

Upon completion, your application

will be sent to the geographic area

where you are located. A leadership

Corporation, Fredericksburg, VA

$10,000 to Four Times Foundation, Red

Lodge, MT

$25,000 to Friends of the Capital Theatre,

Dover, DE

$12,500 to Gatchell Home, Atlanta, GA

$10,000 to Greene County Library,

Stanardsville, VA

$10,000 to HOPE Rehabilitation Services,

CA

$10,000 to Health Care Center for the

Homeless, FL

team will review the applications

submitted for their area and an

electronic response will be

returned in a timely manner.

Bank of America

Client Foundation

(Administered by

The Selby

Foundation)

Sarasota Co.

http://www.s

elbyfdn.org/b

ankOfAmeric

a.html

See Sudakoff above for guidelines.

Average grant: $50,000

This foundation has funded: underpriv.

children w/ dis. to several CBOs in

Delaware, health and education capital

expenses in Sarasota.

Suncoast CIL should contact

App. Deadlines: April 15 and Sept.

15

Calpine Foundation

http://www.calpinef

oundation.org/index

.html

Foundation@calpin

e.com

Auburndale,

Jupiter, Pace,

Tampa

Utility Industry -- A small, general purpose

foundation operated by a national utility

company. Prefers funding for employee

involvement.

Employee Matching Gifts, Employee

Volunteer Services, General/Operating

Support, Program Development

$ 200 to $ 5,000

Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation,

Wynnewood, PA

High Plains Children's Home, Amarillo, TX

Little League Baseball, Auburndale,

Auburndale, FL

Muscular Dystrophy Association of

Toledo, Toledo, OH

Sutter Lakeside Community Services,

Lakeport, CA

No dead.

Application Procedures::

1. Check your geographic location

to confirm that Calpine has a facility

in your area;

2. Confirm that your organization

fits in one (or more) of the six

funding areas;

3. Find out if a Calpine employee is

a volunteer in your organization;

4. Complete the Grant Application

Form;

5. Provide all of the requested

materials.

The Calpine Foundation accepts

grant proposals throughout the

year. Please be sure to include with

your request all of the items in this

checklist:

1. Completed Calpine Foundation

Grant Application Form;

2. Copy of the agency’s federal non-

profit tax-exemption letter from

the IRS, documenting 501 (c) 3

status or non-profit designation as

a qualifying governmental entity or

public school.

3. The dollar amount of funds

requested, and any deadlines

associated with the grant request.

4. Copy of the agency’s

informational brochure, if available;

5. Brief description of the agency

(1-2 pages);

6. Agency’s most recent audited

financial statement;

7. Agency’s current annual

operating budget (revenues and

expenditures);

8. If you are applying for a specific

project, provide a description of the

program/project to be funded,

including a budget and a needs

statement (1-2 pages);

9. List of major funding sources

(other corporations, foundations,

etc.) and their level of support;

10. List of agency’s board of

directors.

Please do not provide more

information than requested above.

Also note that videos, CDs, and

faxed or E-mailed applications are

not accepted.

Capital City Bank

Foundation

North FL,

North Central

FL, Central

The board meets twice a year to consider a

host of various community based

programs. They do not have priorities, each

Funding requests from $1,000 to up to

$10,000 (with most grants maxing out at

$5,000) are considered.

Applications are considered two

times a year. This year the due

dates are April 1 and Oct.1

https://www.ccbg.c

om/index.cfm?show

=CCBG-Foundation

Allie (850) 402-8523

West FL application is judged on the merit of the

project. Giving is for programs only and no

capital or admin expenses will be

considered.

ome grantees from Spring 2007:

Center for Independent Living of North Central Florida, Inc.,

Alachua County Team (ACT) for Healthy Kids

Alachua Habitat for Humanity

Rebuilding Together Macon

The Mentors Project of Bibb County, Inc.

Wesleyan College

Midsummer Macon, Inc.

Alzheimer's Association Georgia Chapter - Central Georgia Regional Office

Swim Macon

CILs that bank with Capital City

should apply.

CILs not banking with CCBG should

check with their bank to find out

what their grant making programs

are. All banks are federally

mandated to have giving

programs.

Cendant Charitable

Foundation

http://www.cendan

t.com/about-

cendant/diversity/c

endant-in-the-

community.html

One Campus Drive

PO Box 642

Parsippany, NJ

07054-0642

Ph. 973-496-6000

nationwide The company is the world's top hotel

franchisor, with over 6,400 locations under

the AmeriHost Inn, Days Inn, and Super 8

brands, among others. Cendant also owns

Avis Group Holdings (some 1,800 Avis car

rental locations worldwide), Budget Rent A

Car (about 2,000 locations worldwide), and

Fairfield Resorts (timeshare resorts). It has

expanded its travel services through the

purchases of Galileo International and

Cheap Tickets. The company's Cendant Real

Estate Franchise Group includes franchised

brokerages such as Century 21 and

Coldwell Banker. It also provides mortgage

and corporate relocation services and owns

Jackson Hewitt (tax preparation).

The foundation supports organizations

involved with arts and culture, health,

human services, and children and youth

services. There seems to be a preference

for giving to national disease related

organizations and inner city youth services.

However, other than these broad

preferences, there is no clear pattern of

giving.

Because the corporation is essentially a

Capital Campaigns, Continuing Support,

General/Operating Support,

Performance/Productions, Program

Development

$500 to Methodist Home of South

Georgia, GA

$63,000 to Muscular Dystrophy

Association of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ

$5,000 to National Down Syndrome

Society, New York, NY

$61,000 to National Easter Seals,

Chicago, IL

$1,000 to National MInority Business

Council, New York, NY

$8,000 to National Urban League, New

York, NY

$1,750 to New York New Jersey Minority

Purchasing Council, New York, NY

$500 to Pacific Science Center, Seattle,

WA

No dead.

Contact the Foundation and

request the Cendant Foundation

Request Form

huge collection of travel-related and real

estate franchises, it is possible the

company could have interests in every field

in every state.

Charles A. Frueauff

Foundation

All questions,

correspondence and

proposals should be

directed to:

Sue M. Frueauff,

Chief Administrative

Officer

The Charles A.

Frueauff Foundation

Three Financial

Centre

900 S. Shackleford,

Suite 300

Little Rock, AR

72211

http://www.frueauff

foundation.com/

nationwide The mission of the Charles A. Frueauff

Foundation is to improve the lives of those

in need by awarding grants to non-profit

organizations in the areas of higher

education, social services, and health and

hospitals.

Most first time grant awards are $15,000.

$50,000 to Big Bend Hospice Foundation,

Tallahassee, FL

$35,000 to Guiding Eyes for the Blind,

Yorktown, NY

$45,000 to International Hearing Dogs,

Henderson, CO

$15,000 to National Association of

Anorexia Nervosa, Highland Park, IL

$25,000 to National Catholic Aids

Network, Chicago, IL

$45,000 to National Center for Disability

Services, Albertson, NY

$10,000 to National Sports Center for the

Disabled, Winterpark, CO

$50,000 to Recordings for the Blind &

Dyslexic of Princeton, Princeton, NJ

On Hold to new grant seekers until

Jan. 2010.

The Charles A. Frueauff Foundation

does not have a printed application

form. Please do not send audio or

video tapes unless requested by the

Foundation.

The Foundation Board meets twice

each year. Application deadlines

are: September 15th and March

15th. When at all possible, please

avoid waiting until the deadline.

Grant requests must be submitted

in writing to the Foundation and

contain the following information:

1. The proposal should include a

history of the organization, project

description, need for support,

objectives, time period, projected

budget, evaluation plan, and

additional funding requested or

received from other funding

sources.

2. A list of trustees (or directors)

and key staff.

3. Most recent financial statements

(audited statements).

4. Copy of the latest IRS 501(c)(3)

tax exemption letter.

First time grant seekers are

encouraged to call our office prior

to submitting a full proposal.

All grant seekers will receive

notification of the Foundation's

decision regarding funding. All

grant awards are given once a year

in mid December.

Community

Foundation of

Tampa Bay, Inc.

http://www.cftamp

abay.org/nonprofit_

resources/challenge

_grant_program.ht

ml

For information

about our matching

funds Challenge

Grant Program, click

here for a

downloadable

document ,

including an

application form, or

contact us .

Hillsborough ,

Pasco and

Pinellas

Counties

Program interests of the Foundation

include arts and culture, community

development, education, environment and

animals, and health and human services.

The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization

which administers funds established by

individuals, corporations, private

foundations, and nonprofit organizations to

support the charitable needs of the Tampa

Bay area. Many of the funds within the

Foundation are set up for specific purposes

or were established by donors who are

actively involved with the staff and board in

selecting grant recipients. The Community

Foundation of Tampa Bay awards creative

grants from its community fund with the

goal of fostering positive changes in the

lives of our citizens.

Current grant making criteria used to

evaluate all applications for unrestricted

funds:

1. An agency exhibiting strong

management skills and sound

leadership qualities.

2. A project which leverages dollars

and/or people power.

3. A creative project that has a positive

impact on the community.

4. A project that addresses a specific

identified and prioritized need in the

community.

5. A project for which the Community

Foundation grant plays an important

role.

Top FL Giving Fdn $10m

In 2000, the Community Foundation of

Tampa Bay offered a $2 million challenge

grant to nonprofits in the Tampa Bay

area to assist them in building their

permanent endowments. This three-to-

one challenge was designed to assist

nonprofit organizations to focus both on

developing planned gifts and building

endowment funds so that they would

realize a steady, growing income stream

to assure financial stability and allow for

creative growth.

Self Reliance should contact about

getting onto the donors’ radars and

also for the 3 to 1 endowment

match program

Application deadlines are March 1st

and September 1st each year with

determinations made by April 15th

and October 15th respectively

ALL CILs should contact their local

community foundations and do the

same.

6. An innovative project that needs

seed money.

7. Maximum award is $7,500.

The Foundation is generally not interested

in requests for:

1. Funding of ongoing operating costs.

2. Grants for capital campaigns or

expenditures.

3. Tickets for any fundraising event or

advertising space in programs or other

publications.

4. Legislative lobbying or political

campaigns.

5. Medical research.

6. Religious or sectarian purposes.

7. Loans or assistance to individuals.

8. A multiple year funding commitment,

although in exceptional cases, such

funding will be considered not to

exceed three years.

Cowles Charitable

Trust

P.O. Box 219

Rumson, NJ 07760

Ph. 732-936-9826

Gardner Cowles, III,

President

FL and other

states

Annual Campaigns, Building/renovation,

Capital Campaigns, Continuing Support,

Emergency Funds, Endowments,

Equipment, General/Operating Support,

Matching/Challenge Grants, Professorships,

Program Development, Seed Money

Some support for disability

$1-37,000

$5,000 to Community Partnership For

Homeless, Miami, FL

$10,000 to Crohn's & Colitis Foundation,

New York, NY

$5,000 to Drake University, Des Moines,

IA

$13,500 to Imperial Symphony Orchestra

$5,000 to Lincoln Center for the

Performing Arts, New York, NY

$10,000 to Metropolitan Museum of Art,

New York, NY

1st Quarter: 3/1/08

2nd Quarter: 6/1/08

3rd Quarter: 9/1/08

4th Quarter: 12/1/08

(call for 2009 dates)

Application Procedures::

Applications from any organizations

submitted more than once every 12

months not considered. Telephone

inquiries are not considered.

Application form required.

Applicants should submit the

following:

1) contact person

2) brief history of organization and

description of its mission

3) detailed description of project

and amount of funding requested

4) statement of problem project

will address

5) timetable for implementation

and evaluation of project

6) copy of current year's

organizational budget and/or

project budget

7) listing of additional sources and

amount of support

8) listing of board of directors,

trustees, officers and other key

people and their affiliations

9) signature and title of chief

executive officer

10) copy of IRS Determination

Letter

11) copy of most recent annual

report/audited financial

statement/990

12) additional

materials/documentation

Initial approach: Letter requesting

proposal cover sheet and guidelines

Copies of proposal: 1

Final notification: Within 2 weeks of

board meeting

Board meeting date(s): Jan., Apr.,

July, and Oct.

CVS/Pharmacy

Community

Development

Grants

http://www.cvscare

mark.com/communi

ty

Jennifer Veilleux,

Nationwide

on a local

level

CVS/pharmacy supports the many

communities we serve by providing non-

profit organizations the opportunity to

apply for a CVS/pharmacy Community

Grant if the project falls within our funding

guidelines.

