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The Annenberg Foundation

 

EIN: 23-6257083

www.annenbergfoundation.org 

 

The Annenberg Foundation accepts letters of inquiry at all times during the year and there are no deadlines. 

 

Education & youth, arts & culture, civic & community, and health

A letter of inquiry http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/grants/grants_show.htm?doc_id=209655 should be submitted only if your project falls within one of the Foundation's funding areas. Grant database also available at http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/grants_database/. They funded a dental program see www.operationsmile.org. In 2004 they funded the School Of American Research, Santa Fe, NM for $1,000,000 to endow the Annenberg Conversations, which shares new knowledge and research in the social sciences, and to provide program and operational support

 

407,824

McCune Charitable Foundation

 

EIN: 85-0429439

http://www.nmmccune.org/

Applications for 2nd Cycle 2005 funding consideration in the areas of Economic Development, Health, Social Services and Youth Social Services from May 4, 2005 through May 18, 2005. The second cycle average grant award is $24,000.

Accepts applications for community based, community driven projects. Operating expenses, specific programs, and capital expenses

The Foundation will no longer accept requests on paper. The online application will again be in a "fill in the blank" form. The Foundation only accepts one request per organization; therefore, if you want to apply for more than one project you can set that information out in the Project Description area in the form of a menu.

Example: Operating expenses-$5000; environmental education in schools-$2000; community planting project-$2500.

 

12,000 24,000

Daniels Fund

 

EIN: 84-1393308

http://www.danielsfund.org/Grants/timeline.asp

 

Grant applications are accepted at any time throughout the year, however, decisions are made quarterly.

Aging, Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Amateur Sports, Disabilities, Education, Homeless & Disadvantaged and Youth Development

http://www.danielsfund.org/PDFs/2005_Grant_Guidelines.pdf  Use this form to apply for a grant from the Daniels Fund.  If you have any questions, please use the contact form or call 303-393-7220, or 877-791-4726 (toll free

 

The geographic breakdown of these funds is as follows: Colorado 65%

(50% in Metro Denver, 15% in balance of state), New Mexico 10%, Wyoming 10%, National programs 10%, and Utah 5% (Utah grant making emphasizes Native American populations).

97,000

The Ford Foundation

 

EIN: 13-1684331

http://www.fordfound.org/about/guideline.cfm

Applications are considered throughout the year.

 

Asset Building & Community Development, Knowledge, Creativity, & Freedom, Peace & Social Justice

Before a request is made for a grant or program-related investment, a brief letter of inquiry is advisable

http://www.fordfound.org/about/guideline.cfm

Grant renewals are frequent since the foundation supports long-term strategies.

Community and Resource Development Carl Anthony, Acting Director

Supports work on community development and the environment to give low-income communities greater ownership and control of key community institutions and resources. The Asset Building and Community Development program also supports work in the field of sexuality and reproductive health

190,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eugene V. & Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust

 

EIN #

13-3081491

No Web Page. Info from form 990.

 

EUGENE V AND CLARE THAW CHARITABLE TRUST
553 CANYON RD

SANTA FE, NM 87501

Animal Rights, Arts (Museum), Environmental & Cultural Preservation

 

*Challenge Grants available

                    The four largest direct charitable activities for year

Baker Institute of Animal Health for construction of new auditorium $105,000

 

Museum of Modern Art in support of capital campaign $200,000

 

Santa Fe Animal Shelter –towards Mora’s spay/neuter program & capital campaign $126,000

 

Pierpont Morgan Library for planning & development of the Thaw Conservation Center $1,029,457

391,000

El Paso Corporate Foundation

EIN #

74-2638185

No Web Page. Info from form 990.

 

EL PASO CORPORATE FOUNDATION
PO Box 2511

Houston, TX 77252-2511

Federated Organizations i.e. United Way, Educational Institutions, Youth Organizations, Hospital & Medical Facilities, Cultural/Civic Organizations and Human Services Programs.

Please contact ErnestO Stolpe for application, or access it from the form 990 on pages 16 – 21.

 

During the four-month evaluation period they would appreciate no inquires regarding status & etc. However, if after submitting your application you have additional information please send it to them. A written response will be sent to you when a decision has been reached.

 

Mail applications directly to the foundation.

26,000

 

Form 990

3,000 avg.

General Mills Foundation

 

EIN: 41-6018495

http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/foundation.aspx

 

The General Mills Foundation

P.O. Box 1113

Minneapolis, MN 55440

 

 

Christina L. Shea, President

Phone (763) 764-3413

Social Services, Youth Nutrition & Fitness, Education and Arts & Culture.

The Foundation’s review process is continuous, and you may apply for funding at any time. If your funding request meets Foundation criteria, the following steps will be taken.

• Your application will be assigned to a Foundation program officer for review. If more information is needed, we will contact you.

• During the review process, the program officer may arrange a meeting or site visit to discuss your program.

• When the review process is complete, the program officer will make a recommendation to the Foundation’s Grants Committee. Youwill be notified of the decision, which will generally be made within six weeks.

 

The General Mills Foundation makes operating, project and capital grants. The General Mills

Foundation will give priority to operating and project grants.

 

In General Mills communities outside the Twin Cities, our two key priorities in grant making are improving youth nutrition and fitness and United Way.

See 2004 grants in NM http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/grantee_search.aspx?loc=NM&amt=&CatID=1018&org=&sort=cat

25,950

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The Kresge Foundation

 

EIN: 38-1359217

http://www.kresge.org 

Bricks & Mortar  A grant program to build facilities and to challenge private giving.

Application http://www.kresge.org/programs/BM.pdf  Eligibal projects:

1. Construction of facilities
2. Renovation of facilities
3. Purchase of major equipment or an integrated system at a cost of at least $300,000. Equipment costs may include computer software expenses, if applicable.
4. Purchase of real estate.

