F.B. Heron Foundation

posted by admin on Feb 1

F.B.Heron Foundation

Category: Corporate Foundation Economic Empowerment
Potential Funder F.B. Heron Foundation
Deadline There are no formal application deadlines. Staff will review your letter of inquiry and notify you within one week of receipt whether your request is declined or is undergoing review by a program officer, whose name and direct phone number will be supplied to you.
Website website here
Ineligible Does not make grants to endowments, capital construction campaigns, or individuals.
Eligibility Nonprofits (501c3) are eligible to apply.Funds only in selected areas
Criteria Home ownership; Enterprise Development; Child Care; Access to Capital; Comprehensive Community Development
Past Award Recipients Examples of awards by category: (1) Comprehensive Community Development Category: Avenue Community Development Corp - $25,000, Coastal Enterprises, Inc.. $200,000, Community Dev. Corp. of Long Island $50.000. (2) Access to Capital Category – Earned Asset Resource Network, Inc. $50,000 (3) Child Care Category – Kidango, Inc. $50,000. (4) Home Ownership Category – Bridge Housing Corp. $60,000 (5) Enterprise Development Category – Corporation for Enterprise Dev. $125,000, CHARO Community Dev. Corp" $35,000
Grant Award Range First-time Grant Range: $25,000.00 - $50.000.00

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Staples Foundation

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Staples Foundation

Category: Corporate Foundation Economic Empowerment
Potential Funder Staples Foundation
Deadline Proposals must be submitted between February 29 and March 14 for awards made in May 2008 — Proposals must be submitted between June 2 and June 16 for awards made in September 2008
Website website here
Ineligible Public schools without 501(c)(3) status, Proposals from organizations located in Alaska and Hawaii, Capital campaigns, Athletic teams/events. Fiscal sponsors, Government agencies, Substance abuse agencies, Individuals, Educational loans, Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, gender, or national origin, International organizations, Travel expenses or fees for conferences or conventions, Political organizations, Books, research papers or articles in professional journals, Medical research projects or medical procedures for individuals, Religious organizations, unless they are engaged in a significant project that benefits a broad base of the community, Fraternal organizations, veterans' organizations, professional associations, and similar membership groups, Public or commercial broadcasting program.
Eligibility Have a nonprofit tax-exempt classification under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Criteria Focus on job skills and education
Past Award Recipients Boys and Girls Clubs Jobs for Youth,— Chicago, IL, The Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc. — Boston, MA, House of Peace & Education, Inc. — Gardner, MA
Grant Award Range Most grants awarded are in the $5,000-$25,000 range.

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Bank of America

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Bank of America

Category: Corporate Foundation Economic Empowerment, Community Development, Education, Health and Human Services, Arts and Culture.
Potential Funder Bank of America
Deadline The majority of our local grant making programs have no deadline; applications are reviewed throughout the year at regularly scheduled local market leadership meetings. Decisions regarding requests are ongoing and with recommendations made by a regional contributions team.
Website website here
Ineligible To apply must have Non-profit Tax ID Number
Eligibility Nonprofits (501c3) are eligible to apply
Criteria Community Development, Education, Health and Human Services, and Arts and Culture. Local Grants for Community Development, National Programs, Community Anchor Institutions and Neighborhood Initiative Projects in 45 listed cities and Associate Committment where employee match of $25.00 to $10.000.00 is made by Bank of America proceeds must be made to a non-profit
Past Award Recipients Complete listing of Recipients. Examples of different categories include: Local Grants have funded affordable housing organizations, arts councils, children’s advocacy groups, local hospice organizations, senior citizen centers, small business incubators, United Way of America, urban ministries and YMCAs. Past National funded partners include United Way of America, Habitat for Humanity International, Special Olympics, American Red Cross, The National Urban League, The National Council of LaRaza, NeighborWorks America. Funded Anchor Institutions examples include - Apollo Theater, New York, New York, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, Cook Children’s Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, New Jersey, Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, University of California, Merced, White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Grant Award Range Depends on the category for application - $250.00 to 1 million

Posted in Arts and Culture, Community Improvement, Education, Financial Literacy, Health, Housing

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Belk Foundation

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Belk Foundation

Category: Corporate Foundation Economic Empowerment
Potential Funder Belk Foundation
Deadline submit letter of inquiry to foundation director
Website website here
Ineligible individuals, public, government or quasi-governmental programs, international programs/and or organizations
Eligibility Nonprofits (501c3) are eligible limited to 16 states where Belk is located see:
Criteria Education, religion, culture, society and medicine
Past Award Recipients Awarded 59% of funds to educational programs, 19% to social programs, 12% to cultural, 6% to medical and 4% to religion

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Wells Fargo Foundation

posted by admin on Feb 1

Wells Fargo Foundation

Category: Corporate Foundation Economic Empowerment
Potential Funder Wells Fargo Foundation
Deadline Contact person for proposal - proposals accepted throughout the year
Website website here
Ineligible Individuals, purchase of advertising, start-up funding for new organizations, political campaigns, lobbying, endowment campaigns, video or film production, promotional items, labor activities, vehicle, travel, for-profit entities, and small start-up business
Eligibility Nonprofits (501c3) and education foundations are eligible to apply check above website for areas foundation serves
Criteria Community Reinvestment, Education and Community development, Education/Financial Literacy, Human Services programs
Past Award Recipients Examples of past recipients are broken down by states - examples include Habitat for Humanity, Neighbohood Housing Services of Austin and several schools.
Grant Award Range varies by state

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American Express

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American Express

Category: Corporate Foundation Economic Empowerment, Cultural Heritage and Community Service
Potential Funder American Express
Deadline Must submit a Letter of Inquiry – letters accepted anytime
Website website here
Ineligible Goodwill advertising, souvenir journals or dinner programs. Travel for individuals or groups. Sectarian activities of religious organizations. Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns. Books, magazines or articles in professional journals. Endowments or capital campaigns. Traveling exhibitions (we will only consider each venue on its own).
Eligibility Nonprofits (501c3) and 509(a)(1),(2) or (3) codes are eligible to apply
Criteria Cultural Heritage, Leadership and Community Service (Community service grants must be recommended by American Express employees
Past Award Recipients For a complete listing of 2007 awarded grantees (be prepared to wait a little while to download). Examples of funded activities; Cultural Heritage - Miami Performing Arts Center; Latin Rhythms:Femina and Rock en N - Community Service: America's Second Harvest The Nations Food Bank Network and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Arizona; Economic Independence: Cheshire Home, Inc. Job Skill Training
Grant Award Range $15,000.00- $30,000.00

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