Funding Opportunities: Weeden Foundation
Funding Opportunities: Weeden Foundation
Funding Opportunities: Weeden Foundation
June 2010
Greetings, *****************************
This Funding Opportunities listing is provided to you Weeden Foundation
by the Office of Faith Based and Community
Initiatives (OFBCI). The OFBCI was established by SUMMARY: The foundation’s primary
Governor Mitch Daniels with Executive Order 05‐16. interest is in Environmental programs
Indiana enjoys a rich tradition of Hoosiers working
together for the common good. In that spirit, the
including; biodiversity, land acquisition,
mission of the OFBCI is to: convene individuals, population and consumption. While the
governments, nonprofits, businesses, faith‐based foundation does accept emergency
organizations, and philanthropies in recognizing requests, it doesn’t currently entertain
shared concerns and acting as partners to solve
public problems and create public value;
multi‐year support requests.
leverage public and private resources to seed and ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Nonprofit
sustain innovative and high quality local initiatives;
highlight the good works of Hoosiers and their com‐
entities worldwide.
munities as best practices. DUE DATE: Letters of inquiry are accepted
We believe that another important part of our on a rolling basis.
mission is to share with organizations throughout
the state information regarding various funding AWARD AMOUNT: Average grant size is
opportunities that may address a specific need. $20,000.
Monthly, a listing of funding opportunities will be
sent to you electronically which represents notices INFORMATION: Contact the Weeden
this office has received within the last 30 days. We Foundation, 747 3rd Ave., New York, NY
will make every effort to only publish available 10017, 212‐888‐1672 or by email at
grants whose deadline is two weeks or more in the
future, recognizing that it takes substantial staff
weedenfdn@weedenfdn.org. Website:
time to develop successful grants. We hope that you www.weedenfdn.org
will use this listing to further your mission and will let ************************************
us know if you are successful in securing additional
resources.
Isaac E. Randolph, Jr.
Executive Director
Office of Faith‐Based and Community Initiatives
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Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation Dale and Edna Walsh Foundation
SUMMARY: The foundation supports SUMMARY: The foundation contributes to
organizations that work to improve Children’s medical, disaster relief, social service, education,
well‐being including: community service, ministry, arts and culture, and
• Social services – basic food and shelter needs environmental programs. Social service programs
• Health care – disabilities, injuries and receive the most funding. The foundation does
disfigurement not contribute to culturally liberal activist causes
• Environment – effects of natural disasters, and or to organizations that primarily seek to
• Education – access and learning disabilities influence legislation or government spending.
Most grants are onetime awards. The foundation ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: U.S. nonprofits
makes grants for emergency funds, equipment DUE DATE: Letters of inquiry due Sept 1.
and supplies, building purchases and startup AWARD AMOUNT: No set award amount
expenses. provided. Total funding pool is $440,000
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: For U.S. nonprofits INFORMATION: Contact Dale & Edna Walsh
and international organizations. Foundation, 6461 Valley Wood Dr., Reno, NV
DUE DATE: Letters of inquiry are accepted 89523, 3775‐200‐3446 or by email at
anytime by mail. (No emails) info@dewfoundation.org
AWARD AMOUNT: Most grants are in the range Website: www.dewfoundation.org
of $1,000.00 to $15,000.00 ******************************************
INFORMATION: Contact Dorothea Haus Ross Louisville Institute
Foundation, 10.6 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY SUMMARY: Applications for Sabbatical Grants for
14620, 585‐473‐6006 or by email at Pastoral Leaders from the Louisville Institute,
rossfundation@frontiernet.net. Website: supported by the Lilly Endowment, for pastors
www.dhrossfoundation.org and other church staff members. The recipients
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their leadership skills. Additional information is
Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund
available on the institute's Web site.