Programs targeting children under age 18

with disabilities that address any of the

following: (1) Health and rehabilitation

services; (2) Public schools promoting a

greater level of inclusion in student

$1-5,000

Proposals are reviewed annually on

the last business day closest to June

30th.

*Deadlines - Proposals must be

post marked no later than June

15th.

Contact Community Relations

person to discover what is

available in your area. Generally:

The first step in our process is to

Contact for

grantseekers outside

of New England, NY,

NJ and PA

Ph. 401-770-4517

Email:

CommunityMailbox

@cvs.com

activities and extracurricular programs; (3)

Creating opportunities or facilities which

give greater access to physical movement

and play; and (4) Healthcare services for

uninsured people.

determine if your project falls

within the guidelines described

above. If you pass our pre-

screening process and complete the

application form, you can expect an

email response within 4-6 weeks

whether or not your project has

been chosen for funding. Please do

not call or e-mail us during the

review process, as we will be

unable to provide any additional

information or status. We

appreciate your patience, as we

receive dozens of applications each

week.

To apply for a CVS/pharmacy

Community Grant, please send a

written request (no more than 3

pages double spaced, including the

cover sheet) on the non-profit's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) Brief background on your

organization

2) Specific grant amount & overall

project budget; Description of

programs or services supported

through the grant

3) Copy of non-profit 501c3 status

4) Description of population served

5) List of other funders

6) Proposed outcomes or goals.

Review of applications takes

approximately 6 weeks, notification

to all those that apply will take

place via written response.

Please send your CVS/pharmacy

Community Grant Request to:

CVS Community Relations

Department

1 CVS Drive

Woonsocket, RI 02895

Attn: Jennifer Veilleux

Please do not phone CVS Charitable

Trust, Inc regarding the status of

your proposal. Applicants will be

notified in writing that their

application has been received and if

any materials are missing.

Furthermore, applicants can expect

to receive a letter informing them

of the review committees funding

decision within 10 to 12 weeks

after the June 15th deadline.

Disabled American

Veterans Charitable

Trust

http://www.dav.org

3725 Alexandria

Pike

Cold Spring, KY

41076-1712

Ph. 859-441-7300

General Contact,

cst@davmail.org

Nancy L. O'Brien,

Administrator

Nationwide The organization receives and disburses

funds for the betterment and improvement

of the nation's disabled veterans and their

families. Priority is given to long-term

service projects providing direct assistance

to disabled veterans and their families.

• making sure sick and disabled

veterans have transportation to

VA medical facilities for

treatment;

• providing food and shelter and

medical aid to homeless and

needy veterans;

• meeting the special needs of

veterans faced with such

specific disabilities as paralysis,

amputation and brain injuries;

• supporting physical and

psychological rehabilitation

projects aimed at some of

America’s most profoundly

$2-750,000

$5,500 to National Amputee Golf

Association (NAGA), Amherst, NH

$3,000 to National Education for

Assistance Dog Services (NEADS), West

Boylston, MA

$18,000 to National Theatre Workshop

of the Handicapped (NTWH), New York,

NY

$20,000 to VETSPACE, Gainesville, FL

$50,000 to Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Fund, Washington, DC

Deadline Date

Decision Date

January 20

March

April 20

June

July 20

September

October 20

December

App:

http://www.dav.org/cst/grant_appl

ication.html

All applicants must complete the

application form available for

download from the Trust's website.

Submit the application and

documentation on 8 1/2" x 11"

paper. Number the pages

consecutively and assemble in

order. Ensure that the application is

disabled veterans; and

• bringing hope to the forgotten and

suffering families of disabled

veterans.

signed certifying the authenticity of

all statements (see item #13 on the

application). Eight sets of the

signed application and supporting

documentation should be mailed

to:

Disabled American Veterans

Charitable Service Trust

3725 Alexandria Pike

Cold Spring, Kentucky 41076

Do Something

http://www.dosome

thing.org/

and the Dunkin

Brands

Community

Foundation

http://www.dunkin

brands.com/foundat

ion

across the

United States

and Canada

The weekly grant program will help support

young people with ideas for community

service projects around the themes of

disaster preparedness and emergency

response. Possible project ideas include

rebuilding homes in New Orleans, planning

an emergency coat drive for families in

crisis during the winter months, or

collecting toys for kids who have been

through a natural disaster.

$500 Disaster Grants to young people

Applications will be accepted

beginning January 2009

Dr Scholl

Foundation

http:\\www.drscholl

foundation.com

1033 Skokie

Boulevard

Suite 230

Northbrook, IL

60062

Ph.847-559-7430

nationwide Building/renovation,

Conferences/Seminars, Continuing Support,

Endowments, Equipment, Fellowships,

Program Development, Research

Programs for vulnerable populations,

including children, developmentally

disabled, senior citizens, civic and cultural

institutions, social service agencies,

hospitals and health care, environmental

organizations and religious institutions.

Half to Illinois ~ Underutilized fund ~ Likes

private education, but gives to human

services, health, arts and public policy.

$1-25,000, average low is $5k

$5,000 to Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation,

Bloomfield, CT

$25,000 to Field Museum of Natural

History, Chicago, IL

$30,000 to Foundation Fighting

Blindness, Hunt Valley, MD

$10,000 to Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg,

ME

$25,000 to Georgetown Preparatory

School, MD

$11,250 to God's Pantry Food Bank, KY

The application form and

instructions are available after

September 1 each year by written

request on organization letterhead

only. Phone, fax or e-mail requests

are not accepted. Applications can

be submitted between November 1

and March 1 of the following year.

Please indicate if you would like a

paper copy of the form mailed to

you or an electronic Adobe version.

If you would like the application e-

mailed to you, please include your

personal e-mail address in your

letter rather that a general

organization one. All applications

are acknowledged. Prospective

grantees are notified in November

and, if approved, grant payments

are made in December.

Eckerd Family

Foundation

Giving in

areas board

members

Our focus is on vulnerable youth. Although

there are as many definitions of vulnerable

youth as there are organizations serving

Minimum ask: $10,000 CILs in Hillsborough, Pinellas,

Brevard, Monroe, and Broward

Counties.who serve youth ages 12-

3000 Bayport Drive,

Suite 560

Tampa, FL 33607

(813) 514-0858

http://www.eckerdf

amilyfoundation.org

/commitment.asp

live:

Hillsborough,

Pinellas,

Brevard,

Monroe, and

Broward

Counties.

them, we prefer a very simple definition.

Vulnerable youth face a questionable and

uncertain future because they are ill

prepared or incapable in their present

circumstances of reaching their full

potential.

Education: Currently such support is in the

following areas: The foundation explores

educational opportunities for youth and

families through its Scholarship Initiative so

that through a combination of guidance

and self-determination, grantees are given

the ability to enable their participants to

take advantage of the full spectrum of

possibilities that spring from education.

Regular contact with grantees affords the

foundation the nimble flexibility needed to

adjust to changing needs. The definition of

“education” shall be flexible and

considered by the board regularly.

1. Scholarships.

2. Out-of-school activities.

3. Vocational education.

4. Alternative

education/dropout

prevention.

Replication: The foundation will seek to

replicate programs that have been created

or funded in the past and provide

leadership tools and strategies for

sustainability. The foundation will continue

to adhere to the grantmaking philosophy of

promoting “what works.” All grants shall

reflect a systematic look at evidence from

previous attempts to solve problems and

then borrow, build on, combine or adopt

that success to a particular situation,

location and budget. Programs started or

substantially supported by the foundation

will be strategically and opportunistically

(some grants up to $300,000)

Recent Grant:

$20,000

August 2008

KLD Youth Foundation

Merritt Island, FL

Providing tuition support for youth who

cannot succeed in public schools. The

Pillar Institute is an alternative school

serving children who may have learning

disabilities, diagnoses or challenges

which are not satisfactorily addressed in

public schools. The school offers small,

specialized teaching environments, after-

school programs and intensive family

support and involvement.

25 should send requestedLOI

Grant applications are invited

throughout the year. Upon being

invited to submit a proposal, a

specific time schedule will be

assigned to an applicant.

The submission of a proposal to the

Eckerd Family Foundation is by

invitation. In order to be

considered, an organization must

first provide the following:

1. A brief concept paper

describing the

organization, its history,

mission and a concise

description of your

proposal stating what you

wish to accomplish.

Include a clear description

of what you are doing and

how you measure success.

Ordinarily, this letter does

not exceed three pages.

2. A list of your current board

members and the Selected

Financial Data form.

To download the form,

click here.

3. The total budget for your

proposal, the amount you

intend to request from the

Eckerd Family Foundation

and any funding

committed to date.

reproduced. In other instances, a proven

strategy will have been exported to new

location. All work would have been

supported by appropriate investments in

advocacy and communication.

Eileen Sweeney

Graduate Internship

in Disability Policy

http://www.nasi.org

/info-

url_nocat3815/info-

url_nocat_show.htm

?doc_id=437729

For additional

information contact

The Internship

Coordinator at (202)

452-8097 or

internships@nasi.or

g.

Nationwide

The Sweeney

Graduate

Intern will be

based at the

National

Academy of

Social

Insurance,

1776

Massachusett

s Avenue,

Suite 615,

Washington,

DC 20036.

The National Academy of Social Insurance

(NASI), in partnership with the Children’s

Defense Fund (CDF) and the Center on

Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is

establishing the Eileen Sweeney Graduate

Internship in honor and memory of Eileen.

Graduate students aspiring to a career in

social policy with a focus on disability are

urged to apply for this 12-week summer

semester internship. A student will be

awarded the internship based on

nationwide recruitment and a competitive

selection process.

The Sweeney Graduate Intern will have the

opportunity to:

• Work with leading disability policy

experts;

• Gain valuable work experience;

and

• Make professional contacts and

attend relevant seminars, and

symposia.

Honorarium: $3,000.00

The Academy, as a nonprofit,

nonpartisan organization devoted to

furthering knowledge and understanding

of social insurance programs, is uniquely

qualified to provide students with

challenging internship opportunities. The

Academy’s members, recognized experts

in social insurance and health policy,

offer the interns access to information

and experiences found nowhere else.

This is a nationally-competitive program

with only one placement made each

year. Academic credit may be arranged

through the intern’s college or university.

International Students with valid student

visas can be placed with non-

governmental organizations, if

placement projects match their skills and

interests.

Application Deadline: March 1,

2009

To apply for the Eileen Sweeney

Graduate Internship, please submit

the following by March 1:

• Application form;

• Cover letter that explains

your interest in the

program (see application

form for more details);

• Resume;

• Official transcript;

• Three written letters of

recommendation with

contact information; and

• 5-10 page writing sample.

Send the information to:

Internship Programs

National Academy of Social

Insurance

1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW,

Suite 615

Washington, DC 20036-1904

Emerson Charitable

Trust

http://www.gotoem

erson.com/about_e

merson/community.

html

8000 W. Florissant

Avenue

P.O. Box 4100

Most giving

in MO, but

several

awards to

Ocala in the

past

The company makes a host of electrical,

electromechanical, and electronic products,

many of which are used to control gases,

liquids, and electricity

Grants for community funds, higher

education, cultural programs, hospitals and

health agencies, public policy organizations,

and youth agencies.

Employee Matching Gifts, Employee

Related Scholarships, General/Operating

Support, Grants to Individuals

$10,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Marion

County, Ocala, FL

$10,000 to Columbus Association for the

Performing Arts, Columbus, OH

$10,000 to Community Women Against

Hardship, Saint Louis, MO

$10,000 to Consortium for Graduate

Contact The Emerson Charitable

Trust for detailed guidelines.

Initial approach: Proposal

Distribution committee meets 3

times per year.

St. Louis, MO 63136

Ph. 314-553-2000

Robert Cox, Jr.

1. Education — Emerson believes our

future as a company and the well-being of

the nation as a whole depend in large part

on the quality and resourcefulness of our

educational systems at all levels.

2. Health and Human Services — Emerson

and our employees devote a significant

portion of our financial and volunteer

resources to organizations and programs

that support individuals and families in

times of need, such as sickness, old age,

family crises, and natural disasters.

Study in Management, Saint Louis, MO

$15,000 to Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

CT

$10,000 to East Central Community

College, Decatur, MS

$10,000 to Munroe Regional

Development Foundation, Ocala, FL

Finish Line Youth

Foundation

3308 N. Mitthoeffer

Road

Indianapolis, IN

46235-2332

317-899-1022 ext.

6799

Micca Leppent,

Program Director

http://www.finishlin

e.com/store/youthf

oundation/guideline

s.jsp

In areas that

are near a

Finish Line or

Man Alive

store

The store

locator can

be found at:

http://www.f

inishline.com

/store/storel

ocator/storel

ocator.jsp

Finish Line Youth Foundation focuses

funding on organizations that provide

opportunities for youth participation in the

following areas:

• Youth athletic programs –

Community-based programs

addressing active lifestyle and

team building skills.