A decision is generally reached within 4 to 6 months after an application is submitted at one of four quarterly Trustee meetings held in March, June, September and December. For example, if you wish to get on the June docket, you should send your application to us in January or February.

Prefer $750,000 +

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 

EIN: 22-6029397

http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp

Alcohol/drug Addiction Prevention & Treatment, Childhood Obesity, Health Insurance Coverage, Pioneer, Quality Health Care, Tobacco Use, Building Human Capital, End-of-Life Care, Nursing, Public Health, Reducing Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health Care and Vulnerable Populations.

If you want to apply for funding from the Foundation, you should first determine whether your proposal fits under one of our competitive national programs. As noted previously, each of these programs has its own application procedure, detailed in its Call for Proposals.

If your proposed project does not correspond to one of our competitive national programs, you may send us your project idea, as long as it addresses one of the portfolios. To apply, please follow the instructions under http://www.rwjf.org/files/applications/RWJF_BriefProposal.doc

117,000 per year for 3 years.

The Rockefeller Foundation

 

EIN: 13-1659629

http://www.rockfound.org/display.asp?context=5&collection=10&Preview=0&ARCurrent=1

Thematic Areas of Work--Food Security, Health Equity, Creativity & Culture, and Working Communities; and Shared Areas of Work--Global Inclusion

http://www.rockfound.org/display.asp?context=2&sectiontypeid=33&Preview=0&ARCurrent=1 Letters of inquiry will be considered as they are received throughout the year. Inquiries take from six to eight weeks for review. Organizations submitting inquiries that Foundation staff think might contribute to a defined area of work will be asked to submit a full proposal.

116,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

 

EIN: 94-1655673

http://www.hewlett.org/Default.htm

 

To view grants from a particular program, select its name from the list. Click on a grantee's name to visit the grantee's website http://www.hewlett.org/Grants/

Education, Environment & Performing Arts

The following programs and initiatives are currently accepting unsolicited letters of inquiry for new grants. Click on a link to read program-specific guidelines and to submit a letter of inquiry for a new grant .Education  Environment Performing Arts     If after review of our priorities, you believe your project is an appropriate fit with the Education Program, please complete the Letter of Inquiry form for initial review.  Letters of Inquiry may be submitted at any time; there is no deadline.  After your Letter of Inquiry is received and reviewed, you may be invited to submit a proposal, at which point we will forward to you the proposal form.   Please do not submit a full proposal until you are invited to do so.

344,130

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

 

EIN: 23-7093598

http://www.macfound.org/

Human and Community Development.

http://www.macfound.org/programs/apply.htm The best first step in applying for a grant is to submit a one-page summary and a two- to three-page letter of inquiry.

The Program on Human and Community Development supports the development of healthy individuals and effective communities. Grantmaking strategies focus on neighborhood development, regional policy, improving public education, early education and care, juvenile justice, mental health policy, and selected research topics related to program interests.

700,000

The Educational Foundation of America

 

EIN: 13-3424750

http://www.efaw.org/index.html

Environment, the crisis of human overpopulation and reproductive freedom, Native Americans, arts, education, medicine, and human services.

http://www.efaw.org/page6.html Applicants are required to send a Letter of Inquiry as the first step. EFA staff reviews all letters and research is done on those that best fit EFA's interests--namely, the interests of its board members. These specific interests enable EFA to determine whether or not it will request a full proposal.

80,000

The Hearst Foundation

 

EIN: 13-6161746

http://hearstfdn.org/

 

No multi-year grants

 

No start-up grants

The Hearst Foundations are committed to supporting programs that seek to improve and assure access to quality health care for underserved populations in both urban and rural areas.

 

http://hearstfdn.org/gl_application.html

The Foundations do not have application forms. We prefer that applicants submit a one-page executive summary accompanied by a proposal narrative and attachments, as described below. The proposal narrative should not exceed five pages.

100,000

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The Wells Fargo Foundation

http://www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable/nm_guidelines.jhtml

Community Development, Education and Human Services. (Child care, Health services & ed. And basic needs assistance.

Wells Fargo accepts grant proposals throughout the year, and we review them upon receipt. While we have no formal application form, we do require several items to help us evaluate your request. Please make sure that your proposal includes all the required items (see proposal checklist at http://www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable/nm_apply.jhtml;jsessionid=IVV0SXT5YEJL0CSYBJLU4GQKDPILUUM0 .)

21,388

Burlington Resources Foundation

 

EIN: 76-0453686

http://www.br-inc.com/community/community_policies.asp

Federated Organizations, Educational Institutions, Youth Organizations, Hospital & Medical Facilities Program, Cultural Orgs. Civic Services and Human Services Organizations.

If you feel your organization or project falls within the stated criteria, please download and complete the BR Foundation Application Request Form http://www.br-inc.com/docs/BRFoundationApplicationRequestForm.pdf . Following a review of that form, a grant application will be mailed to you if your organization meets the Foundation's contribution criteria. If it does not you will be notified by letter. Therefore a follow-up call of inquiry will not be necessary.

15,000

Beldon Fund

 

EIN: 38-2756784

http://www.beldon.org/beldon/about/default.asp

 

One year and multiple years

The Beldon Fund concentrates it’s funding almost exclusively on environmental advocacy work, such as grassroots organizing, citizen engagement and public policy campaigns.

http://www.beldon.org/beldon/grant_apps/default.asp?PageName=quickquiz The Beldon Fund provides this questionnaire to help grant seekers decide whether there is a good fit between a project or organization and the Beldon Fund’s Program Guidelines and current funding strategies.

62,5000

Surdna Foundation, Inc.

EIN: 13-6108163

http://www.surdna.org/information/approach.html</