SUMMARY: This funder focuses on organizations ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Faith‐based
with missions supporting education, environment, Organizations in the United States and Canada
arts and culture and children’s programming. No DUE DATE: 09/01/2010
funding available for debt reduction, equipment AWARD AMOUNT: A maximum of 40 awards of
or publications. up to $15,000 each will support sabbaticals of up
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Grant seekers in to 12 weeks
areas where company operates. INFORMATION: Contact Louisville Institute at
DUE DATE: Apply anytime. info@louisville‐institute.org
AWARD AMOUNT: No set award amount Web site: http://www.louisville‐institute.org/
provided. Total funding pool is $2.8 million Grants/programs/sgpldetail.aspx
INFORMATION: Contact Bridgestone Americas
Trust Fund, 535 Marriott Dr., Nashville, TN, 37214,
615‐937‐1415 or by email at
bfstrutstfund@bfusa.com
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Women Helping Others (WHO) American Legion Child Welfare
Foundation Foundation
SUMMARY: Funding interest is on projects that
SUMMARY: This foundation supports nonprofits
address Children’s Welfare and Education. Grants
working to assist underserved women, children
are not made for general operating expenses or
and families. Specific projects addressing
construction needs. Funds must be used within
healthcare and social service needs receive first
one year.
priority. School and religious entities are
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Nonprofit
ineligible. Requests for endowment, political and
organizations nationwide are eligible.
capital campaigns are not considered. Preference
DUE DATE: July 15
goes to organizations with an operating budget of
AWARD AMOUNT: No set award amount
under $3 million.
provided. Total funding pool is $639,900
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: U.S. nonprofits are
INFORMATION: For more information contact
eligible.
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, 700
DUE DATE: Sept 7th.
North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis IN 46206,
AWARD AMOUNT: Grants range from $1,000.00
317‐630‐1202
to $40,000.
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INFORMATION: Contact Women Helping Women
Foundation, P.O. Box 816029, Dallas, TX 75381, Drucker Institute
800‐946‐4663 or by email at: SUMMARY: the institute is requesting
who@beauticontrol.com applications for its award for Nonprofit
Website: www.whofoundation.org Innovation.
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AstraZenca Healthcare Foundation organizations nationwide are eligible.
SUMMARY: The funder’s interest is DUE DATE: July 1
Cardiovascular Health; grants will fund AWARD AMOUNT: Three awards of $100,000,
community assistance, social service, education, $7,500 AND $5,000 will be presented.
and health care projects with this focus. INFORMATION: Contact Drucker Institute, c/o
Organizations must be able to demonstrate Claremont Graduate University, 1021 N. Dartmouth
sustainability of the initiative and ongoing in help‐ Ave. Claremont, CA 91711, 909‐607‐9212 or by
ing to improve cardiovascular health even after email at contact@druckerinstitute.com
the grant is exhausted. Website: www.druckerinstitute.com
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: U.S. nonprofits ******************************************
DUE DATE: July 31st
AWARD AMOUNT: Grants of up to $150,000.
INFORMATION: Contact AstraZeneca HealthCare
Foundation, 1800 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE
19803, 8002369933 or by email at
ConnectionsforCardiovascularHealth@astrazenca.com
Website: www.astrazeneca‐us.com/foundation
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Open Society Institute Association of Performing Arts Presenters
SUMMARY: Applications for Documentary SUMMARY: Applications for travel subsidies from
Photography Audience Engagement Grants, the Cultural Exchange Fund, administered by the
administered by the Open Society Institute will Association of Performing Arts Presenters, with
support the circulation of existing documentary support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
photography that actively engage audiences on Grants will be awarded to help U.S.‐based
human‐rights and social‐justice issues. Additional presenters build partnerships and collaborations
information and applications are available on the
with international touring artists, companies, and
organization's Web site.
their collaborators to display the work of artists
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: U.S. nonprofits
from around the world.
