Funding Sources for Schools

Arkansas Community Foundation, Inc.

“In its first 30 years, Arkansas Community Foundation made more than $57 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, schools and government agencies throughout the state. Our vision is to be a leader for transformational change in Arkansas by linking donors with resources to people and organizations with needs.”

http://www.arcf.org/page12714.cfm

Foundation for the Mid South

“FMS provides resources in its priorities areas of education, community development, health and wellness, and asset building. The foundation invests in people, organizations, and strategies working to better the region by providing grants and facilitating collaboration and partnerships between national resources and expertise and our networks of local community leaders and grantees.”
http://www.fndmidsouth.org/grants_funding.htm

Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation

“The King Foundation distributes grants only to entities that serve residents of Arkansas and Texas. Within Texas, the Foundation is principally interested in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and West Texas. Within Arkansas, the foundation focuses on the southern and eastern portions of the state. The Foundation awards grants in the following areas:

1. ...To address the physical and emotional needs of CHILDREN AND YOUTH, especially efforts to prevent child abuse or neglect or mitigate their effects; to provide healthcare; and to promote and to develop sound character and values in young people.
2. To support EDUCATION, especially efforts to prepare young children for school; to support the educational process broadly through means such as parental involvement and teacher training; to promote adult literacy; to improve English-language skills in both children and adults; and to support student-focused programs at the college level that advance other areas of the Foundation’s mission.
3. To address the needs of the INDIGENT, especially efforts to move the indigent toward economic independence; to encourage their economic and civic integration into society; to provide emergency shelter and assistance; to provide healthcare; to offer transitional housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; and to promote the creation of affordable housing.
4. To build NONPROFIT CAPACITY, principally among agencies working in the foregoing areas of Foundation interest.”

http://www.kingfoundation.com/Grants/Grant-Guidelines.aspx

California Wellness Foundation

“The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.”

http://www.tcwf.org/grants_program/index.htm

Community Foundation for Monterey County

“We improve the quality of life in Monterey County by raising, managing, and distributing charitable funds to qualified organizations and by creating positive connections between donors and their interests.”

http://www.cfmco.org/otherGrants.php

The Louis R. Cappelli Foundation

“The Foundation supports programs that provide innovative and worthwhile health programs or organized sports that encourage wellness and fitness, enabling at-risk children to reach their fullest potential…in the Fairfield County of Connecticut.”

http://www.cappelli-inc.com/lrc.shtml

Circle of Service Foundation

“As a private family foundation, the Circle of Service Foundation makes grants to qualified non-profit organizations. Organizations must be located in and/or operating in Illinois, within a 100-mile radius of Chicago. Priority is given to those located in and serving the city of Chicago, Cook County and Lake County. Organizations must help underprivileged or needy people to help themselves, or relieve human suffering. Most grants fall into the following focus areas:

• Education (emphasis on youth & family)…
• Health and Wellness (medical research & patient support) …”

http://www.circleofservicefoundation.org/

The Community Foundation of Jackson County, Inc.

“The foundation seeks to promote philanthropy in Jackson County. It is a community-focused organization dedicated to: 1) building visionary partnerships with donors and local service organizations; 2) trustworthy stewardship of gifts; 3) providing funds to enhance the quality of life across Jackson County; 4) and being a catalyst for change in the community.”

www.cfjacksoncounty.org

Ball Brothers Foundation

“The Ball Brothers Foundation is dedicated to the stewardship legacy of the Ball brothers and to the pursuit of improving the quality of life in Muncie, Delaware County, east Central Indiana and Indiana, through philanthropy and leadership.”

www.ballfdn.org

The Barry L. and Paula M. Downing Foundation

“The Downing Foundation supports initiatives that impact the quality of life for a community or a significant number of community members on a lasting basis, focusing specifically on projects which lead to self-sufficiency and future success. The Foundation favors projects involving the Arts, children’s causes, community development and enrichment, early education and service to the underprivileged.”

http://www.downingfoundation.org/procedures.html

Foundation for the Mid South

“FMS provides resources in its priorities areas of education, community development, health and wellness, and asset building. The foundation invests in people, organizations, and strategies working to better the region by providing grants and facilitating collaboration and partnerships between national resources and expertise and our networks of local community leaders and grantees.”

http://www.fndmidsouth.org/grants_funding.htm

Kimberly Anne Gillary Foundation

“Our mission is to:

• Ensure that every high school in Michigan has an automated external defibrillator (AED) and staff members trained in its use
• Advocate cardiac screening and testing of all high school student athletes…

There are over 900 high schools in Michigan. We have either donated or offered to donate an AED and training to more than 300 of them so far…”

http://www.kimberlysgift.org/

Foundation for the Mid South

“FMS provides resources in its priorities areas of education, community development, health and wellness, and asset building. The foundation invests in people, organizations, and strategies working to better the region by providing grants and facilitating collaboration and partnerships between national resources and expertise and our networks of local community leaders and grantees.”

http://www.fndmidsouth.org/grants_funding.htm

Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation

“The mission of the Foundation can be summed up as improving the quality of life in Missouri.”

http://www.greenfdn.org/guidelines.htm

Con Alma

“The mission of the CAHF is organized to be aware of and respond to the health rights and needs of culturally and demographically diverse peoples and communities of New Mexico. Guided by our mission, we pursue the following goals through our grant making to:

• Address the particular health needs of traditionally underserved populations, including low-income individuals, people of color, youth and residents of rural areas;
• Support and strengthen nonprofit organizations that seek to improve the health of underserved populations;
• Recognize and encourage leaders who are working to increase health and wellness within their communities; and
• Inform the development of public policies that promote wellness and enhance access to preventive health care.”

http://www.conalma.org/grants.shtml

The Louis R. Cappelli Foundation

“The Foundation supports programs that provide innovative and worthwhile health programs or organized sports that encourage wellness and fitness, enabling at-risk children to reach their fullest potential…in the Westchester County and Sullivan County of New York.”

http://www.cappelli-inc.com/lrc.shtml

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

“Our primary objective is to invest in clearly-defined, innovative grants that further our mission of improving the health and well-being of North Carolinians. We embrace an outcomes approach to grant making, and are committed to proactively supporting organizations and programs capable of attaining measurable results.