• Camps – Established camps with

an emphasis on sports and active

lifestyle, especially programs

serving disadvantaged and special

needs kids.

The foundation may provide financial

support for the following purposes:

• Programs and projects – The

foundation may support the direct

costs of youth programming for

requests in their areas of interest

• Scholarships – The foundation may

provide full or partial scholarship

funding for camps or youth

athletic programs

• Capital –the foundation may

provide support for equipment

and small capital projects

Generally from $1-5,000

$1,000 to Martinez Street Women's

Center, San Antonio, TX T-Shirts for

Programs

$5,000 to Partners in Neighborhood

Growth, Birmingham, AL Basketball

Uniforms

$2,765 to Police Athletic League,

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK Soccer

Program

$3,000 to Project Mobility, St. Charles, IL

$1,500 to Read to Hoop Foundation,

Silver Springs, MD

$1,272 to Riverside School (VA),

Richmond, VA Equipment

$2,500 to Sunshine Physically

Handicapped Foundation, Vancouver,

WA Camp Sunshine

http://www.cybergrants.com:9990/

pls/cybergrants/quiz.display_questi

on?x_gm_id=1993&x_quiz_id=498

&x_order_by=1

Applications will be accepted on a

quarterly basis beginning January 1,

2007. The board of directors will

meet one month after each quarter

to review the qualified grant

applications received during that

period. The Program Director will

make recommendations to the

board about which organizations he

or she feels best meet the mission

of the Foundation, are most

qualified to execute the programs

for which grants are intended, and

have the most impact on the kids

and/or the community.

The online application is long, but

well-organized and allows a

preview of the questions and allows

the applicant to save the document

for future sessions.

Florida

Developmental

Disabilities Council

statewide The Florida Developmental Disabilities

Council, Inc. (FDDC) is pleased to announce

that this request for proposals (RFP #2009-

IP-7600) is released in order to assist the

Council to build the capacity of ongoing

statewide transition efforts that benefit

individuals with developmental disabilities

and their family members in the transition

process.

Individuals, not-for-profit, and for-profit

agencies may submit proposals in

response to this RFP. FDDC has set aside

federal funds for a period not to exceed

one (1) year for fiscal support of this RFP.

The exact amount of this contract will be

developed during contract negotiations.

The anticipated award for this project is

expected to range from $125,000 to

$150,000.

Copies of this RFP can be

downloaded from the FDDC

website (www.fddc.org) or copies

may be requested by writing FDDC

at 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 201,

Tallahassee, FL 32301, or calling

(850) 488-4180 or Toll Free 1-800-

580-7801 or TDD Toll Free (888)

488-8633.

The deadline for submitting written

questions and letters of intent for

this RFP is January 30, 2009 by 2:00

p.m. (EST). Letters of intent are

encouraged but not mandatory.

Letters of Intent will only be

accepted by fax, mail, or hand

delivery. Letters of Intent by email

will not be accepted. All answers to

written questions will be posted on

the FDDC website during the week

of February 2, 2009. The deadline

for submitting proposals for this

RFP to FDDC is February 27, 2009

by 2:00 p.m. (EST).

Ford Motor

Company Fund

888-313-0102

ORLANDO

Ford Credit

151 Southhall Lane,

Suite 120

Maitland, FL 32751

nationwide Diverse interests

Diseases/Disabilities General

Public Policy, Health and Social Programs:

including support to programs that target

specific community needs and enhance

quality of life. These include hospitals,

health care programs, rescue missions,

food banks, child abuse prevention

programs, programs for disabled veterans,

medical research and disaster relief

Average size grant: $10,000 To apply for support, an

organization must complete the

online grant application found on

the company’s website. No paper

applications are accepted.

https://secure6.easymatch.com/FO

RDGRANTS/CustomerContent/Gran

ts/FundingAndGrants.asp

Forrest C. Lattner

Foundation

Giving in

Palm Beach

County only

Small family foundation Top FL Giving Fdn $173m CILO should look into their

priorities.

Frank E. Duckwall

Foundation, Inc.

Giving in

Tampa, St.

Pete,

Small family foundation Gave $575,500 in 2007

Gave to cancer, arts, community

Self Reliance, Sharing, and

Suncoast CILs should contact to

discover if they invite competitive

P.O. Box 3351

Tampa, FL 33601-

3351

Telephone: (813)

634-4172

Contact: Frank J.

Rief III, Pres.

Additional info: FAX:

(813) 258-6686

http://dynamodata.f

dncenter.org/990s/

990search/ffindersh

ow.cgi?id=DUCK003

Sarasota

foundations, $8,000 to assistive hearing

devices for a theatre, capital campaigns,

Boys/Girls Club

grantees.

Gannett Foundation

http://www.gannett

foundation.org/

7950 Jones Branch

Drive

McLean, VA 22107

Ph. 703-854-6069

Irma Simpson

isimpson@gannett.

com

Brevard Co.

Fort Myers

Jacksonville

Pensacola

St. Pete

Tallahassee

The company is the nation's largest

newspaper publisher; flagship USA TODAY

with nearly 2.2 million circulation is the top

US newspaper. Gannett's 100 US dailies

boast a combined circulation of about 7.5

million. Gannett has a very wide range of

funding interests, awarding grants in

almost every conceivable interest area.

One area in which the Foundation does

move beyond the traditional is in

community development and

neighborhood organizations.

FLORIDA TODAY

1 Gannett Plaza

Melbourne, FL 32940

Mark Mikolajczyk, Publisher

(321) 242-3500

Contact: Cris Davies

cdavies@floridatoday.com

The News-Press

2442 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Fort Myers, FL 33901

Carol O. Hudler, Publisher

(239) 335-0251

Contact: Deb Waller

Generally, smaller grants

$5,000 to Abilities Network, Towson, MD

$16,000 to Arizona State University,

Tempe, AZ Provide Stauffer Reading

Room at the Walter Cronkite School of

Journalism with current publications

$4,000 to Arlington Street People's

Assistance Network, Arlington, VA

$5,000 to Arts & Business Partnership of

Southern New Jersey, Haddonfield, NJ

$500 to Bell House, Greensboro, NC For

Impact 2 program that trains mentally

retarded adults to become more self-

sufficient and to get jobs in community

1st Quarter: 2/15/09

3rd Quarter: 8/15/09

Each local Gannett operation

establishes its own priorities,

depending upon local needs, and

may have additional guidelines and

restrictions. If your organization is

located in one of the Gannett

communities, contact them to learn

about their priorities, restrictions,

and deadlines.

Next, check to see with the

managing editor of the local

newspaper, radio or television

station. They must sign off on your

grant request to the national and

must be kept in the loop during the

application process.

If you are unsure about your

organization's eligibility or you

receive no response from the local

newspaper/television/radio station,

send a one-page letter of inquiry to

the national headquarters. Do not

send a full proposal directly to the

Foundation offices in Arlington, VA,

unless it addresses local needs in

the Washington, DC metropolitan

dlwaller@gannett.com

WTLV-TV (Ch 12, NBC)

WJXX-TV (Ch 25, ABC)

1070 East Adams St.

Jacksonville, FL 32202

R. Kenneth Tonning, President

(904) 354-1212

Contacts: Bonnie Solloway

bsolloway@firstcoastnews.com

Barbara Fabbio

bfabbio@firstcoastnews.com

Pensacola News Journal

101 E. Romana St.

Pensacola, FL 32502

Kevin Doyle, Publisher

(850) 435-8581

Contact: Gillian Ward

gilward@pnj.com

WTSP-TV

(Channel 10, CBS)

11450 Gandy Blvd.

St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Sam Rosenwasser, Pres./GM

(727) 577-1010

Contact: Ellen Lasher

ELASHER@tampabays10.com

Tallahassee Democrat

277 N. Magnolia Drive

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Patrick Dorsey, Publisher

(850) 599-2342

Contact: Jeanie Booth

jbooth@tallahassee.com

area.

Send two copies of your proposal of

no more than five pages to the local

CEO.

Proposals, the on-line application

forms and support materials (see

Web page) must be received at

least one month before funding

decisions. Expect ninety days from

submission for a decision.

Brevard guidelines:

http://www.floridatoday.com/cont

ent/forms/services/gfapply.shtml

Ft. Myers guidelines:

http://www.news-

press.net/CS/customerserv.

php?grants

Tampa guidelines:

http://www.tampabays10.com

/company/gannett/default.aspx

other locations: request guidelines

from the contacts listed to the left

Gap Foundation

Dotti Hatcher

dotti_hatcher@gap.

com

nationwide Disability is not a huge priority, but the

foundation annually awards 4-5 grants to

self-sufficiency organizations for people

with disabilities.

$10,000 to Shadowlawn Elementary

School, Miami, FL Together We Achieve

$10,000 to Social Accountability

International, New York, NY Fundraising

Dinner

No deadline

http://www.gapinc.com/social_res

p/giving/areas.htm

$25,000 to Under One Roof, San

Francisco, CA

$10,000 to United Negro College Fund,

Fairfax, VA

$6,000 to Welcome House of Northern

Kentucky, Covington, KY Family

Development

General Motors

Foundation

http://www.gm.com

/corporate/responsi

bility/community

Deborah I. Dingell,

President

300 Renaissance

Center

M.C. 482-C27-D76

Detroit, MI 48265-

3000

313-665-0824

Nearly half of

the

foundation's

funding was

awarded in

MI. States

with large

national

engineering

& technology

institutes,

such as FL,

TN, TX and

NC also

received

substantial

shares.

Annual Campaigns, Emergency Funds,

Equipment, Operating Support, Program

Development, Publications, Research, Seed

Money, Technical Assistance

General corporate giving interests with

some emphasis on higher education

(especially related to business interests),

human services and health (especially

single-disease organizations)

$25,000 to Cuban American National

Council, Miami, FL

$50,000 to Cure Autism Now, Los

Angeles, CA

$10,000 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of

Maryland, Bethesda, MD

$2,000,000 to Detroit 300, Detroit, MI

$13,750 to Flanner House, Indianapolis,

IN

$750,000 to Focus: Hope, Detroit, MI

Deadline: 45 days before each

quarterly board meeting (March,

June, September and December)

Instructions for Submitting a

Concept for Preliminary Evaluation

GM's on-line grant application form

or on-line event participation form

must be used to enter your request.

GM no longer accepts paper

requests.

http://www.gm.com/corporate/res

ponsibility/community/guidelines/i

ndex.jsp

George B. Storer

Foundation

P.O. Box 1270

Tavernier, FL 33070

Thomas McDonald,

President

305-852-3323

large

percentage of

funding is

given in FL,

TX, OH, NY

and a

number of

other states.

Building/renovation, Endowments,

General/Operating Support,

Matching/Challenge Grants, Research

Grants for higher education, social services,

particularly for the blind, youth

organizations, conservation, hospitals, and

cultural programs.

$10-100,000

$10,000 to Alzheimers Day Care, San

Antonio, TX

$88,280 to American Printing House for

the Blind, Louisville, KY

$20,000 to Best Friends Animal

Sanctuary, UT

$111,000 to Cleveland Society for the

Blind, Cleveland Sight Center, Cleveland,

OH

$10,000 to Goodwill Industries of San

Antonio, San Antonio, TX

$20,000 to Hopewell Inn, Mesopotamia,

OH

$50,000 to Humane Society of San

Antonio, TX

$20,000 to Humane Society of the United

States, DC

$25,000 to Julie Billiart School,

Deadline: 4th

quarter

Application form not required.

Applicants should submit the

following:

1) copy of IRS Determination Letter

2) detailed description of project

and amount of funding requested

3) copy of current year's

organizational budget and/or

project budget

Initial approach: Letter and

proposal

Copies of proposal: 1

Board meeting date(s): Dec.

Deadline(s): Send proposal

between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15

Application address (from Jan. 1 to

May 15: ) P.O. Box 1907,

Islamorada, FL 33036, tel.: (305)

Lyndhurst, OH

$30,000 to Miami Project to Cure

Paralysis, Miami, FL

664-4822

Harry Sudakoff

Foundation

(Administered by

The Selby

Foundation)

1800 Second Street,

Suite 750

Sarasota, Florida

34236

941.957.0442

http://www.selbyfd

n.org/Sudakoff_Harr

y2.html

For Sarasota

County

(Roberta’s husband, same guidelines,

different grant cycle: see above)

Average Grant $45,000 as opposed to

Roberta’s foundation average of $25,000,

but his gives out about 4 and hers about

11.

