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Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation
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| Aaron and Lillie Straus' clearly focused philanthropic vision, to give children protection, education, and opportunity, continues today in a contemporary context. With the Foundation's long term support of critical policies and programs, fragile families and children are increasingly connected to the avenues of hope and advantage which can lead to better futures. The Foundation continues to focus its work almost exclusively on the Baltimore metropolitan region. |
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Ann Sherry Foundation
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| The Foundation focuses its charitable and educational efforts in three areas. The first is education, where the Foundation is interested in providing funding for innovative and technological approaches to public education. The second is international and cultural exchange, where the Foundation seeks to promote world peace by contributing to a better understanding among America and its world neighbors. The third is to address community social problems, where the Foundation seeks to use grants to improve the welfare of the citizens of Ohio. |
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Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation
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| The Foundation’s funding interests are in the areas of Arts and Culture, Education, Health and Hospitals, Jewish Causes and Social Welfare. Its grants are concentrated in Greater Boston area and Palm Beach County, Florida. The Foundation does not consider endowment requests nor does it accept unsolicited proposals. If an organization wishes to be considered for an Initiative’s RFP recipient list, it should call Foundation staff to discuss its work by phone. Please note that funding for the Initiatives is limited to the Greater Boston area and Palm Beach County, Florida. If there appears to be the possibility of mutual interests, the organization will be encouraged to send information about its work by mail. This information will then be kept in the Foundation’s files and referred to when the next round of Initiative funding is being planned. RFP recipients are chosen based on their potential fit, the annual budget of the Initiative and Trustee review of potential organizations. |
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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
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| The Foundation is dedicated to helping the Jewish people flourish by supporting programs throughout the world that spread the joy of Jewish living, giving and learning. In our hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, we are proud to support a wide array of programs for a small but vibrant Jewish community that has long been recognized for the quality of its leadership and the generosity of its members. We are also pleased to be able to provide funding to many local, non-sectarian organizations focused on education and community services, especially those seeking to assist children, young adults and disadvantaged families. |
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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
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| The primary mission of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation is to help children, teens and young adults strengthen their Jewish identities and connections by providing funding and technical assistance to initiatives around the world that: Deepen commitment to Jewish peoplehood and community;
Enhance understanding of and connection to Israel; Promote Jewish service and tikkun olam. In our hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, we are proud to support an array of programs for a small but vibrant Jewish community that has long been recognized for the quality of its leadership and the generosity of its members. We are also pleased to be able to provide funding to many local, non-sectarian organizations focused on child advocacy, education, youth leadership and general quality of life. |
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Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation
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| The Foundation makes grants to educational institutions, parochial or church related schools which are not operated or controlled by the government and nonprofit hospitals or medical facilities which are not operated or controlled by the government. The Foundation also makes grants to private organizations and institutions which provide services and/or assistance to persons who are mentally, physically or developmentally impaired or disabled, persons suffering from drug or alcohol abuse, the aged, and the poor, as well as to religious institutions and social service organizations which seek to preserve and instill traditional moral and ethical values, respect for the family, concern for others, self-reliance and a productive life. Generally, grants are only made to organizations and institutions that are located, or provide their primary services, in Central or Eastern Pennsylvania. |
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Homer A. and Mildred S. Scott Foundation - Wyoming
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| The Homer A. and Mildred S. Scott Foundation is a private charitable foundation located in Sheridan, Wyoming, established by area philanthropists Homer and Mildred Sandall Scott in 1982. In continuing to honor the founders’ values and wishes, the Foundation’s areas of interest for grant-making purposes are relatively broad in scope, for it recognizes that vital communities need economic opportunity, a healthy environment, arts and humanities, a commitment to a common good, leadership, access to knowledge, and enrichment opportunities for our youth. Grants are awarded on a matching fund basis in order to encourage broad support. Please call the Foundation office (307.672.1448) before submitting a grant proposal so that we may determine if your organization is eligible and if your proposal meets the granting guidelines. |
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Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation
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| In addition to the programs that it operates, the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation endeavors to uphold the legacy of its founders through grants to education and qualified scholarship programs, organizations that seek to improve health, medical care and social services in the Southeast Texas area, and organizations with a focus on community enhancement and arts and culture in the Southeast Texas area. Preference is afforded to programs and organizations that directly influence Orange County, Texas, as well as to those organizations that have secured a minimum of one-third to one-half of the needed project funds prior to making application. |
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Sacramento Region Community Foundation
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| The Sacramento Region Community Foundation partners with donors, philanthropic groups and nonprofit organizations to identify community priorities and then mobilize resources to meet them. With over 350 funds, Foundation donors have an interest in a variety of areas of community life, including education, youth development, the environment and arts and culture. The Foundation seeks to support nonprofit organizations that conduct programs within our geographical service area: Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and/or El Dorado counties. |
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Saint Paul Foundation
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| The Foundation is committed to allocating substantial grantmaking resources from its unrestricted and field of interest funds to specific goals and strategies. Proposals that address one or more of the Foundation’s four long-range community goals: are strongly encouraged - • An anti-racist community, • Economic development for disadvantaged people and communities, • Strong families that provide healthy development for children and youth, • Quality education. |
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San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation
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| Each year the Community Foundation selects a specific focus for the general grantmaking cycle, such as nonprofit organizational strengthening and/or capacity building. Each cycle is competitive and provides grants to a variety of qualified nonprofit organizations throughout San Luis Obispo County. There are several options for applying for grants through the Community Foundation. Grants and funds may have different foci such as arts and culture, health, education, human services or community enhancement. |
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Sapelo Foundation
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| The Sapelo Foundation promotes progressive social change affecting, in particular, vulnerable populations, rural communities and the natural environment in the state of Georgia. The Foundation is particularly interested in projects that involve multiple groups that work cooperatively toward common goals, accomplish systemic reform, and have a statewide impact. To accomplish its purpose, the Foundation currently gives special attention to these program areas: Environmental Protection, Social Justice. |
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Sara Lee Foundation
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| To ensure the most effective use of its grant funds, the Sara Lee Foundation operates within guidelines that direct its support to nonprofit organizations working in three areas: hunger, job training, and arts and culture (read more about the individual focus areas by following the links). To do this, we have organized our direct grants into two categories: Community Initiatives and Cultural. Nonprofit organizations that are located outside the Chicago metropolitan area and in communities where Sara Lee has a facility, should submit grant requests to the local Sara Lee facility. |
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Sarkeys Foundation
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| The Sarkeys Foundation is a private, charitable foundation, incorporated under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and operated exclusively for providing support through gifts and grants to charitable, scientific, and educational institutions which are qualified under section 501(c)(3). Major areas of support by the Sarkeys Foundation include: Education; Health care and medical research; Cultural and humanitarian programs of regional significance. Proposal deadlines are February 1, 2010 and August 2, 2010. |
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