DUE DATE: 07/23/2010
AWARD AMOUNT: Grants of up to $30,000 each ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: United States
Information: Contact Yukiko Yamagata, OSI at: nonprofits
yyamagata@sorosny.org DUE DATE: 11/15/2010
WEBSITE: AWARD AMOUNT: Individual organization
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/ subsidies of up to $2,000 each and group subsidies
focus_areas/engagement/guidelines#deadlines of up to $10,000
****************************************************** INFORMATION: Contact Alison McNeil, APAP at
Leveraging Investments in Creativity
amcneil@artspresenters.org
Web site: http://www.apapconference.org/
SUMMARY: Letters of inquiry regarding grants cultural‐exchange‐fund‐application‐guidelines‐
from the Space for Change Planning and final.html
Pre‐Development Grants program administered **************************************************
by Leveraging Investments in Creativity with Jazz for Peace
support from the Ford Foundation. Grants will SUMMARY: Applications for grants from Jazz for
support nonprofit arts and culture organizations
Peace. Grants will support organizations that
that intend to buy, build, renovate, collaborate in
benefit the world in some way and are lacking
the development of, or become tenants in, artist
financial support. Grants will provide both cash
spaces. Additional information is available on the
organization's Web site. and staff members to help winning applicants
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Nonprofits in United stage fund raisers. Additional information is
States available on the organization's Web site.
DUE DATE: 09/17/2010 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: United States
AWARD AMOUNT: Grants of up to $100,000 each nonprofits
over two years AWARD AMOUNT: Grants of up to $50,000 each
INFORMATION: Contact Risë Wilson, LINC at: DUE DATE: Ongoing
info@lincnet.net INFORMATION: Contact Jazz for Peace at:
Web site: http://www.lincnet.net/artist‐space/ford‐ info@jazzforpeace.org
foundation‐planning‐and‐pre‐development‐grants Web site: http://www.jazzforpeace.org/grant.htm
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Rockefeller Foundation Baseball Tomorrow Fund
SUMMARY: Applications for grants from the SUMMARY: Letters of inquiry are being accepted
Multi‐Arts Production Fund, administered by regarding grants from the Baseball Tomorrow
Creative Capital, with support from the Doris Duke Fund, sponsored by Major League Baseball and
Charitable Foundation Creative Exploration Fund the Major League Baseball Players Association.
and the Rockefeller Foundation. Grants will help Grants will support efforts to increase young
proven artists who have received two or more people's participation in baseball and softball
Multi‐Arts Production Fund grants in a five‐year through coaches' training, equipment, new
period to move seamlessly from a completed fields, programs, and uniforms. Additional
project to the development of new ones. information is available on the program's Web
Additional information is available on the fund's site.
Web site. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: U.S. and
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: U.S. nonprofits international organizations
DUE DATE: Ongoing DUE DATE: Ongoing
AWARD AMOUNT: Grants of up to $10,000 Award Amount: Grants averaging approximately
DUE DATE: Ongoing $39,000 each.
INFORMATION: Contact MAP Fund at: INFORMATION: Contact BTF at: btf@mlb.com
mapinfo@mapfund.org Web site: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/
Web site: http://www.mapfund.org/ community/btf.jsp?content=about
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****************************************** Draper Richards Foundation
SUMMARY: Applications for fellowships from the
The Mockingbird Foundation
Draper Richards Foundation to help
SUMMARY: Nominations for the Mockingbird
entrepreneurs start nonprofit organizations. The
Foundation's DeLucia Award for Innovation in
foundation awards support the establishment of
Music Education, which recognizes individuals
organizations that are national or global in scope
who have demonstrated a passion for music
and whose focus may include the arts,
through the use of unconventional genres,
community and economic development,
instruments, methods, or other aspects of music
education, the environment, health, youth and
education that can be duplicated. No more than
families, or another area. Additional information
five awards will be given each year.
is available on the foundation's Web site.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: U.S. organizations
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: United States
DUE DATE: Additional information is available on
DUE DATE: Ongoing
the foundation's Web site.
AWARD AMOUNT: Awards up to six fellowships
INFORMATION: Contact The Mockingbird
of $300,000 each over three years.
Foundation at: daime@mbird.org
INFORMATION: Contact: DRF at
Web site:
info@draperrichards.org
http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/press/delucia.html
Web site: http://www.draperrichards.org