Suncoast CIL should contact

App. deadline: August 15 5:00 p.m.

Organizations are encouraged to

compile a list of their future needs

and meet with Foundation staff to

explore possible fits with the

Foundation.

Heart of Variety

Fund

1520 Locust St.,

9th Fl.

Philadelphia, PA

19102

Ph. 215-735-0803

Andrew Pack,

Executive Director

nationwide The organization seeks to address the

physical, social, educational, and

recreational needs of children with

disabilities

Grants to Individuals with disabilities No application information is

available, call foundation first.

Thomas A. Vento ,* Chair.; John

Dougherty ,* Pres.; Patricia V. Getty

,* 1st V.P.; Jack H. Gilliam ,* 2nd

V.P.; Susan Frailer Green ,* Treas.;

Andrew Pack, Exec. Dir.; Hon. Louis

Applebaum; Charlene R. Benjamin;

Barbara Blumenthal; Eileen Bradley;

Dave Davis; and 18 additional

directors.

Helen Brach

Foundation

55 W. Wacker Drive,

Suite 701

Chicago, IL 60601

Ph. 312-372-4417

John Hagnell,

Associate Director

Raymond Simon,

President

John Sheridan,

Secretary-Treasurer

Emphasis on

Midwest, but

some history

of giving in FL

Independent foundation of Helen Brach,

candy company heiress.

One of the interests of the foundation is

people with disabilities

$5,000 to Abandoned Pet Rescue, Ft.

Lauderdale, FL

$12,000 to Access Community Health

Network, Chicago, IL

$15,000 to Access Living of Metropolitan

Chicago, Chicago, IL

$20,000 to Alley Cat Allies, Washington,

DC

$8,750 to Alzheimer's Association of

Chicago, Chicago, IL

$15,000 to American Foundation for the

Blind, New York, NY

$25,000 to Bread for the World Institute,

Washington, DC

Deadline: Dec. 31 (earlier

preferred)

Application Procedures:: No grants

under $5,000. Application form

required. Applicants should submit

the following:

1) copy of current year's

organizational budget and/or

project budget

2) qualifications of key personnel

3) copy of most recent annual

report/audited financial

$25,000 to Canine Companions,

Woodstock, IL

statement/990

4) listing of board of directors,

trustees, officers and other key

people and their affiliations

5) staff salaries

6) copy of IRS Determination Letter

Initial approach: Letter or FAX

Copies of proposal: 7

Board meeting date(s): Quarterly;

grants considered at Mar. meeting

Final notification: Mar. to Apr.

Huizenga Family

Foundation, Inc.

http://www.guidest

ar.org/FinDocument

s/2006/650/018/20

06-650018158-

03456800-F.pdf

Ft.

Lauderdale

giving

focused on S

FL

churches, cancer centers, Red Cross,

Wheels of Change program for the

Wheelchair Foundation that provides chairs

for people throughout the world

Top FL Giving Fdn $5.3m CILO should look into.

J.P. Morgan Chase

Foundation

jpmorgan.chase.gra

nts@jpmchase.com

Nationwide,

with

emphasis on

NE

The JPMorgan Chase Workforce

Development Impact grant is to provide

catalytic funding to assist the launch of new

projects in the area of workforce

development.

This grant program provides a range of

grants to individual nonprofits engaged in

workforce development programming,

supports the collaboration of regional and

national efforts attempting to increase

employment opportunities for out-of-work

adults, and supports public policy research

endeavors, public forums and training

opportunities to practitioners.

This grant is available to established

organizations to significantly increase their

capacity to train and place clients into

improved working situations and to

facilitate systemic change in the design and

delivery of workforce development

programs.

A focus of this program is to support

Building/renovation, Capital Campaigns,

Continuing Support, Employee Matching

Gifts, General/Operating Support,

Program Development, Technical

Assistance

$25,000 to Goodwill Industries of Central

Ohio, OH For welfare-to-work efforts,

through Chase Employment Initiative

$7,500 to Grantmakers in the Arts,

Seattle, WA

$10,000 to Greater New Haven

Community Loan Fund, New Haven, CT

$15,000 to Habitat for Humanity of

Greater Columbus, Columbus, OH

The grant application process

begins with the submission of a

simple to use online questionnaire.

To get started, you need to identify

the region in which your program

will be administered by going to the

Grant Contacts page, where you

can locate your state contact.

http://www.jpmorganchase.com/gr

ants

From there, click on the application

link associated with your state to

begin the online questionnaire. The

following guidelines are used in

evaluating the proposal:

- Alignment with our three focus

areas of philanthropic giving

- Demonstration of effective

organizational, programmatic and

financial objective setting and

management

- Evidence of broad-based support,

with an accounting of funds

received from public and private

organizations that provide training

programs converting to a sectoral approach

to training low-income adults for jobs with

high wage potential and career

advancement. This grant program does not

provide for on-going general program

support.

Focus: The types of workforce

development efforts that will be

considered include:

1. Creation and/or growth of workforce

training programs

2. Supporting regional and national

demonstration employment initiatives

3. Workforce development operations

research

4. Policy analysis and evaluation activities

5. Forums and other public relations

initiatives which educate business owners

and nonprofits on workforce development

sources

- Description of the target

population to be served

- Evidence that the service is a

response to a valid need, is superior

to other competing services and/or

encourages collaboration with

other organizations for maximum

leverage

- Documentation of previous

program success or substantial

reasons to expect such success in

the future

Criteria: Grant selections will be

made depending upon the quality

and quantity of applications

received. Some of the following

criteria will be used for evaluating

each grant request though they

may not apply to all requests.

1. Distinction and/or innovation in

workforce development work

2. Strong leadership that will

significantly strengthen

communities in which JPMorgan

Chase businesses operate, and

serve as a model for other

nonprofit groups

3. Sound administration and

financial condition

John Merck Fund

http://www.jmfund.

org/index.htm

Ph. 617-556.4120

international Disabilities, Developmentally Disabled

Centers & Services: research grants for pre-

tenure scholars into the processes that

impair the lives of children with

developmental disabilities. The Fund hopes

to foster a better scientific understanding

of the origin of these disabilities

$10,500 to Learning Disabilities

Association of Maine, Oakland, ME

$100,000 to Learning Disabilities

Association of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh,

PA

$119,000 to Washington Toxics Coalition,

Seattle, WAThe Fund favors:

· outstanding individuals working on

promising projects in organizations that

Deadlines: Second Wednesday of

January, March, May, August, and

November

may have difficulty attracting funds;

· pilot projects with potential for

widespread application;

· advocacy, including litigation, capable of

setting or protecting important

precedents;

· smaller organizations, start-ups

included;

· one-year grant requests (though multi-

year grants of up to three years

occasionally are made);

· matching-grant opportunities,

particularly to help broaden support for

fledgling initiatives

Knight Foundation

http://www.knightf

dn.org/default.asp?s

tory=community/ind

ex.asp

Tallahassee.

Alfredo Cruz

Tallahassee Regional

Office (850) 915-

0258

cruz@knightfdn.org

Miami-

Dade/Broward,

Palm Beach County,

and Bradenton

Suzette L. Prude

(305) 908-2635

prude@knightfdn.or

g

Palm Beach

Bradenton

Tallahassee

(Miami)

The Foundation's primary interests are in

the development of professional journalism

and the preservation/development of 26

communities where Knight-Ridder

newspapers have major holdings. Although

these 26 communities receive the largest

share of funding, nearly half of the

Foundation's funding is awarded outside of

these communities.

Top funding priorities are the 26 Knight-

Ridder communities and organizations

related to journalism ~ After these two

priorities, it's anybody guess how things get

funded ~ Extensive use of 8 local contact

offices ~ Strongly related to Knight-Ridder,

but technically independent

Economic development: To help all adults

gain access to jobs. To build alliances

among government, business and nonprofit

sectors to create economic opportunities

for residents. [ Aberdeen, Akron, Duluth,

Grant low: $5,000, high in the millions

$250,000 to ACCION USA, Boston, MA

$10,000 to AIDS Task Force, Fort Wayne,

IN

$150,000 to Academy of Natural

Sciences, Philadelphia, PA

$100,000 to Akron Community Service

Center, Akron, OH

$552,000 to Akron Public Schools, Akron,

OH

$100,000 to Akron-Canton Regional

Foodbank, Akron, OH

no deadlines

http://www2.knightfoundation.org

/apply/apply1.html

1. Submit inquiry online

2. Wait for a response for a

full proposal

Gary, Grand Forks, Palm Beach County]

Well-being of children and families: To

provide all children and youth with

opportunities for positive growth and

development and to give all parents

resources they need to strengthen their

families. [ Aberdeen, Akron, Boulder,

Bradenton, Charlotte, Columbia, Columbus,

Fort Wayne, Gary, Macon, Long Beach,

Milledgeville, Palm Beach County, San Jose,

St. Paul, State College, Tallahassee,

Wichita.]

Macy’s Foundation

(formerly Federated

Department Stores

Foundation)

Ann Rupert, Miami

305-577-2250

Annual Campaigns, Capital Campaigns,

Continuing Support, Employee Matching

Gifts, General/Operating Support,

Matching/Challenge Grants, Program

Development, Seed Money

The Federated Foundation is among the

nation's largest givers to the United Way.

This is the principal conduit for

contributions from Federated to health and

human services initiatives, particularly

those unrelated to the Foundation's areas

of strategic focus (e.g., breast cancer,

ovarian/cervical cancers, domestic

violence, HIV/AIDS). As a general rule,

health and human services organizations

that receive United Way funding will not

receive additional separate funding from

the Federated Foundation.

$10,000 to East Bay Agency for Children

(EBAC), Oakland, CA

$50,000 to Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric

AIDS Foundation, Santa Monica, CA

$15,000 to Employment Policy

Foundation, Washington, DC

$10,000 to Family AIDS Network, Grand

Rapids, MI

$103,000 to Florida Education

Foundation, Tallahassee, FL

$15,000 to Foundation Fighting

Blindness, Hunt Valley, MD

NOTE: The company plans to reorganize

its charitable giving. The company hopes

to identify five charitable causes on

which to concentrate its giving. CEO

Terry Lundgren said that while some

existing grantees will continue to be

supported, he would generally like to

eliminate small grants in the $10,000 to

$30,000 range in favor of fewer, major

gifts, in order to have more impact on

the communities where Federated does

business.

Trustees of the Federated

Department Stores Foundation

meet on an average of four times a

year. Funding is semi-annual.

Applications approved in the

January-June timeframe generally

are funded in August-September;

applications approved in the July-

December timeframe generally are

funded the following February-

March.

Organizations must request an

application form from the

Foundation, which can be done on

their website at:

http://www.federated-

fds.com/community/foundation/ap

plication.asp

McDonalds

Corporation

Contributions

Program

international Employee Matching Gifts, In-Kind Gifts,

Matching/Challenge Grants, Program

Development, Seed Money

As a corporate giving program, the

contributions program is not required to

provide any data on grants or grantees.

The company chooses not to provide any

http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/g

ood/community.html

The Public and Community Affairs

1 Kroc Drive

Oak Brook, IL 60521

Ph. 630-623-7048

McDonald's makes charitable contributions

to nonprofit organizations involved with

arts and culture, education, the

environment, health and human services,

substance abuse, disease, medical

research, employment, nutrition, civil

rights, community development, science,

public affairs, minorities, disabled people,

senior citizens, women, and economically

disadvantaged people. Support is given on

a national basis.

information on grantees or grants. Department handles giving. A

contributions committee reviews all

requests. Application form not

required.

Applicants should submit the

following:

1) detailed description of project

and amount of funding requested

2) copy of current year's

organizational budget and/or

project budget

3) listing of board of directors,

trustees, officers and other key

people and their affiliations

4) copy of IRS Determination Letter

McKeen Fund

c/o Bessemer Trust

Co. of FL

222 Royal Palm Way

Palm Beach, FL

33480

561-655-4030

Capital Campaigns,

General/Operating

Support, Program

Development

FL Giving primarily to hospitals, universities,

social welfare organizations, and cultural

institutions; of particular interest is

providing for the maintenance and care of

the aged and infirm, retarded and mentally

disabled, and for the education of persons

studying for the priesthood.