Grant making is centered on three primary focus areas, which, through specifically defined goals and results sought, are designed to maximize impact on communities across the state

• Health of Vulnerable Populations: Improving health outcomes of vulnerable populations served by safety net organizations in North Carolina
• Healthy Active Communities: Increasing physical activity and encouraging healthy eating habits for North Carolinians
• Community Impact through Nonprofit Excellence: Strengthening the organizational capacity of the nonprofit organizations in North Carolina”

http://www.bcbsncfoundation.org/grants/

Austin Bailey Health and Wellness Foundation

“The purpose of the foundation is to support programs that promote the physical and mental well-being of citizens of Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties, OH. The foundation emphasizes healthcare affordability concerns of people who are uninsured and underinsured, economically disadvantaged, children, single parents and the aging. The foundation also advocates programs that speak to the mental health needs of individuals and families.”

http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/austinbailey/index.html

Birmingham Foundation

“As a foundation with a health mission, we focus on the value of health across our target neighborhoods in South Pittsburgh. We fund and partner with nonprofit groups who have a shared vision of building on the assets of our community to improve health.”

http://www.birminghamfoundation.org/

The Gregory Moyer Defibrillator Fund

“We receive a discount from the manufacturers of every AED we donate to a school or charitable organization. As we began getting calls from businesses, social service agencies and places of worship about obtaining AEDs for their facilities, we negotiated discounts  from several manufacturers as long as they purchase through Greg’s Fund. Often, groups wishing to implement AED programs contact us with questions about how AEDs work, where they should be placed and how training is obtained. When they are ready to purchase, we forward the name of the organization and the contact person to the appropriate manufacturer, contact is made, and the AED is delivered at a discounted price.

To date, more than one hundred AEDs have been purchased in this manner. In most cases, prices for those who purchase through Greg’s Fund are lower than Pennsylvania’s state-negotiated price (but not lower than the price for schools in Pennsylvania).”

http://www.gregaed.org/

St. Margaret Foundation

“St. Margaret Foundation leads the region (southwestern PA) in providing Automated External Defibrillators (AED) through PULSE – Pittsburgh United for Life-Saving Emergencies – which maintains a strong and growing network of nearly 1,000 free AED placements throughout Downtown Pittsburgh and across 88 surrounding municipalities.

The PULSE mission is to aid in the survival rate for victims of sudden cardiac arrest by providing the necessary training, maintenance, and community awareness enabling the placement sites to sustain their effective use. In 2007, PULSE set a world record by training 2,000 individuals in the proper use of the lifesaving equipment at one session in one day and at one venue.

To date, 62 lives have been saved thanks to PULSE AEDs in Southwestern Pennsylvania. St. Margaret Foundation has a goal of placing a total of 1,500 AEDs by 2010.”

www.stmargaretfoundation.org

Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation

“The King Foundation distributes grants only to entities that serve residents of Arkansas and Texas. Within Texas, the Foundation is principally interested in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and West Texas. Within Arkansas, the foundation focuses on the southern and eastern portions of the state. The Foundation awards grants in the following areas:

• …To address the physical and emotional needs of CHILDREN AND YOUTH, especially efforts to prevent child abuse or neglect or mitigate their effects; to provide healthcare; and to promote and to develop sound character and values in young people.
• To support EDUCATION, especially efforts to prepare young children for school; to support the educational process broadly through means such as parental involvement and teacher training; to promote adult literacy; to improve English-language skills in both children and adults; and to support student-focused programs at the college level that advance other areas of the Foundation’s mission.
• To address the needs of the INDIGENT, especially efforts to move the indigent toward economic independence; to encourage their economic and civic integration into society; to provide emergency shelter and assistance; to provide healthcare; to offer transitional housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; and to promote the creation of affordable housing.
• To build NONPROFIT CAPACITY, principally among agencies working in the foregoing areas of Foundation interest.”

http://www.kingfoundation.com/Grants/Grant-Guidelines.aspx

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

“The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation is dedicated to serving the people of the State of Utah by carrying forth the philanthropic interests and goals of its founder. The Foundation supports projects and programs that have the potential to make a significant difference in bettering Utah’s communities and enriching the quality of life of its citizens, granting funds in the following areas: Arts and Culture, Community, Education, Health Care, Preservation and Conservation.”

http://www.gsecclesfoundation.org/grantseekers/procedures.html

Danville Regional Foundation

“The Danville Regional Foundation is a catalyst for innovation and an agent for transformation. Understanding that significant community change takes time, the Foundation invests for the long term in efforts that promise sustained positive impact for the Dan River region. The Foundation is committed to development, promotion, and support of activities, programs, and organizations that address the health, education, and well-being of the region's residents.”

http://www.danvilleregionalfoundation.org/grants/index.php

The Faye McBeath Foundation

“The Faye McBeath Foundation is a private, independent foundation providing grants to tax-exempt nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organizations in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. Its major areas of interest are:

• Children
• Aging and Elders
• Health
• Health Education
• Civic and Governmental Affairs

http://www.fayemcbeath.org/Grants/index.html