$500- $150,000

$10,000 to Columbia University, New

York, NY

$30,000 to Helen Keller Services for the

Blind, Brooklyn, NY

$5,000 to Irish Education Development

Fund, New York, NY

$10,000 to Long Island Alzheimer's

Foundation, Port Washington, NY

$100,000 to Lourdes-Noreen McKeen

Residence for Geriatric Care, West Palm

Beach, FL

No deadline

Initially, approach with an LOI and

copy of IRS determination letter

MetLife Foundation

Dennis White

MetLife Social

Investment Program

Corporate

Investments

Department

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, NJ

07962

nationwide The Foundation's purpose is to make

donations for higher education, health,

including substance abuse programs, civic

purposes, social services, and United Way

chapters; grants also for cultural programs,

including public broadcasting, music,

dance, and theater, and urban

development, including housing and public

policy; also makes program-related

investments.

Disabilities, People with Disabilities:

Funding for the disabled falls into nearly all

Recently, the Foundation awarded grants

in more than 30 states and DC. Half was

awarded to groups in the company's

home state, NY. Twenty percent to

organizations in MD (mostly to national

groups based there). Recently, the

foundation has dramatically increased

the number of states in which it awards

grants from 15 to more than 30.

15,000 to K12 Gallery, OH For arts

education programs

$10,000 to Maryland Museum of African

Art, MD For Afterschool Youth Arts

No deadline

Requests are accepted and

reviewed throughout the year.

http://www.metlife.com/Applicatio

ns/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGener

ator/0,,P284,00.html

categories of MetLife's giving, research for

Alzheimers, social services, education.

Initiative

$80,000 to Maternity Center Association,

NY

$145,000 to National Association of

Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA

$175,000 to National Coalition of

Advocates for Students, Boston, MA

$50,000 to National Organization on

Disability, Washington, DC

$35,000 to National Theatre of the Deaf,

Hartford, CT

Microsoft

Corporation

Community Affairs

http://www.microso

ft.com/giving

international Microsoft Accessibility Efforts

For more than a decade, Microsoft has led

the way in making technology products and

solutions accessible to all people, including

those with disabilities. Through these

efforts, computers are becoming a positive

force in employment, education, and

recreation for people with disabilities.

All

Nonprofit organizations are welcome to

submit proposals for our giving programs

if they meet our general eligibility criteria

and giving guidelines. Microsoft also

donates software to eligible nonprofit

organizations throughout the United

States. Within the Microsoft parlance,

eligible organizations are known as

Community-Based Technology and

Learning Centers.

Unsolicited proposals are reviewed

on an ongoing basis. Microsoft

accepts funding proposals from

eligible organizations through

Microsoft subsidiary offices located

around the world.

To find out how and when

proposals are accepted in each

subsidiary, or to apply for a grant,

contact the subsidiary in your area:

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp

/info/usaoffices/default.asp

Milbank Foundation

for Rehabilitation

http://fdncenter.org

/grantmaker/jm-

milbank/

Carl Helstrom

60 E. 42nd St., Rm.

1651

New York, NY 10165

212-687-7735

nationwide The foundation's mission is to integrate

people with disabilities into all aspects of

American life. Current priorities include,

but are not limited to: consumer-focused

initiatives that enable people with

disabilities to lead fulfilling, independent

lives; health-related policy research,

especially at state-based research

organizations; improving the quality of, and

individual control over, palliative care; and

identifying and inspiring emerging leaders

in the disability community.

No support for government agencies. No

grants to individuals, or for general

operating funds, capital campaigns,

building funds, direct mailings, dinners,

solicitations, equipment, music, theater,

$75,000 to American Association of

People with Disabilities, Washington, DC

$15,000 to Flint Hills Center, Wichita, KS

$100,000 to International Center for the

Disabled, New York, NY

$25,000 to National Foundation for Facial

Reconstruction, New York, NY

New application procedures will be

posted soon on the Foundation's

website.

Application Procedures:: Applicants

should submit the following:

1) listing of board of directors,

trustees, officers and other key

people and their affiliations

2) copy of IRS Determination Letter

3) copy of most recent annual

report/audited financial

statement/990

4) copy of current year's

organizational budget and/or

project budget

Initial approach: Proposal

Copies of proposal: 1

multi-year grants, or campaigns. Board meeting date(s): May and

Oct.

Final notification: Within one

month of application

O’Neill Foundation

Catherine T. O'Brien,

Director

30195 Chagrin Blvd.,

Ste. 250

Cleveland, OH

44124

Bonita

Springs/Napl

es, FL

One of four focus areas that may be

applicable: The second segment includes a

wide range of philanthropic program areas,

but grants are made only for "capacity

building" purposes and to "eligible"

grantseekers. Here, the Grantmaking

Committee responds to unsolicited grant

requests.

Our capacity building work aims to

strengthen the vital infrastructure of not-

for- profit organizations. For example, our

grants support organizations’ strategic

planning that provides a guide for the

future. We help to develop succession

plans that assure strong leadership. We

focus on internal systems that insure

efficiency in operations like technology

plans, financial systems and human

resource development. We make grants to

identify fundraising needs and grants to

support building fundraising strategies.

Communications and marketing are

essential functions to assure long term

viability. Our grants have helped create

programs and materials to be sure the

message of an organization reaches its

intended audiences.

Conferences/Seminars, Consulting

Services, Income Development,

Management Development,

Matching/Challenge Grants, Program

Development, Program Evaluation,

Technical Assistance

$30,000 to Center for Independence of

the Disabled in New York, New York, NY

$18,300 to Cleveland Hearing & Speech

Center, Cleveland, OH

$31,000 to Cleveland Sight Center,

Cleveland, OH

$48,500 to Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic

Riding Center, Chagrin Falls, OH

$2,000 to Georgetown University,

Washington, DC

$25,000 to National Fatherhood

Initiative, Gaithersburg, PA

$9,000 to Organization for Autism

Research, Arlington, VA

$15,000 to Saint Rita School for the Deaf,

Cincinnati, OH

$20,000 to Strive DC, Washington, DC

$7,500 to United Cerebral Palsy of

Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

http://www.oneillfdn.org/applicati

on.htm

Eligibility determination is the first

step for organizations that are new

to the O’Neill Foundation. Please

request the eligibility application

from Cindy Drennan at

cdrennan@oneillfdn.org.

This application introduces the

organization and its work to the

Foundation and the O’Neill Family.

Requests for eligibility are reviewed

and determinations made monthly.

Payless ShoeSource

Foundation

Communities

that have

payless

stores

The Payless ShoeSource Foundation is

dedicated to improving the quality of life in

the communities where our associates and

customers live. Through the Foundation,

we support programs that achieve

measurable results in these communities.

Small, unendowed corporate foundation

which has primary focus on public schools

Smaller grant requests (under $5,000)

are considered each month.

Annual Campaigns, Building/renovation,

Capital Campaigns,

Conferences/Seminars, Continuing

Support, General/Operating Support,

Program Support, Scholarships to

Individuals, Sponsorships

Deadline: 60 days before needed.

http://www.paylessinfo.com/phoe

nix.zhtml?c=74165&p=irol-

corpCitPSS

Requests must include:

1. Name, address and phone

number of organization and contact

and civic efforts in more than 20 states.

The foundation does not require

relationships with local stores to receive a

grant, but does suggest that an

endorsement from local managers and

employees will help.

$1,000 to Bellevlew Santos Elementary

School, Belleview, FL

$500 to Boys & Girls Club, Dr Martin

Luther King, Jr (IL), Chicago, IL

$2,000 to Family Service and Guidance

Center (KS), Topeka, KS

$1,000 to PACT Helping Children With

Special Needs, Baltimore, MD

$50 to Quail Run Elementary School,

Lawrence, KS

$1,500 to Special Olympics of Georgia,

Atlanta, GA

$5,000 to Special Olympics of Kansas,

Shawnee Mission, KS

person

2. Brief explanation of the

organization

3. Explanation of how the proposed

funding would be used and the

results to be accomplished

4. Copy of the IRS tax-exempt

certification.

5. Larger grant requests (over

$5,000) are reviewed on a quarterly

basis. These larger requests should

include the information listed

above, plus:

6. A list of the organization's

officers and directors along with

the names and qualifications of

those managing the program or

project to be funded

7. Financial statement for the most

recent fiscal year

8. Budgets for the proposed

funding year showing anticipated

expenses and income sources

9. A representative donors' list

showing who has contributed to

the program or project with

amounts indicated. This

information is confidential and will

be used for the grant-making

decision only.

Prudential

Foundation

http://www.prudent

ial.com/community

Prudential Plaza

Pine Forest

and Larsen

neighbor-

hoods of

Jacksonville

Employee Matching Gifts, Employee

Volunteer Services, General/Operating

Support, Program Development, Seed

Money

No grants to individuals, or for endowment

Very strong company commitment to

Newark, NJ, the headquarters

community (nearly half of funding is

awarded to Newark groups). ~ Large

commitment to "Ready to" education

programs (Ready to Learn, Work and

Live) ~ Has slowly increased its average

No deadlines

http://www.prudential.com/media

/managed/Guidlines_Application.p

df

Download the application form. The

Prudential Foundation accepts

applications on this form or on the

751 Broad Street

15th Floor

Newark, NJ 07102-

3777

The neighborhood

strategy has been in

place for several

years. For further

information, please

contact René Deida,

program officer, at

(973) 802-3827 or

rene.deida@pruden

tial.com

funds, goodwill advertising, capital

campaigns, or fundraising events.

Economic Development: The Foundation

supports initiatives that increase

employment opportunities by

strengthening job skills, creating jobs

through business development, and

promoting neighborhood development

activities. Programs involve workforce

development and increasing

entrepreneurship through training and

access to capital. In addition, the

Foundation promotes creation of decent,

affordable housing.

a. Workforce development programs that

provide job training in demand

occupations.

b. Job-creation through business

development, which includes access to

capital, nonprofit/ for-profit ventures, and

adult and youth entrepreneurship.

grant size. ~ Very broad geographic

interests ~ Strong in giving to

organizations which serve economically

disadvantaged communities.

$5,000 to Crippled Children's Hospital

and School, Sioux Falls, SD

$5,100 to Dirty Dozen Hunting and

Fishing Club Foundation, Indianapolis, IN

$5,100 to Doberman Rescue Unlimited,

North Billerica, MA

$50,000 to Early Childhood Resource

Center, Minneapolis, MN

$5,100 to Hospice of the Chesapeake,

Millersville, MD

$5,100 to Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount

Pleasant, IA

$5,100 to Izvor International Foundation,

Victor, MT

$75,000 to Jacksonville Housing

Partnership Inc., Jacksonville, FL

New York Area Common

Application Form. You may also

submit a concept paper of three

pages or less with your application.

Please do not fax applications or

submit videotapes.

If we feel that there is potential for

a grant, we will notify you.

Publix Supermarket

Charities

http://www.guidest

ar.org/FinDocument

s/2006/596/194/20

06-596194119-

030d54e0-F.pdf

Sharon Miller, E.D.

Publix Supermarket

Charities

PO Box 407

Lakeland FL 33802

Giving

throughout

FL

Giving in all areas.

Top FL Giving Fdn $29m All CILs should submit

No deadlines

See page 16 of their 2007 IRS 990

for grant request instructions

(reprinted here):

Applications should be submitted in

writing and include:

1. Organization info

2. 501(c)(3) letter

3. List of board of directors

4. Total cost of the project

5. Brief Project budget

6. Other community support

giving to the project

7. Amount requested

8. Deadlines, if applicable

Robert Wood

Johnson Foundation

http://www.rwjf.org

If you have any

questions, or need

additional

information, please

contact our Office of

Proposal

Management via e-

mail or at (888) 631-

9989, Monday

through Friday from

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Eastern time.

Gives in all 50

states

The largest health foundation in the US and

one of the top 25 foundations overall ~

Very complex system of rotating program

priorities ~ Complex, but very utilitarian

system of staff and partner organizations ~

Staff is very accessible by email or phone ~

Strong emphasis on alcohol and tobacco

use. ~ Very broad definition of health

In the field of disabled, the Foundation

gives primarily to organizations that

provide services to disabled elderly

(Alzheimers) and to organizations that

provide health services to disabled.

Supporting promising new ideas that

address health and health care problems

that intersect with social factors—housing,

poverty and inadequate education—and

affect society's most vulnerable people,

including low-income children and their

families, frail older adults, adults with

disabilities, the homeless, those with

HIV/AIDS, immigrants and refugees, and

those with severe mental illness.

(Unsolicited proposals accepted)

Formerly, the foundation awarded more

grants to local organizations than any

other major national foundation.

However, the foundation has

dramatically shifted and currently only

funds one local organization for every

nine that it funds.

Grants from $10k and up for Evaluation,

PRIs/Loans, Program, Research, Seed

Money, Technical Assistance

$10,000 to Atlanta Alliance on

Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA

$124,930 to Baltimore Health Care

Access, Baltimore, MD

$899,847 to Bicycle Federation,

Washington, DC

$16,373 to Black Leadership Commission

on AIDS Inc., Melville, NY

$2,244,585 to Boston University, Boston,

MA

$182,060 to Brandywine Counseling,

Wilmington, DE

$25,000 to Brattleboro AIDS Project,

Brattleboro, VT

While RWJF awards most of its grants in

response to calls for proposals, we also

awards grants in response to unsolicited

proposals in our Building Human Capital,

Pioneer and Vulnerable Populations

Interest Areas. These proposals should

address RWJF's strategies in these areas.

Through unsolicited proposals, RWJF

seeks to learn from grantees' ideas and

cultivate new ideas.

Talking with RWJF Staff: You do not need

to talk with an RWJF staff member

before submitting an unsolicited

proposal in Building Human Capital,

Pioneer or Vulnerable Populations in

http://www.rwjf.org/applications/

whatwefund.jsp

The foundation now awards

funding primarily through Calls for

Proposals (CFP). Each CFP has its

own deadlines, application

processes, staff contacts, and vision

statements.

Email notification of new CFPs are

available upon request. The

foundation typically asks the

applicant to submit a short (7500

characters) online application form

before submitting a full proposal.

The Foundation awards grants in

two ways: Solicited and Unsolicited

Requests

These submissions should follow

the general grantmaking guidelines

found on the Foundation's website.

Grants for these unsolicited

projects are made throughout the

year. There are no specific

deadlines.

The Foundation encourages

submission of proposals through

the Foundation's Grantmaking

Online website, which leads

applicants step-by-step through the

brief proposal process.

(1) Solicited Requests: Instructions

for responding to calls for proposals

vary, as each one has its own

application process.

(2) Unsolicited Grants:

RWJF accepts at any time

unsolicited proposals in its Building

order for it to be reviewed or supported.

If you have, though, please tell us in your

proposal.

Human Capital, Pioneer and

Vulnerable Populations Interest

Areas and awards grants from

unsolicited proposals throughout

the year.

The most promising unsolicited

proposals will:

a. address the strategic objectives

of our Building Human Capital,

Pioneer or Vulnerable Populations

Interest Areas.

b. be new or innovative.

c. be best suited for funding

through RWJF—rather than

through local, public or private

sources of funding.

d. be sustainable without relying on

ongoing RWJF funding.

e. show potential for measurable

impact and meaningful change.

Review Process: RWJF reviews and

responds to all unsolicited

proposals for Building Human

Capital, Pioneer and Vulnerable

Populations within six weeks of

receipt. At the end of six weeks,

you'll receive one of the following:

1. a request to submit a full

proposal;

2. a request for more information;

or

3. a letter informing you that your

project will not be supported at this

time.

Roberta Leventhal

Sudakoff

Foundation

http://www.selbyfd

n.org/Sudakoff_Rob

erta2.html

For Sarasota

County

Generally the Foundation will consider

grants for: Programs and Capital Projects

In the field of:

Arts, Community, Education for children

and youth, Environment, Human Services

for families and seniors, Science

Have funded capital improvements and

programs for Big Bros./Big Sis.,

underwritten costs to allow homeless to

take showers, Red Cross, and hospital lab

equip. for $20,000 to $300,000 each,

most being about $25,000.

Suncoast CIL should contact

App. Deadline: July 1st

5:00 p.m.

Organizations are encouraged to

compile a list of their future needs

and meet with Foundation staff to

1800 Second Street,

Suite 750

Sarasota, Florida

34236

941.957.0442

(Administered by

The Selby

Foundation)

Generally the Foundation will not provide

grants for:

- Endowments, deficit financing, debt

reduction, or ordinary operating expenses

- Conferences, seminars, workshops,

travel, surveys, advertising, fund-raising

costs or research

- Annual giving campaigns

- Individuals

- Projects that have already been

completed

explore possible fits with the

Foundation. There is no

requirement to have an

appointment to discuss your grant

prior to application, but you are

welcome to contact the Foundation

office if you have any questions.

After your application is received,

you will be contacted for either a

telephone interview or a site visit. It

is requested that the Executive

Director of the organization

participate in the scheduled

appointment along with any other

appropriate staff or board

members

Rohm and Haas

Company

Contributions

Program

http://www.rohmha

as.com/community/

index.htm

Morton Salt

450 Cargo Road

Cape Canaveral, FL

32920-4406

Telephone: 321-868-

7136

FAX: 321-868-2583

Brevard area Consulting, Continuing Support, Employee

Matching Gifts, Employee Volunteer

Services, General/Operating Support, In-

Kind Gifts, Matching/Challenge Grants,

Program Development

Rohm and Haas makes charitable

contributions to nonprofit organizations

involved with arts and culture, education,

the environment, health and human

services, community development, and

civic affairs. Support is given on a national

and international basis.

Grant low: $5,000

Does the request address a critical need

in a Rohm and Haas host community?

• How does the request impact the

Company’s key objectives, including:

- Future growth (new markets, new

technologies)?

- Profitable growth and earnings?

- Employee recruitment, retention and

development?

- Sustainability?

- Diversity?

• How can the request:

- Strengthen relations with key

stakeholders (host communities,

customers, employees, shareholders)?

- Improve the Company’s image,

reputation and visibility in its host

communities?

- Build cross-sector (public/private)

relationships?

• Are Rohm and Haas employees

interested and involved in the proposed

program or request?

• Does the request impact Rohm and

Haas priorities in one or more of the

Company’s key areas of funding

No deadline

http://www.rohmhaas.com/comm

unity/giving/guidelines/application.

html#application

. Identify the Rohm and Haas facility

most proximate to the

organization.

b. Download and complete the

application in one of the formats

below:

- Microsoft Word document

- PDF file Download the free Adobe

Acrobat Reader to view the pdf.

c. Mail completed application to

the site manager of the appropriate

facility.

d. Include a copy of the

organization’s IRS tax-exempt

identification letter.

(education, environment, civic and

community, health and human services,

arts and culture)?

• Are Rohm and Haas products a part of

the request, or can they be?

• Does the requesting

program/organization have broad-based

community support?

• Does the requesting

program/organization have a diversity of

other funders (i.e. corporate, foundation

and individual)

Sage Foundation

Melissa Sage Fadim,

President

P.O. Box 1919

Brighton, MI 48116

nationwide Annual Campaigns, Building/renovation,

Capital Campaigns, Continuing Support,

Endowments, Equipment,

General/Operating Support,

Matching/Challenge Grants, Program

Development, Research, Scholarship Funds

Emphasis on higher and secondary

education and hospitals; grants also for aid

to the handicapped, Roman Catholic

religious and charitable organizations,

youth and child welfare agencies, church

support, and cultural programs.

$5,000 to Braille Institute of America, Los

Angeles, CA

$5,000 to Epilepsy Center of Michigan,

Southfield, MI

$5,000 to FG Syndrome Family Alliance,

Corvallis, OR

$6,000 to Hadley School for the Blind,

Winnetka, IL

$5,000 to International Hearing Dogs,

Henderson, CO

$5,000 to Leader Dogs for the Blind,

Rochester, MI

$10,000 to Rehabilitation Institute of

Chicago, Chicago, IL

$100,000 to University of Chicago

Hospitals, IL

Deadline(s): None

Application form not required.

Applicants should submit the

following:

1) copy of current year's

organizational budget and/or

project budget

2) detailed description of project

and amount of funding requested

3) name, address and phone

number of organization

4) how project's results will be

evaluated or measured

5) copy of IRS Determination Letter

6) contact person

7) statement of problem project

will address

Initial approach: Letter

Copies of proposal: 1

Board meeting date(s): Quarterly

Final notification: 12 weeks

Samuel J. and

Connie Frankino

Charitable

Foundation

P.O. Box 250

Richland, NJ 08350

Contact Connie

Frankino 856-697-

nationwide Building/renovation, General/Operating

Support, Research

Giving primarily for education and for

health and human services; some funding

also for the arts. The Foundation seems to

prefer small to mid-sized grants awarded to

local organizations which service people in

pain (both emotional and physical) and

people in isolated situations.

Center for Family Services: $6,901

Center for Therapy Through the Arts:

$5,000

Charge Syndrome Foundation: $5,000

Cleveland Clinic Eye Institute: $5,000

Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding

Center: $10,000

Call for deadline.

Application form not required.

Applicants should submit the

following:

1) detailed description of project

and amount of funding requested

2) descriptive literature about

organization

Initial approach: Letter

8766

There are certainly several physical

disability grants in the Foundation's

portfolio, but there are also several grants

for children/youth in emotional pain and

elderly people who are isolated and in need

of basic human contact.

The Foundation also shows a distinct

preference for working with faith-based

organizations, especially those associated

with the Roman Catholic church.

The Foundation is not clear about it

geographic limitations, but there were at

least five grants awarded in each of the

following states: Pennsylvania, Ohio,

Florida, New Jersey, Indiana, and New York.

Good Sheppard Home: $5,000

Hospice of Palm Beach County: $25,000

Humane Society of Greater Miami:

$5,000

Sarasota County

Foundation

Administered by

Joan Greenwood at

Wachovia at

joan.greenwood@w

achovia.com 941-

361-5803.

For Sarasota

County

programs and capital projects Average grant: $7,000

funded in 2008:

$6,000

Community

Haven for

Adults and

Children with

Disabilities

To support teachers

earning Montessori

teacher credentials

$ 12,000

Mental Health

Community

Centers

To provide funding

to replace plumbing

and air

handler/exchanger

for Prospect House

Suncoast CIL should contact

App. Deadline: Nov. 15

Southwest FL

Community

Foundation

http://www.floridac

ommunity.com/

For information on

the Community

Lee,

Charlotte,

Collier,

Hendry and

Glades

counties

Major Annual Grant Cycle

In the Major Annual Grant Cycle, the

Community Foundation provides grants of

up to $25,000 to organizations in seven

different program areas: Animal Welfare,

Community Development, Conservation

and Preservation, Education, Environment,

Top FL Giving Fdn $5.8m

$200 – 25,000

CILSWFL should contact for more

info:

Capacity Grant Deadlines: March

15, 2009; and June 15, 2009

Major Annual Grant due June 2009

Foundation's

grantmaking

programs, please

contact Anne

Douglas, Director of

Programs, at 239-

274-5900.

Healthcare and Human Services.

Capacity Grants

The Community Foundation's new

quarterly Capacity Grants of up to $1,500

support training seminars and other staff

development activities, the hiring of

organizational development consultants,

small equipment expenditures, and

emergency needs of local nonprofits.

Qualified organizations are limited to one

award per year.

Good Samaritan Grants

A limited amount of funding is available

each year to assist individuals with one-

time financial emergency needs that

cannot be covered by other sources.

Charitable organizations must request

funding on behalf of individuals needing

assistance after verifying that the need is

legitimate. Grants of up to $200 are

available for organizations to disburse to

their clients after approval by the

Community Foundation.

The Able Trust

http://www.abletru

st.org/grant/rfp.sht

ml

statewide The Special Projects Program provides The

Able Trust with the opportunity to make

grants outside of the agency and individual

grant programs.

The Able Trust recently awarded

$284,756 in grant funds during the

second quarter of Fiscal Year 2008 to

eight nonprofit agencies across the state

of Florida.

• Association for Retarded

Citizens of Florida, Inc., (Leon

County) in the amount of $28,550

for The Real World: Real Life, Real

Work, Real Issues project. The

program provides individuals in

Florida with developmental

At least two RFP's are issued each

year with attempts to focus on

under-served areas within the State

of Florida or new concepts and

innovative approaches in service

delivery.

Please check The Able Trust’s

website for the next RFP

announcement. In January 2009

they were offering high school/high

disabilities with the training and

awareness to learn about

competitive employment in their

communities.

• Bishop Grady Villas, (Osceola

County) in the amount of $40,000 to

help fund the Employment Specialist

position. The employment specialist

will develop an employment

program to assist individuals with

developmental disabilities with

securing meaningful employment in

their community.

• Brevard Business Leadership

Network, (Brevard County) in the

amount of $39,000 to aid in the

establishment of Project SEARCH.

This program will help to provide

career development for individuals

with disabilities through a school-

based curriculum and job placement

assistance within the community.

• Epilepsy Services of West

Central Florida, (Hardee, Highlands,

Hillsborough and Polk counties) in

the amount of $33,206 to implement

the Epilepsy Employment Program,

which will assist in the expansion

and enhancement of the job training

and placement ability of the Epilepsy

Services of West Central Florida. The

program will assist individuals with

epilepsy in Hillsborough, Polk,

Highlands and Hardee counties with

gaining meaningful employment.

• Gainesville Opportunity Center,

Inc. (Alachua County) in the amount

of $35,000 to aid in the

establishment of the Clubhouse

without Walls. The Clubhouse will

help to deliver services to individuals

in Alachua County with a severe

mental illness who wish to gain

tech grants in the Pinellas area.

employment.

• Goodwill Easter Seals of the Gulf

Coast, (Okaloosa County) in the

amount of $39,000 to aid in the

implementation of the Job Readiness

Program for Youth that will help to

provide job skills development and

job placement to the youth of

Okaloosa County who have

disabilities and are at risk of

dropping out of school.

• Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare,

Inc., (Orange County) in the amount

of $40,000 to assist in the

establishment of the Transitional

Employment Program, which will aid

individuals in Orange County who

have mental illnesses in obtaining

employment. The program will also

offer structured work experiences

for program participants.

• Lakeview Center, Inc., (Escambia

County) in the amount of $30,000 to

help establish a job coach for the

Special Populations Network

Supported Employment program.

The job coach will act as an advocate

for the participants of the program

who have developmental disabilities

and help them obtain employment.

The Bubel/Aiken

Foundation

http://www.thebub

elaikenfoundation.o

rg/GrantsPrograms/

Grants/tabid/62/Def

ault.aspx

nationwide The Bubel/Aiken Foundation envisions a

world where young people with

developmental disabilities are totally

immersed in all life has to offer. The

desegregation of programs, jobs, services,

and educational opportunities will benefit

children with and without special needs.

Let’s ALL Play—Inclusion in Recreational

Programs

Funding Limit: $20,000/yr

Project Period: up to 12 months

Inclusive Recreational and Learning

Experiences promoting Awareness,

Education, and Health

Funding Limit: $20,000/yr

Project Period: up to 12 months Financial

Assistance for Child Participation in

For CILs who want to implement

ready made programs for children.

Online first round apps due March

through July

Approved Inclusive Programs

Funding Limit: $1,000/yr

Project Period: up to 12 months

Continuing Education

Programs/Symposia aimed at the

Development of Best Practices Protocols

and Strategies

Funding Limit: $10,000/program or

symposia

Project Period: time of the

program/symposia

The Christopher and

Dana Reeve

Foundation

http://www.christo

pherreeve.org/site/c

.ddJFKRNoFiG/b.442

5935/

nationwide Projects that improve the daily lives of

people with paralysis with some emphasis

on, but not limited to, paralysis caused by

spinal cord injuries.

They award to CBOs that serve people with

cross disabilities that are not limited to

disabilities by paralysis. They allocate a

portion of their resources to grants that

improve the quality of life for people with

disabilities.

The Foundation aids larger organizations in

representing and protecting individuals

with disabilities on a national level as well

as local groups in having an immediate and

practical impact on individual lives.

The awards fulfill a variety of needs for

the recipient organizations by providing

grants of up to $25,000. Funding has

been awarded for such necessities as

dormitory hospital beds for an assistance

dog training center, scholarships to

adaptive sports and outdoor programs,

support groups, advocacy campaigns,

websites that promote self-esteem for

children who use wheelchairs, and

outreach programs.

$15,000 to Creative Clay, St. Petersburg,

FL

$3,000 to Disabled Citizens Alliance for

Independence Incorporated, Viburnum,

MO

$25,000 to Good Shepherd Rehabilitation

Center, Allentown, PA

$5,000 to Home Access Fund, Dallas, TX

$10,000 to Kansas University Endowment

Association, Lawrence, KS

$3,200 to LIFE, Farmington, MO

$5,000 to National Council on Spinal Cord

Injury, Boston, MA

$10,000 to National Sports Center for the

Disabled, Winterpark, CO

There are two grant cycles per year

for the Quality of Life grants.

Deadlines are on or about March 1

and September 1.

http://www.crpf.org/

Special consideration is given to

organizations serving returning

wounded military and their families

and diverse cultural communities.

The Community

Foundation of

Collier County

Collier

County

While Professional Development grants will

remain unchanged, Community Project

Grants and Capital Grants will no longer be

Top FL Giving Fdn $4.6m

The Community Foundation of Collier

CIL SWFL should contact to discover

what their “identified needs” are

And if CILSW could apply for the

Mary Ellen Barrett

at 649-5000.

available as of June 1, 2008. These monies,

which had been allocated based on

applications received, will instead be

granted to address identified needs.

County is committed to providing

resources that will strengthen the

internal structures of the nonprofits

doing business in Collier County. We

accomplish this through awarding

Professional Development Grants of

$2,000 per agency per year, beginning on

July 1, 2008, to eligible organizations.

Professional Development Grant

The Community

Foundation of

Sarasota County

http://www.cfsaras

ota.org/

For questions

regarding all grants,

please call Wendy

Hopkins, Vice

President of Grants

and Program

Services at (941)

556-7152 or email

Wendy at:

wendy@cfsarasota.

org.

Sarasota Co.

Our Board of Directors launched a new

initiative in 2007, creating small, passionate

focus teams made up of members of our

board and community experts. These focus

teams concentrated on specific community

issues and identified more targeted grants

that not only increased our effectiveness

but also our accountability to donors’

wishes.

Our new Strategic Grantmaking

process continues to promote excellence in

four key areas:

• Charitable Giving

• Donor Service

• Community Impact

• Strengthening Nonprofits

We are currently not accepting competitive

grant requests for our discretionary or

unrestricted grants. This new policy relates

ONLY to these funds and does not affect

grants from restricted funds or our donor

advised funds.

Top FL Giving Fdn $5.8m

Have changed their giving focus and only

are making grants from donor-advised

restrictive funds, except for these

ongoing grants:

Please submit applications as usual for

the following:

* The Leslie and Margaret Weller

Teacher Minigrants

* The Kathleen K. Catlin Fund

* The Nobbe Teacher Loan Payback

Program

* The George and Alice Pugh Fund

* All Scholarships

Suncoast CIL should look into the

grants available, and also research

if they can become part of the

donor-advised focus areas.

The Council for

Education Change

SE FL THE COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE

is a statewide, 501 (C)(3) non-profit

organization. Our mission is to focus on

LEADERSHIP to improve student

achievement and address critical education

issues.

The Council for Educational Change is the

Top FL Giving Fdn $4.1m CILO should contact to discover if

they would apply education grants

to disability.

successor organization of the South Florida

Annenberg Challenge initiative. The public

private $100 million initiative funded 102

innovative grant programs in the tri-county

area

The Lucy Gooding

Charitable

Foundation Trust

For

Jacksonville

and Duval

County.

The Trustees have been directed to

consider as beneficiaries principally those

organizations, which provide direct

medical, charitable, and educational

assistance to children. Additionally, the

Trustees are to consider the various

charities to which the Grantor provided

assistance during her lifetime as indicative

of the type of activities and charitable

purposes for which the Foundation was

created.

For CILs who serve children

The One More Way

collaborative from

The Sierra Group

Foundation

www.onemoreway.

org

nationwide 1. One More Way is pleased to invite

government agency and community-based

groups who provide vocational

rehabilitation, job coaching, job

development, training or placement

services to become members of our

Collaborative at no charge to your non-

profit or government agency.

2. All job seekers with disabilities are

invited to become members of the One

More Way Collaborative! By becoming a

member and submitting your job seeker

profile and resume, you will be able to

‘connect’ directly to our growing list of

national Hiring Partners.

3. Holding true to our open-sourced

commitment, the Foundation sponsors the

exchange of candidate resumes and job

orders to all hiring members. Additionally,

hiring members have access to support the

One More Way Collaborative while also

gaining further targeted recruiting and/or

training assistance.

PWI CILs should become members

The Paul E. and

Klare N. Reinhold

Foundation, Inc.

http://www.reinhol

d.net/apply.htm

The Paul E. and

Klare N. Reinhold

Foundation, Inc.

1845 Town Center

Boulevard

Suite 105

Orange Park,

Florida 32003

Attn: Amy Parker

aparker@reinholdco

rporation.com

904-269-5857 ext.

404

For Clay

County

For training non-prof. executives in

leadership programs who work in Clay

County:

The Individual Leadership Development

Program is designed to enhance the

leadership skills of key individuals – paid

staff members or volunteer leaders –

within the organization.

Grants of up to $10,000 each are awarded

to the organization to underwrite the cost

of leadership training for the executive

director or other key individuals.

The Nonprofit Management Team

Development Program is designed to

provide training to organizational teams,

rather than individuals.

When several people from the same

organization share a common learning

experience, the impact on the organization

is typically much greater. It is often difficult,

however, for organizations to manage the

costs or logistical challenges of providing

team training. The Reinhold Nonprofit

Management Team Development Program

makes team training manageable by:

� Underwriting all of the costs of the

training;

� Limiting training sessions to a

manageable amount of time;

� Holding training sessions in Clay

County.

In addition, The Paul E. and Klare N.

Reinhold Foundation, Inc. offers a special

incentive to organizations that participate

in this program: those teams that

successfully complete the training will earn

Top FL Giving Fdn $29m Deadline: November 26, 2008

Look for 2009 dates when they

update their site.

a "Graduation Grant" of up to $2,000 for

their organization. (The organization earns

$500 for each member of the four person

team that graduates).

The Reinhold Nonprofit Management Team

Development Program is taught by faculty

from the Rollins College Philanthropy and

Nonprofit Leadership Center, who

developed the curriculum specifically to

meet the needs of Clay County’s not-for-

profit organizations.

The Sierra Group

Foundation

http://thesierragrou

p.com/grant_app.ht

m

nationwide Micro grants to individuals and

organizations that can demonstrate how

our funds can be used to leverage

additional resources that promote or

facilitate the employment of a person with

a disability.

Last year approx. $66,000 was given to

22 people.

Grants have been made for interview

clothes, new MDE, etc.

CILs should encourage job-seeking

consumers to apply.

The Chatlos

Foundation, Inc.

http://www.chatlos.

org/default.htm

worldwide The Chatlos Foundation proclaims the Glory

of God by funding nonprofit organizations

in the USA and around the globe. The

Foundation’s areas of interest are: Bible

Colleges/Seminaries, Religious Causes,

Medical Concerns, Liberal Arts Colleges and

Social Concerns.

The Chatlos Foundation, Inc. was chosen as

the “Outstanding Philanthropic

Foundation” of the year for 2007 by The

Association of Fundraising Professionals,

Central Florida Chapter.

Program support remains a current priority

for the Foundation

Top Giving FL Fdn totaling $3,034,883 in

2007

100 Black Men of South Florida,

Inc./Miami

ABC School House, Inc./Oviedo

Accessible Alternatives/Orlando

ACORN Clinic/Brooker

Adam Walsh Child Resource Center/Ft.

Lauderdale

Advisory Board for the Disabled,

Inc./Altamonte Springs

Grants to organizations involved in social

concerns total 4% of distribution. History

has shown that grants in this category

range in size from $2,500 to $10,000.

This category encompasses secular

community programs which provide

direct services such as child welfare,

vocational training, prison alternatives,

concerns for the aged and disabled, and

men, women and families in crisis.

No deadlines

Expect the whole process to take

120 days. Do not send LOIs.

http://www.chatlos.org/AppProces

s.htm

It is important to note it is not our

intention to become a part of an

annual budget. We expect the

projects we fund to become

independent of The Chatlos

Foundation.

Time will not permit us to meet

personally with all organizations

initially seeking funds, only those

organizations that have received

funding may visit our offices by

appointment.

The Lennar

Foundation, Inc.

Giving

throughout

The primary mission of our Foundation is to

find organizations that assist people who

Top FL Giving Fdn $4.4m

All CILs should contact in the

coming year to find if any programs

700 NW 107th

Avenue

Miami FL 33172

Marshall Ames

305-229-6400

http://www.lennar.c

om/about/foundati

on.aspx

FL and other

states

are less fortunate, and are providing those

people an avenue to enter into the

mainstream of society.

• As part of our Lennar Culture, each

December, each of our Homebuilding,

Land and Financial Services Divisions

replace the usual corporate Holiday

Parties by kicking of their Focused Acts

of Caring endeavor for the coming year.

• Each Lennar office in each market

selects and adopts a charity that they

will work alongside with through the

coming year.

• Their efforts are a combination of

financial support for organizations that

are helping to change lives – while at

the same time, giving our time and

energy to those organizations to help

them achieve their goals.

In 2006 gave to schools, hospitals,

Boys/Girls clubs, foundations, homeless

shelters, abuse counseling center

Grants have ranged: $10,000 - $400,000

would be a match for December

2009, no grant cycles currently

posted.

Through the

Looking Glass and

its National Center

for Parents with

Disabilities and

their Families

http://lookingglass.

org/scholarships/ind

ex.php

The National Center

for Parents with

Disabilities and their

Families

2198 Sixth Street,

Suite 100

Berkeley, CA 94710

(800) 644-2666

(voice)

(800) 804-1616

(TDD/TTY)

nationwide 1. High School Seniors - To be

eligible, a student must be a high

school graduate (or graduating

senior) by Summer 2009, planning

to attend college in Fall 2009 and

have at least one parent with a

disability.

2. College Students - To be eligible, a

student must be currently enrolled

in a college or university, be 21

years of age or younger as of

March 16, 2009, and have at least

one parent with a disability.

Five separate $1000 awards will be given

out in Fall 2009 per category. Individuals

may submit only one application per

award period.

All application materials must be

completed and postmarked by

Monday March 16, 2009.

All CILs should make their

consumers with children in high

school aware of this scholarship

opportunity. Application materials

online.

FAX: (510) 848-4445

TJX Foundation

http://www.tjx.com

/corprespons/comm

supp.html

Nationwide,

15% of grants

given to

states of

which FL is

one.

The TJX Companies, Inc. owns the two

largest off-price clothing retailers in the US,

T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, HomeGoods, and

A.J. Wright stores.

The TJX Foundation has a primary mission

of contributing to programs that provide

basic-need services to disadvantaged

women, children and families in

communities in which we do business.

Emphasis will be on programs that teach

disadvantaged persons independent living

skills, and improve race / cultural relations.

Support:

• Anti-racism

• Civil rights

• Independent living for the disabled

• Intercultural relations

Decline support:

• Business development

• Community organizing

• Housing expense reduction support

• Leadership development

• Non-profit development / technical

• Playgrounds and parks

• Public policy research / advocacy

• Tenant rights

• Transportation / access

• Voter education

Most grants are $5,000

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations seeking

to apply for programmatic funding from

The TJX Foundation should follow these

steps:

1. Review The TJX Foundation’s Mission

Statement and Giving Guidelines to

ensure that your mission statement is in

line with the Foundation's.

2. Answer our Eligibility Questionnaire.

3. Fill out our Application Form and mail

additional paperwork (see Required

Proposal Attachments at bottom of

Application Form) to The TJX Foundation

four weeks prior to a scheduled meeting.

We hold six allocation meetings per

fiscal year; our current fiscal year

started on January 28, 2007 and

will end on January 26, 2008. Our

deadlines require that your

completed proposal be received by

The TJX Foundation four weeks

prior to a meeting.

application:

http://www.tjx.com/corprespons/c

ommsupp_eq.html

It is our goal to notify you by mail

approximately four weeks after a

meeting with regard to an award

decision. While one of our goals is

to support as many worthy

nonprofit organizations as possible,

we cannot guarantee that all

applications will receive funding.

Vain and Harry Fish

Foundation

P.O. Box 874

Pelham, NY 10803

Daniel Doherty,

President

914-654-8812

Nationwide Smaller independent foundation that has a

variety of interests, including Autism and

other diseases.

Endowments, General/Operating Support,

Program Support, Scholarship Funds, Seed

Money

$10,000 to Autism Society of America,

Bethesda, MD In support of programs to

improve the quality of life for autistic

children and their families; to promote

research into the cause and prevention of

this brain disorder

$5,000 to Doctors Without Borders, New

York, NY To support volunteers and staff

who provide medical humanitarian aid

around the world

Applicants should submit a letter

requesting support along with a

description of the program to be

supported.

$2,550 to Francis DeFalco Dental Clinic,

Brooklyn, NY Dental clinic for

developmentally disabled people

$5,000 to Gift of Life Bone Marrow

Foundation, Delray, FL

$10,000 to Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation Towards research in the fight

against this disease

$5,000 to National Center for Equine

Facilitated Therapy, Woodside, CA To

support equine-facilitated therapy for

people with disabilities, focusing

primarily on children

$15,000 to Star Inc, Norwalk, CT Van for

transporting mentally or physically

disabled clients to and from their work

appointments.

Verizon Foundation

http://foundation.v

erizon.com/05001.s

html

verizon.foundation

@verizon.com

Joseph Scaccia,

Director of Finance

and Operations

joseph.e.scaccia@ve

rizon.com

20% of grants

go to 40

states, of

which FL is

one, most of

their awards

go to the NE

and Mid-

Atlantic

Employment, Job Training: The latest

education survey states that college

graduates have three times the earning

power than those with only a high school

diploma and the gap is getting larger.

Verizon is one of the largest employers in

the United States, serving over 95 million

wireline customers across the United States

and in strategic international markets. It is

committed to promoting the value of

education as the major tool for economic

self-sufficiency to build strong, sustainable

communities.

Verizon invests in the workforce of the

future through welfare to work and school-

to-work programs, and initiatives to assist

people with disabilities through adaptive

technology. We are also making a major

investment in scholarship programs for

minorities enrolled in undergraduate

school and technology training to bridge

the digital divide. Verizon is committed to

ensuring a diverse, competitive workforce

required by the new economy.

Most grants for $5-10,000

Lots of broadly-defined human services,

but a little of everything ~ Use Verizon

language ~ $10,000 ceiling ~ Technology

helps ~

Each applicant organization is evaluated

on its merits. Elements considered in the

review are the quality of a program, its

service to the public, the size and type of

constituency it serves, the organization's

management, and its accountability,

finances and fund-raising practices.

Verizon also seeks evidence that grant

applicants have a clear purpose, are

efficiently organized and provide a

needed service.

Verizon reviews proposals from

January through November.

Sarasota area not likely funded:

they already support the Selby

Library and a reading program in

this area.

Verizon Foundation accepts only

electronic proposals via an online

process. Originators of proposals

typically receive a notification of

receipt within 72 hours of

submission.

Online app:

http://foundation.verizon.com/020

08.shtml

VSA arts and CVS

Caremark

VSA arts

http://www.vsaarts.

org

CVS Caremark All

Kids Can

http://www.cvscare

markallkidscan.com

nationwide National Call for Children's Art

The theme, "Celebrating Who I Am," invites

young people with and without disabilities

across the United States to create visual

art about their interests, talents, and

dreams.

Children are invited to use traditional art

materials as well as non-traditional ones

such as hair rollers, wrapping paper, news-

paper, or aluminum foil. The exhibition will

be on display during VSA arts' annual Start

with the Arts Family Festival..

All artwork submitted before the

deadline will be included in an online art

gallery. One piece of art from each state

and the District of Columbia will be

displayed during summer 2009 at Union

Station in Washington, D.C., as part of a

children's art exhibition. Ten

representatives of the exhibition will be

selected to travel to Washington to be

honored at a reception on Capitol Hill.

New to the program this year, teachers

who submit their students' artwork are

eligible to receive one of five $1000 cash

awards for use in their classroom. To find

out more about the teachers' award or to

submit artwork, visit the VSA arts Web

site

Deadline: March 6, 2009

Wachovia

Foundation

100 North Main Street

NC6755

Winston-Salem, NC

27150

Ph. 704-374-4689

Fx. 704-374-2484

Contact:

Regional Community

Affairs Manager for

Florida (except

Panhandle)

Connie Smith

225 Water Street,

FL0670

Jacksonville, FL 32202

0670

(904) 489-3268

connie.e.smith@wacho

via.com

National Contact:

Shannon McFayden,

nationwide The organization should:

1. Exhibit significant support (through the

contribution of time or financial resources)

from a Wachovia employee(s)

2. Target individuals or communities with

low- to moderate-income

3. Help build inclusive and diverse

communities

4. Foster collaborative efforts that leverage

our community investments

Secondary Focus Areas

1. Health/Human Services:

a. Enable and sustain independence for

individuals and families

b. Ensure access to health education

programs

c. Ensure access to quality health care

One-third of the foundation's funds are

awarded in NC, the company's

homestate. Another 20% is awarded in

NJ and PA where the bank has significant

holdings. The remaining 15% is awarded

in 15 other states, primarily along the

Atlantic coast. In the last couple years,

the Foundation has been awarding more

grants in the Midwest and northern

Atlantic states. With the purchase of

SouthTrust, the company will

undoubtedly begin funding in the Deep

South as well.

Grant low: $ 150

Grant

high:

$ 2,750,000

Annual Campaigns, Building/renovation,

Capital Campaigns, Employee Matching

Gifts, Endowments, General/Operating

Support, Program Development,

Scholarship Funds

$15,000 to Center for the Visually

The Wachovia Foundation uses an

online grant application process. No

paper applications will be accepted.

All applicants must take an

eligibility quiz to to qualify for

funding. If you are eligible for a

Neighborhood Grant, you will

automatically be forwarded to the

online application.

App:

http://www.cybergrants.com/pls/c

ybergrants/quiz.display_question?x

_gm_id=1958&x_quiz_id=874&x_or

der_by=1

Senior Executive Vice

President, Human

Resources and Corp.

Relations

contact.community@w

achovia.com

http://www.wachovia.c

om/inside/page/0,,139_

414_430,00.htm

704-374-2484

Shannon McFayden, Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corp.

Relations

581485946

http://www.wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,139_414_430,00.html

contact.community@wachovia.com

Impaired, Atlanta, GA

$50,000 to Childrens Center for the

Physically Handicapped, Winston-Salem,

NC

$10,000 to Crisis Control Ministry,

Winston-Salem, NC

$2,500 to Multiple Sclerosis Society of

Blue Ridge, Charlottesville, VA

$3,500 to National Federation of the

Blind, Baltimore, MD

$5,400 to South Carolina School for the

Deaf & Blind, Spartanburg, SC

$10,000 to Special Olympics of Georgia,

Atlanta, GA

$2,500 to Spinal Cord Living Assistance

Development, Hialeah, FL

Wal-Mart and

Sam’s Club

Foundation

Community Grant

Program

Local, state,

and national

Beginning this year, we will encourage

store and club giving to align with the

Foundation’s four areas of focus:

Education, Health & Wellness, Job Skills

Training and Sustainability.

Awards of $5,000 or less

A little amount to everyone

Contact your local Wal-Mart and

Sam’s Club

Must involve management from

your local Wal-Mart store or SAM'S

Club, be willing to work with the

Store and Club associates in

fundraising, make sure your

organization's funds stay in the

local community.

You can learn more about our

Community Grant Program and

request a grant application by

speaking with the facility manager

at your local Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

facility.

Wal-Mart:

State Giving

Program

http://walmartstore

s.com/CommunityGi

statewide Through the State Giving Program (SGP),

we will award grants at the state and

regional level to support unmet needs that

are not directly addressed by our other

programs.

Capital campaigns are eligible to receive

Awards of $5,000 or more

In 2007 Wal-Mart gave a total of $12.5m

in Florida.

More than half the funding is awarded to

This state is no longer accepting

applications for the State Giving

Program, because this state has

exhausted its FY09 State Giving

Program budget. Updated program

information, as well as the 2009

ving/8168.aspx funding through this program. And

o Education

• Job Skills Training

• Health and Wellness

• Environmental Sustainability

national organizations, especially the

American Red Cross. About one-third is

awarded in the company's homestate of

Arkansas.

The Wal-Mart Foundation has created

State Advisory Councils in each state in

order to determine how best to

distribute State Giving Program funds.

Each council is comprised of local Wal-

Mart Stores, Inc associates.

application submission deadlines,

will be posted on the Wal-Mart

website at the beginning of

February 2009. Please check back

at that time to review any changes

in the program’s guidelines or

funding priorities.

If I apply for funding through the

State Giving Program, will my

organization be ineligible to request

funding through the Community

Grant Program?

No. Your organization may still

request funding support through

the Community Grant program by

visiting your nearest Wal-Mart or

Sam’s Club location.

William G. Selby

and Marie Selby

Foundation

1800 Second Street,

Suite 750

Sarasota, Florida

34236

941.957.0442

Sarasota and

bordering

counties

Give to capital expenditures. Where

possible, the Foundation prefers to

participate with individual and corporate

donors in supporting projects.

Top FL Giving Fdn: $3.9m in 2007

Grant sizes: $30,000 to $250,000 Must

request minimum of $10,000.

For ex.: $100,000 to Community Coalition

On Homelessness Corp.: to support

Phase II of the renovation and

rehabilitation of building into a

Community One Stop Resource Center.

Suncoast CIL should contact

App Deadlines: Feb. 1st

and August

1st